Meeting on recycling plan

Otago Daily TimesMeeting on recycling planOtago Daily TimesAs reported in The Star, progress on setting up a recycling drop-off point for the Otago Peninsula community stalled because residents and the Dunedin City Council disagreed over location. Pukehiki residents rejected the council's favoured site at Camp ...

Frequent 'oops' stickers on recycling causing frustration

NorthernLife.caFrequent 'oops' stickers on recycling causing frustrationNorthernLife.caThere are a number of restrictions in place on the size, colour and weight of acceptable containers for recycling, including height and width restrictions. Clear plastic bags can used for paper or Styrofoam, as long as they also conform to size ...

New carts expand recycling program

Columbia Daily HeraldNew carts expand recycling programColumbia Daily HeraldA city recycling truck picks up materials from a Columbia residence. The city recently received 3,000 carts, which were then distributed to residents who wanted to participate in the recycling program. Every ton of material recycled saves the city $28 ...

Robot Will Promote Recycling At 49ers Football Stadium

WFAERobot Will Promote Recycling At 49ers Football StadiumWFAE"I'm just putting a soda can on the platform – and it will detect whether it is a recyclable or not. OK, so it says recyclable can and the green LED here glows for five seconds," Deshpande says. "In this time, display will tilt one way, which will go ...

Power To Save: Recycling Tires

wnep.comPower To Save: Recycling Tireswnep.com“What we try to do is give the residents of Lackawanna County an opportunity to get the tires that are in their basement, garage, yard, whatever out of that area and recycled properly.,” said Barbara Giovagnoli, the recycling manager for Lackawanna County.

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Environmental LeaderPublic-Private Partnerships Help Increase RecyclingEnvironmental LeaderAmerica, respected worldwide as an innovative and resourceful nation, is falling down on the job when it comes to recycling. Although its recycling rates have improved dramatically since Congress passed the Solid Waste Disposal Act in 1965, the US is ...

Fire At Recycling Plant Sends Smoke Billowing For Miles

CBS LocalFire At Recycling Plant Sends Smoke Billowing For MilesCBS LocalA 50,000 square foot building operated by Materials Recovery Facility, a large recycling plant for mostly paper and plastic, sustained considerable damage due to the fire. Steven Knowles is operations manager and told WWJ's Stephanie Davis the fire ...

Brockton and Hanover launch plastics recycling program 0

The Post - OntarioBrockton and Hanover launch plastics recycling program 0The Post - OntarioFilm plastics represent approximately one sixth of the volume of all residential waste and these un-recycled film plastics take up considerable landfill space. This is especially concerning as these plastics are not expected to biodegrade for thousands ...

Imagination and recycling bring whimsy to backyard

The Virginian-PilotImagination and recycling bring whimsy to backyardThe Virginian-PilotImagination and recycling bring whimsy to backyard. [X]. Click a thumbnail to view the full-size image. Buy Pilot photos here. Loading... Close Gallery. Frank Lupton had the idea almost eight years ago to build a waterfall in the side yard of his Old ...

Confusing bins and green fatigue turning people off recycling

The Times (subscription)Confusing bins and green fatigue turning people off recyclingThe Times (subscription)The proliferation of bins that households are forced to use together with “green fatigue” and falls in the use of glass and paper, the two most recyclable types of rubbish, are all contributing to a stalling of the recycling rate, according to analysis ...

Montgomery County honors environmentally

Washington PostMontgomery County honors environmentally-minded people who recycleWashington PostWorking late into the night in the hotel's banqueting department, Masoud noticed two things about the dishwasher who toiled at the back of the big kitchen: He often threw into the trash items that should have gone into the recycling, and he often had ...

'Green fatigue' behind falling recycling rate

Telegraph.co.uk'Green fatigue' behind falling recycling rateTelegraph.co.ukRecycling rates will fall for the first time in over 10 years due to “green fatigue” caused by councils imposing numerous confusing bins on households, one of the country's biggest bin collectors has predicted. The fall will make it almost certain that ...

Environmental Journal: At RI State House, pigs make a point about recycling ...

The Providence JournalEnvironmental Journal: At RI State House, pigs make a point about recycling ...The Providence Journal4th grade teacher Corinne Ferri at Halliwell Elementary School in North Smithfield kisses a pig outside the State House in Providence. She had promised her students she would, if they embraced the food scraps recycling program enthusiastically.

Recycling boom means centre will open longer

Shields GazetteRecycling boom means centre will open longerShields GazetteThe centre, at Middlefields Industrial Estate's Recycling Village, Tyne Dock, has seen strong growth in resalable goods – last year saving a record 47.8 tonnes from the scrapheap. That 12-month figure was more than Groundwork had expected to collect in ...

Habitat for Humanity hosts e

Windsor Star (blog)Habitat for Humanity hosts e-waste recycling eventWindsor Star (blog)Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex is asking residents to spare Windsor's landfills from old electronics and unwanted devices, and drop them off instead at their local recycling event to be safely broken down and reused. In the hopes of encouraging ...

Report shows Calgary lags behind provincial counterparts in recycling

Calgary SunReport shows Calgary lags behind provincial counterparts in recyclingCalgary SunCalgarians are well behind the rest of the province when it comes to recycling bottles, cans and juice containers, says a report going to council Monday. About 2.2 billion drink containers were sold in Alberta in 2012, with 82% of those finding their ...

Go Green: A Guide to Recycling Old Electronics

Re/codeGo Green: A Guide to Recycling Old ElectronicsRe/codeMany retailers and electronics companies now offer programs that provide multiple ways to recycle your old electronics, batteries and used printer cartridges. You can drop them off at store locations, ship them to facilities for recycling, or schedule ...

Recycling Stations Move Farmer Bros. Toward Landfill Diversion Goal

Environmental LeaderRecycling Stations Move Farmer Bros. Toward Landfill Diversion GoalEnvironmental LeaderFarmer Bros. has chosen Pacific Cascade's GreenDrop Recycling Stations to divert its recyclable and compostable waste from landfills, helping the coffee and foodservice supply company reach its goal of 100 percent landfill diversion by 2015.

Boys' High on recycling mission

Stuff.co.nzBoys' High on recycling missionStuff.co.nzThe future is looking lush for Taranaki as it clocked in its 100th school to join a nationwide recycling programme. New Plymouth Boys' High School is the latest to join the Paper4Trees programme, aimed at "educating and creating awareness" of recycling ...

Local salon recognized for recycling efforts

Alberta Daily Herald TribuneLocal salon recognized for recycling effortsAlberta Daily Herald TribuneJocelyn Turner/Daily Herald-Tribune Kimberly Wilson, left, holds up the 'hair' recycling bin for owner and operator of Dye Hard Hair Design Amanda Gagne while cleaning up at the salon. The salon recently became a certified Green Circle salon. Tweet.

Furniture recycling banks struggle to cope with doubling in requests

The GuardianFurniture recycling banks struggle to cope with doubling in requestsThe GuardianHundreds of secondhand furniture charities that distribute recycled fridges, cookers, beds and other basic household goods to Britain's most vulnerable families have warned they face being "swamped" by destitute clients. In the latest barometer of ...

In Rizal town, recycling turns trash into school supplies

Inquirer.netIn Rizal town, recycling turns trash into school suppliesInquirer.netA recycling project in a town in Rizal province is turning waste into school supplies. The municipal government of Tanay, Rizal, has launched a program, called “Basura Mo, Palit Gamit Eskwela (Your Trash In Exchange for School Supplies),” that offers ...

Bethlehem Township to boost its recycling plant

WFMZ AllentownBethlehem Township to boost its recycling plantWFMZ AllentownThe Township of Bethlehem is proud of its recycling center, and is hoping a state grant can get more people to use it. Township commissioners on Monday night authorized township manager Melissa Shafer to apply for the $7,500 grant, which will be used ...

Enhanced Recycling Services Begin Roll Out Across BC, Funded By Industry

Canada NewsWire (press release)Enhanced Recycling Services Begin Roll Out Across BC, Funded By IndustryCanada NewsWire (press release)"This marks an important and exciting milestone for recycling in the province," said Allen Langdon, Managing Director, Multi-Material BC. "MMBC member organizations, collectors and communities have been working tirelessly to have everything in place ...

Millfair Compost and Recycling Center Holds Recycling Event

YourErieMillfair Compost and Recycling Center Holds Recycling EventYourErieThe tires will be recycled and used as mulch for playgrounds, and the paper gets shredded on site by local company "Shred-X" and then will be shipped off and recycled into facial tissue. This recycling event happens annually, and recycling coordinators ...