Recycling efforts expanding on college campuses here

Lancaster NewspapersRecycling efforts expanding on college campuses hereLancaster NewspapersAt Franklin & Marshall, solar trash compactors and single-stream recycling join water-filling stations as new tools for sustainability. These initiatives are part of a plan endorsed last fall by faculty, students and trustees. It builds on the college ...

Apple iPhone Trade

ABC NewsApple iPhone Trade-In Program Launches Nationwide TodayABC NewsApple is making it easier for you to get rid of your old iPhone and get a new one, or at least get some money for it. The company confirmed that the long-rumored iPhone trade-in program will begin at stores across the country today. Called the "iPhone ...

GC Recycling takes new step

Colonnade (subscription)GC Recycling takes new stepColonnade (subscription)Last May, President Steve Dorman announced Georgia College's Recycling Initiative, a campus-wide plan that would replace trash bins throughout campus with recycling bins. While there has been student-run recycling efforts in the past, the new ...

Resource guide to recycling or ridding yourself of unwanted home items

Globalnews.caResource guide to recycling or ridding yourself of unwanted home itemsGlobalnews.caFinding a good home for your large discarded items can be a challenge – especially if you don't have a truck at your disposal. But if you do have items that need to be removed and recycled like mattresses, furniture or other large items – here's a list ...

A magic recycling 'Wizard'

Channel TelevisionA magic recycling 'Wizard'Channel TelevisionEmma Richardson, recycling manager TTS said: “Lots of people recycle their cans but don't realise that food and drink cans, aerosols, metal jar lids, foil and foil packaging can all be recycled in the household metal packaging banks. “It is so ...

The benefits of recycling mercury responsibly

The Information DailyThe benefits of recycling mercury responsiblyThe Information DailyIdeally, fluorescent tubes should be recycled or, if this isn't possible, taken to specific landfill sites which can cater for mercury bearing wastes. The number of these sites in the UK is small and, given the current high transportation and disposal ...

Council axes 5 recycling boxes in system revamp

Edinburgh Evening NewsCouncil axes 5 recycling boxes in system revampEdinburgh Evening NewsThe latest shake-up in the Capital's waste collection system, due to start early next year, will concentrate the recycling effort on a blue box for glass and a new blue bin for all other recyclable materials. • Comment: 'Simplifying recycling is a good ...

Can recycling gold help the metal regain its luster?

GreenBiz.com (blog)Can recycling gold help the metal regain its luster?GreenBiz.com (blog)Although diamonds are supposed to be forever, it's the human love affair with gold that has been truly lasting. For thousands of years, since even before the time of King Tut, gold has been prized for its beauty and value. It's no wonder, then, that so ...

Could China's 'green fence' prompt a global recycling innovation?

The GuardianCould China's 'green fence' prompt a global recycling innovation?The GuardianChina sent shock waves through the global recycling market this year when it announced it would no longer be accepting poorly sorted or dirty shipments of recyclable waste from foreign exporters. It's estimated that more than 800,000 tonnes of ...

Arrow Recycling Event Collects 154000 Pounds of E

Environmental LeaderArrow Recycling Event Collects 154000 Pounds of E-WasteEnvironmental LeaderArrow Electronics, a global provider of products and services to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions, held a recycling event that collected more than 154,000 pounds of electronic devices from ...

Farewell, old fridge: Appliance recycling takes off in Israel

HaaretzFarewell, old fridge: Appliance recycling takes off in IsraelHaaretzA new industry is set to arise on January 1 when the electronic waste recycling law takes effect. The opening of a multimillion-shekel market providing 500 to 600 new jobs will push Israel another step toward protecting the environment, but it could ...

Recycling Plant Fire Burning In Ellis County

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthRecycling Plant Fire Burning In Ellis CountyNBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthEmail. |. Print. Firefighters worked late into Saturday night to control a recycling plant fire in Ellis County. Chris Van Horne, NBC 5 News. Firefighters worked late into Saturday night to control a recycling plant fire in Ellis County. Recycling ...

State pushes to improve Minnesota's can

Minneapolis Star TribuneState pushes to improve Minnesota's can-recycling ratesMinneapolis Star TribuneState pushes to improve Minnesota's can-recycling rates. Article by: DEE DEPASS , Star Tribune; Updated: August 23, 2013 - 8:35 PM. An exhibit at the State Fair underlines an effort to increase Minnesotans' recycling rate of cans from a paltry 40 percent.

Should Recycling Be Mandatory?

OzarksFirst.comShould Recycling Be Mandatory?OzarksFirst.comEUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. -- In a town famous for it's progressive environmental policies, alderpersons in the city disagree over a proposed recycling ordinance. The measure would make bars and restaurants recycle their glass and cardboard waste.

Stubborn fire at Redmond recycling plant

KING5.comStubborn fire at Redmond recycling plantKING5.comFirefighters from as far away as Seattle were called in to help put out a fire at a Redmond recycling plant on Wednesday. The fire broke out at about 11 a.m. in the 75-foot-high pile of wood products at All Wood Recycling on Union Hill Road. The fire ...

People don't recycle things that look like trash

Ars TechnicaPeople don't recycle things that look like trashArs TechnicaGiven a world with finite resources, some level of recycling is essential. But, even for resources that aren't especially limited—like paper—recycling can save energy and avoid the environmental disruption that comes from harvesting trees. Despite ...

Battery Recycling Project Launched

The Moscow TimesBattery Recycling Project LaunchedThe Moscow TimesThe recycling experiment, which is a joint initiative between environmentalist group #MosEko and the district's authorities, will see the installation of battery collection bins in major retail outlets within the local residents' walking distance. If ...

New recycling center opens in West Knoxville

WBIR-TVNew recycling center opens in West KnoxvilleWBIR-TVThe new center, located in the lower parking lot of the Shops at Western Plaza (4400 block of Kingston Pike) next to the Ice Chalet, replaces the recycling center that closed in the Bearden Kroger parking lot earlier this summer. The new center has a ...

Portsmouth begins curbside recycling

WVEC.com (subscription)Portsmouth begins curbside recyclingWVEC.com (subscription)Over the past few weeks, 32,000 blue recycling carts have been delivered to Portsmouth residents and they received cards in the mail with the schedule and list of items that can and can't be collected. The program will give residents a convenient way ...

Kit Siang sues Utusan for recycling "booklet of lies" on "Father Augustus Chen"

Malaysia ChronicleKit Siang sues Utusan for recycling "booklet of lies" on "Father Augustus Chen"Malaysia ChronicleI have instructed my lawyers to institute legal proceedings against Utusan Malaysia for recycling the defamatory lies of the booklet “The Equity Report (CEC Election Fraud)” of fictitious “Father Augustus Chen”. In a statement on August 5, 2013, I said ...

Recycling chutes on every floor at 16 BTO projects

Straits TimesRecycling chutes on every floor at 16 BTO projectsStraits TimesMr Jeremy Tan with his children Clement, seven, Kacey, nine, and Kevin, two, at the recycling chute outside their flat in Punggol. Mr Tan says they can recycle up to several times a day as it is convenient to do so. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG. By ...

Holland: Where Things Go After the Recycling Bin

The AtlanticHolland: Where Things Go After the Recycling BinThe AtlanticSince (as I learned from preview galleys of the book) Adam himself grew up in a scrap-dealing family in Minneapolis, he knows that "junkyard" is a term people in the business shy away from, as opposed to "scrap" or "recycling." But it's a strong title ...

Raleigh community chips in to build recycling art installation

News & ObserverRaleigh community chips in to build recycling art installationNews & ObserverLee Cherry, Matt McConnell and Marc Russo got a commission from Raleigh leaders for a recycling-themed art installation at the city's new Wilders Grove Solid Waste Services Facility. They're using materials like plastic grocery bags, old T-shirts and ...

'March of the incinerators' threatens drive to recycle more rubbish

The Guardian'March of the incinerators' threatens drive to recycle more rubbishThe GuardianAs new figures reveal that recycling rates have fallen for the first time in 30 years, experts warn that the UK is in danger of building far more incineration capacity than it needs. The controversial waste disposal systems are used to produce ...

Call for Marchbanks rethink after city council's recycling sites U

The CourierCall for Marchbanks rethink after city council's recycling sites U-turnThe CourierIt will take a few weeks to fully reopen Baldovie and Riverside but environment convener Craig Melville stressed that Marchbanks waste recycling centre serving the north of the city will remain closed. The restrictions were saving the cash-strapped ...