Recycling: Page 133
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Massachusetts' CHaRM facility will allow for easier recycling
The town of Saugus, MA is building a Center for Hard to Recycle Materials that will take in items such as electronics and unrecyclable plastics year-round.
By Linda Tufano • July 27, 2015 -
Clear trash bags to be enforced in parts of Nova Scotia
As Seattle fights trash-snooping, the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia is switching to clear trash bags to assure that residents are complying with recycling and composting rules.
By Linda Tufano • July 27, 2015 -
Residents evacuated after Texas recycling plant fire
About 50 residents of Rio Grande City, TX were evacuated from their Las Lomas neighborhood Saturday evening due to a massive fire at the Fiber Management of Texas paper recycling plant.
By Linda Tufano • July 27, 2015 -
New sensor-based sorting will address recycling challenges
Tomra Sorting has developed an Autosort flake sorter, capable of identifying and sorting materials as small as 2 mm.
By Linda Tufano • July 27, 2015 -
Boston Public Market to donate and compost leftover food
Food vendors at the market, set to open July 30, can donate leftovers to two food rescue groups, while scraps will be composted.
By Linda Tufano • July 24, 2015 -
New Indiana recycling facility will collect 'problem waste' year-round
The Miami County Council approved a new 4,300-square-foot recycling facility that will let residents drop off hazardous chemicals, electronics, tires, and other problem waste year-round.
By Linda Tufano • July 24, 2015 -
Santa Fe outsources sorting, expands recycling
The city's Solid Waste Management Agency has entered a contract with Friedman Recycling, allowing the agency to outsource sorting and collect more revenue.
By Linda Tufano • July 23, 2015 -
Unifi breaks ground on $10M expansion of Repreve Recycling
The Greensboro, NC-based manufacturing company is beginning an 85,000-square-foot expansion of its Repreve Recycling Center in Yadkinville, NC.
By Linda Tufano • July 23, 2015 -
Curbside glass recycling will return to parts of Kansas
Deffenbaugh Industries is beginning a pilot program to recycle glass curbside in two neighborhoods of Prairie Village, KS, with a possible citywide rollout next year.
By Linda Tufano • July 22, 2015 -
ReCommunity rebuilds Michigan MRF after fire
The Charlotte, NC-based recycling company and its public sector partner will rebuild a materials recovery facility in Southfield, MI that burned in 2014.
By Linda Tufano • July 22, 2015 -
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CalRecycle appoints new director
California appointed Scott Smithline director of CalRecycle as the state takes aim at 75% recycling by 2020.
By Linda Tufano • July 22, 2015 -
Chicago's partial ban on plastic bags starts Aug. 1
Some say retailers are exploiting a loophole in the law by introducing thicker, "reusable" plastic bags.
By Linda Tufano • July 21, 2015 -
NYC restaurant owners petitioning foam ban
The owners are calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to reverse the ban on foam food-service products that went into effect July 1.
By Linda Tufano • July 21, 2015 -
Can Vermont rely on its residents to recycle?
Statewide recycling became mandatory on July 1, but what happens if residents and haulers don't comply?
By Linda Tufano • July 21, 2015 -
Offer could help Omaha switch to recycling carts
A pro-recycling group is offering Omaha a no-interest loan to cover the upfront cost of switching from recycling bins to carts.
By Linda Tufano • July 20, 2015 -
Phoenix invests $13M to turn trash into products
The city's $13 million innovation campus encourages market-ready businesses to turn the trash into resources.
By Linda Tufano • July 20, 2015 -
WV county could end recycling over rate hike
Cabell County, WV may end recycling because provider Rumpke wants to double its cost.
By Linda Tufano • July 20, 2015 -
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Santa Fe officials, residents at odds over trash hauling, recycling plan
Residents have been very vocal in resisting the county's plan to select a hauler by bidding process.
By Deborah Barrington • July 17, 2015 -
IL governor signs electronics recycling bill
Could the bill only be a stop gap to the shortcomings of the e-waste recycling program?
By Isabella Alvarez • July 16, 2015 -
Compost fee increase in Oakland, CA leaves business owners upset
Increased costs for union labor and waste services have caused composting fees in Oakland, CA to soar — leaving residents and business owners angry.
By Kristin Musulin • July 16, 2015 -
Clear Intentions seeks 100% glass recycling in Denver
The company — started by four young entrepreneurs — is working with bars, restaurants, and hotels to greatly increase glass recycling.
By Kristin Musulin • July 16, 2015 -
NYC expected to recycle 1.5M pounds of e-waste in 2015
The electronics recycling program e-cycleNYC is now implemented in the buildings of more than 1 million NYC residents.
By Kristin Musulin • July 16, 2015 -
Scientists develop biodegradable computer chip
Scientists developed a computer chip made of wood that is so biodegradable, a fungus can decompose it.
By Isabella Alvarez • July 15, 2015 -
Big Water fights National Park Service bottled water ban
The International Bottled Water Association has turned to Capitol Hill to stop the ban that is keeping bottled water out of park concession stands.
By Kristin Musulin • July 15, 2015 -
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Melitta creates first recyclable coffee pod
The single-serve cups of joe will help combat the growing issue of plastic coffee pods ending up in landfills.
By Kristin Musulin • July 15, 2015
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