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Mixed recycling, or single-stream recycling, is the system in which all plastics, metals, papers and other recyclable materials are mixed together in a single collection truck. This means that residents do not need to sort these recyclables beforehand; they are sorted when they arrive at a material recovery facility (MRF).Read More →
Living in a college dorm brings newfound independence, freedom, and responsibility, and as young adults in the midst of climate catastrophe, many students feel responsible for the environment and creating more sustainable practices. While not solving climate change alone, individual action plays an important role in demonstrating the value ofRead More →
New York-based investment company Closed loop partners launched the Closed Loop Local Recycling Fund, a circular economy program to develop recycling systems in underserved US communities. Funding for the launch of the project on January 20, 2022 is a $35 million investment from PepsiCo Beverages North America. Closed Loop PartnersRead More →
Why do we recycle? Many of us learned to do this in elementary school. Reduce, reuse, recycle and ultimately save the planet. It was easy to remember and it made you feel like you were doing the right thing. The truth, of course, is much more complicated. Recycling is good.Read More →
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Recycling company Ridwell has filed a lawsuit against Washington County, claiming the county violated Oregon law by prohibiting the company from collecting materials from areas not county incorporated. In the lawsuit, Ridwell claims they were forced to stop collecting hard-to-recycle materials that Washington County does notRead More →
Communities in the Bangor area and beyond that abandoned local recycling programs before a new waste treatment facility started in Hampden have not reinstated these programs, and are unlikely to do so. do, even though the plant has been closed for over a year and a half. This means thatRead More →
The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $ 3 million penalty for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-Cup pods can be recycled. In a statement released Thursday, the bureau said the company had voluntarily entered into a deal that will include the fine, a donationRead More →
By The Chronicle team The icy driving conditions last week prevented WSU volunteers Lewis County Master Recycler Composter and Master Gardener from hosting a previously scheduled holiday recycling event in Centralia. Due to these circumstances, the recycling program will be extended. Volunteers will be in the parking lot outside theRead More →
There are several benefits to recycling Christmas trees, and at Gillette it helps provide mulch for the community garden. (Photo by Gillette’s North Community Garden) Now that the time has come to take the Christmas tree apart, families have two choices: either put the fake back in the box orRead More →
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of News Advocate’s Best Stories of the Year compilation (in no particular order) revisiting and recapping Manistee County’s biggest news from 2021. MANISTEE – The County and Town of Manistee recently struggled with their recycling programs. With the accumulation of cardboard boxes at a siteRead More →
If the holiday season leaves you drowned in plastic, a municipal company can help. Bourne Toys, based in Victor Way, recycles many plastics normally destined for landfill through several recycling programs, and turns them into cash donations for charity. The family business currently supports Bourne-based Don’t Lose Hope and theRead More →
Well, finally! A story that stages the virtues of capitalism instead of one showing how its unregulated excesses take us back to the Middle Ages. It has been said that dirt is just dirt, but trash can ruin your life. Amen. No, you can’t see it on Google Earth, asRead More →
As Australia gazes down on a deluge of used solar panels, recycling programs – and even upcycling – are kicking in. In Victoria, a site was found for Australia’s first solar module material recovery and reuse facility, while Reclaim PV expanded its lists of manufacturing partners and collection locations. 22Read More →
Derry Transfer Station is full of neatly organized stacks of everything residents don’t want. Old sofas, abandoned Halloween decorations, and tidy mounds of plastic, cardboard, glass and aluminum. Receive NHPR reports on politics, the pandemic, and other hot topics delivered to your inbox – sign up for our newsletter (it’sRead More →
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ALGIERS COUNTY, Michigan (WLUC) – Members of the Algiers County Kiwanis Club met with the county recycling committee on December 15 to discuss their attempt to update the Algiers recycling program. Last summer, the groups teamed up to offer a green waste disposal option to residents. “It was three monthsRead More →
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – The DEP recently issued recycling guidelines based on local areas – rules that local authorities continue to enforce. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has published a simple guide to help residents and businesses understand recycling in Pennsylvania called “Guidelines for Recycling in Your Community.” TheRead More →
BUFFALO – A specific messaging strategy used in a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video may effectively encourage New Yorkers struggling to comply with recycling to properly separate their waste from recycling, according to the results of a study from the University of Buffalo. The researchers designed the successful video usingRead More →
HYANNIS – Barnstable County officials recently announced that 18 towns in the Cape Cod and Islands area have received a total of $ 207,350 in public funds. The money was awarded under the 2021 Recycling Dividends Program (RDP) of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), which is part ofRead More →
BARNSTABLE – Eighteen towns on Cape Cod and the Islands received a combined total of $ 207,350 under the state’s Dividend Recycling Program (RDP), Barnstable County announced Monday. Administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), the program recognizes municipalities that have implemented proven policies to maximize material reuseRead More →
THE flash floods in Johor Baru last month should remind us of the importance of proper solid waste disposal. “The flooding is the result of our own actions and it will only get worse if we continue to ignore the environment,” said Hafizul Syarafi Mohd Noor, coordinator of SK TamanRead More →
I regularly like to get closer to recycling players. I have learned that people do not hesitate to share their opinions on waste management and recycling. While views may differ from region to region, there always seems to be a constant. Invariably, without prompting or solicitation, people believe that theRead More →