Business owners "confused, frustrated, angry" about recycling program

Regina Leader-PostBusiness owners "confused, frustrated, angry" about recycling programRegina Leader-PostAs Regina City Council prepares to vote tonight on a recycling funding arrangement that could see it receive more than $900,000 annually, not everyone is happy with the proposed deal. The agreement would allow Multi-Material Stewardship Western Inc.

Business owners "confused, frustrated, angry" about recycling program

Regina Leader-PostBusiness owners "confused, frustrated, angry" about recycling programRegina Leader-PostAs Regina City Council prepares to vote tonight on a recycling funding arrangement that could see it receive more than $900,000 annually, not everyone is happy with the proposed deal. The agreement would allow Multi-Material Stewardship Western Inc.

Children in Sandbach Heath are crowned recycling champs!

Crewe ChronicleChildren in Sandbach Heath are crowned recycling champs!Crewe ChronicleAt the end of the year, junior recycling officers enter the yearly award and children, teachers and parents are invited to an awards ceremony where each shortlisted child gives a short presentation about the work they have done throughout the year and ...

Last day for county recycling survey

Alberta Daily Herald TribuneLast day for county recycling surveyAlberta Daily Herald TribuneIf these services are voted in, the County will collect waste and blue bag recycling from residential curbsides on a weekly basis. Homeowners will be responsible for buying garbage bags for waste and blue bags for the recycling of the following ...

The Brilliant Plan to Promote Recycling and Feed Stray Animals

Care2.comThe Brilliant Plan to Promote Recycling and Feed Stray AnimalsCare2.comIn addition to increasing the local recycling rate, the machine ensures that the unfinished water in bottles doesn't go to waste either. Before depositing the bottle, users can dump the remainder of their water into a slot, which funnels it into a dish ...

Firefighters battle blaze at tire recycling plant

Brantford ExpositorFirefighters battle blaze at tire recycling plantBrantford ExpositorPlatoon chief Dave Churchill said the fire department arrived at the tire recycling plant at about 6:30 p.m. and the last truck was back at the hall about 7:15 a.m. on Saturday. He had few details but said it was a “difficult fire” that they believe ...

From recycling to riches

Winnipeg Free PressFrom recycling to richesWinnipeg Free PressRecord recycling this year will put more than $5 million into Winnipeg's coffers because Emterra sells it for the city to environmental businesses all over the world. * Emterra's bid was $6.8 million less a year than the next closest bid Winnipeg ...

Fully charged pupils win recycling award

Lancaster TodayFully charged pupils win recycling awardLancaster Today“The battery recycling competition has proved a great success over many years. Every school which took part in this scheme has helped to make a difference – the 16.5 tonnes they've collected is the equivalent of a staggering 552,034 batteries. I'd ...

From recycling to riches

Winnipeg Free PressFrom recycling to richesWinnipeg Free PressRecord recycling this year will put more than $5 million into Winnipeg's coffers because Emterra sells it for the city to environmental businesses all over the world. * Emterra's bid was $6.8 million less a year than the next closest bid Winnipeg ...

It's official

Manchester Evening NewsIt's official - we're rubbish at recyclingManchester Evening NewsFewer people bother recycling their rubbish in Rochdale than in any other part of Greater Manchester . Shock figures have revealed just 35 per cent of waste is recycled in the borough – the lowest of all 10 councils in the area. The rate is almost half ...

Salt Lake County to donate recycling bins for special events

Deseret NewsSalt Lake County to donate recycling bins for special eventsDeseret News“I'm excited to get the new bins out there for the public's use,” said Ashlee Yoder, Salt Lake County recycling coordinator. “We'll be able to track how much is recycled using the bins and factor that in as we crunch the numbers on our path to increase ...

Wrong recycling items can ruin an entire recycling load

9NEWS.comWrong recycling items can ruin an entire recycling load9NEWS.comContaminates are one of the challenges of single-stream recycling, a system in which all paper, fibers, metals, plastics and other containers are mixed together in collection bins and sorted at a recycling facility instead of being pre-sorted by the ...

More fire bans expected after recycling surge

Stuff.co.nzMore fire bans expected after recycling surgeStuff.co.nzPressure is going on councils to introduce more burning bans after a recycling surge followed a ban in Canterbury at the start of the year. Container recycling increased 113 per cent in Canterbury to 36,140 kilograms in the six months after the ban ...

Cosmic recycling

World Nuclear NewsCosmic recyclingWorld Nuclear NewsMan has been sifting through trash for millennia, but the extraction of americium-241 waste from the UK's stockpile of civilian plutonium takes the exercise to a whole new dimension. Am-241 - a decay product of plutonium-241 - is the most prevalent ...

CRT Display Unit Recycling Increases

Environmental LeaderCRT Display Unit Recycling IncreasesEnvironmental LeaderThe UK recycling market is seeing a significant decrease in the volume of cathode ray tubes (CRT) display units entering the waste stream, according to the Electrical Waste Recycling Group, which launched the first automated flat panel display ...

Keen recycler launches petition for glass recycling in Wokingham

Reading PostKeen recycler launches petition for glass recycling in WokinghamReading PostA keen green who wants a doorstep collection for glass has branded Wokingham Borough Council the “fussiest” council. Matthew George has launched a petition calling for change to bring the area in line with other authorities. The 29-year-old, who works ...

The good (used) oil on recycling

The Southland TimesThe good (used) oil on recyclingThe Southland TimesIn fact, the Auckland region estimates that only about one third of non-commercial oil is recycled. Surveys even show that people will instead pour engine oil down a drain or into a hole in the garden, or just continue to store it at home. Used oil is ...

Crushed: Recycling Facility Evicted by Safeway

SF Weekly (blog)Crushed: Recycling Facility Evicted by SafewaySF Weekly (blog)Two delays and a group of protesters later, the Safeway Recycling Center at Church and Market has been evicted as of Thursday, Hoodline reports. In a move to better parking conditions and eliminate curbside recycling, Safeway wanted the facility run by ...

Designing for Disposal, Part 3: Recycling Stations

Core77.com (blog)Designing for Disposal, Part 3: Recycling StationsCore77.com (blog)In my work as a professional organizer, I find that almost all of my clients are concerned about recycling, and I applaud them for this. But this means we need more than a single receptacle for trash. While multiple waste baskets or trash cans will ...

Coalition's 'asset recycling' scheme watered down in Senate

The GuardianCoalition's 'asset recycling' scheme watered down in SenateThe GuardianThe Senate passed a Greens amendment opposing the use of the fund for privatisation of essential services. The Greens also secured Senate support to add the words “encouraging privatisation” to the original name of the legislation, the asset recycling ...

Activists fear eviction of Market Street recycling center

SFGate (blog)Activists fear eviction of Market Street recycling centerSFGate (blog)About 30 people gathered Wednesday at the entrance of a nonprofit recycling center in the Safeway parking lot at Market Street and Duboce Avenue in San Francisco to protest what they say is a planned eviction. “We are expecting (sheriff's deputies) to ...

Plastic, poverty and pollution in China's recycling dead zone

The GuardianPlastic, poverty and pollution in China's recycling dead zoneThe GuardianIn 2013, according to figures from the Bureau of International Recycling, China imported about 8-9m tonnes of plastics scrap - less than in previous years. BIR estimates that global plastic scrap consumption will climb from 15m tonnes in 2007 to around ...

Homeless in Vancouver: City of Vancouver testing office recycling program

Straight.com (blog)Homeless in Vancouver: City of Vancouver testing office recycling programStraight.com (blog)The City of Vancouver is about three weeks into testing an office recycling system on its own employees in all city offices, including Vancouver City Hall. The city's pilot program is part of the zero-waste component of the Greenest City 2020 ...

Rubbish recycling rates fall in Uttlesford and Harlow, following county

Herts and Essex ObserverRubbish recycling rates fall in Uttlesford and Harlow, following county-wide trendHerts and Essex ObserverRECYCLING and composting rates in Uttlesford and Harlow have fallen, in line with an Essex-wide trend according to the latest figures from the county council. Cllr Roger Walters, cabinet member for waste and recycling, said: “Recycling rates in Essex ...

Debt reduction and recycling keep Parma's Five Star mayor occupied

The GuardianDebt reduction and recycling keep Parma's Five Star mayor occupiedThe GuardianThe mayor's office on Parma's Piazza Garibaldi seems too vast and luxurious for the current holder of the office, Federico Pizzarotti, 41, elected on a Five Star Movement (M5S) list in May 2012. The massive paintings and high ceilings seem at odds with ...