Estelle Brachlianoff: Cleaning up in the world of recycling

The IndependentEstelle Brachlianoff: Cleaning up in the world of recyclingThe IndependentFrom 7.5 per cent in 1995, the UK is now recycling 43 per cent of household waste, and is on course to meet a European Union target of 50 per cent by 2020. The scales have tipped to the extent that last year Britons recycled more household waste than ...

Traditional TVs tossed out to be recycled

Waikato TimesTraditional TVs tossed out to be recycledWaikato TimesHundreds of traditional televisions have already been collected for recycling in Hamilton just over a month before the Waikato's old transmitters are switched off. In the last week 200 television sets have been dropped off at Hamilton's two recycling ...

Recycling Revolution

Aljazeera.comRecycling RevolutionAljazeera.comWhile recycling is now commonplace for some materials, many polluting products are still destined for landfill. And even when items are recycled, they are often turned into low-grade materials that are less valuable than the original. But recycling ...

Home owners will have to separate more recycling, says minister

Telegraph.co.ukHome owners will have to separate more recycling, says ministerTelegraph.co.ukThe comments raise fears of further “bin blight” which has seen homes having to cope with an increased proliferation of different bins for their recycling and rubbish. Many residents have as many as three wheelie bins - one for household rubbish ...

Time to discard state's recycling law?

San Francisco ChronicleTime to discard state's recycling law?San Francisco ChronicleI asked Mike Sangiacomo, CEO of Recology, about the large and small illicit markets in empty bottles and cans while on the way to a recent tour of the company's waterfront recycling facility. He answered with a question: Why do we even need a deposit ...

Dead baby girl found on conveyer belt at California trash recycling plant

Daily MailDead baby girl found on conveyer belt at California trash recycling plantDaily MailA worker sorting trash at a Southern California recycling plant has found a dead baby girl on a conveyor belt. The child's body, wrapped in a blanket, was discovered Thursday morning at the facility in Victorville. There is no immediate word on the ...

How can I make sure my recycling isn't incinerated?

The GuardianHow can I make sure my recycling isn't incinerated?The GuardianThe Campaign for Real Recycling (realrecycling.org.uk) says that separated streams are better – the recyclate is less likely to be contaminated, therefore offering material that can be sold worldwide. Your best bet is to follow that "Reduce, reuse and ...

Survey finds that most Americans are lousy at recycling in the loo

Mother Nature Network (blog)Survey finds that most Americans are lousy at recycling in the looMother Nature Network (blog)... Americans are lousy at recycling in the loo. Johnson & Johnson launches a bathroom recycling campaign after discovering that even the most dedicated household recyclers fall short when it comes to keeping spent bath and body products out of the trash.

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TreehuggerOpen-source recycling machine lets you recycle and make your own plastic ...TreehuggerWith actual plastic recycling and recovery rates hovering around 8 percent in the United States for 2011, there's more plastic ending up in landfills than in recycling plants. It begs the question of whether it's a problem of policy, infrastructure or ...

Recycling scheme axed after FIGHTS between scavengers scuffling for sofas

Mirror.co.ukRecycling scheme axed after FIGHTS between scavengers scuffling for sofasMirror.co.ukA recycling scheme has been axed after fights broke out as scavengers scuffled for sofas , TVs and garden gear. People were invited to help themselves to discarded items at a civic dump, but some sold on the “good stuff” and drivers were harassed as ...

Bridging the Behavioral Gap for Recycling Success

Environmental LeaderBridging the Behavioral Gap for Recycling SuccessEnvironmental LeaderIn the environmental and product stewardship industry, there is a lot of talk about the barriers that stand in the way of really successful recycling in product take-back programs. Physical barriers, like accessibility and product design, present ...

CarbonLite to Open Bottle

Recycling TodayCarbonLite to Open Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Plant in TexasRecycling TodayCarbonLite, Riverside, Calif., has announced plans to build a bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in Abilene, Texas. The company says it will process used plastic beverage bottles into food-grade raw material to make into new bottles. When fully ...

South Side company wants to recycle fracking debris

Columbus DispatchSouth Side company wants to recycle fracking debrisColumbus DispatchOhio Soil Recycling said it makes sense to clean the thousands of tons of crushed rock and shale — called cuttings — that oil and gas companies churn out of the ground as rigs drill the Utica shale in eastern Ohio. The cuttings are typically dumped ...

Improving design rules for reuse, remaking and recycling

The GuardianImproving design rules for reuse, remaking and recyclingThe GuardianThis activity was funded by ENIAC JU and carried out as part of the GreenElec project, a project that actively develops the strategies and processes needed for the efficient recycling of electronics equipment. Here, we learned the benefit of easy ...

Triad Recycling Bill Jumps 226 Percent

WFMY News 2Triad Recycling Bill Jumps 226 PercentWFMY News 2FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. - We all know there's a cost to the environment every time we throw away a plastic bottle or toss paper into the trash. However, if you use a big recycle bin at home, there's a cost for a company to come collect those recyclables.

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)RCN E-Waste Recycling Plant opening by MinisterScoop.co.nz (press release)Joe Capizzi, the Managing Director of RCN E-Waste, shareholders, a number of staff and stakeholders were pleased to welcome Minister for the Environment, Honourable Amy Adams to officially open RCN's E-Waste Recycling Plant in Silverdale, Auckland.

Home owners will have to separate more recycling, says minister

Telegraph.co.ukHome owners will have to separate more recycling, says ministerTelegraph.co.ukThe comments raise fears of further “bin blight” which has seen homes having to cope with an increased proliferation of different bins for their recycling and rubbish. Many residents have as many as three wheelie bins - one for household rubbish ...

Tidy Up Together: Homing in on a clean sweep as recycling steps up

This is GrimsbyTidy Up Together: Homing in on a clean sweep as recycling steps upThis is GrimsbyTHE Tidy Up Together campaign continues to make a clean sweep through the borough – as new recycling collections are announced. As reported, from October 21, dry recyclables, including plastic bottles and small cardboard, will be collected once a week.

Electronic recycling now available in Normal

Vidette OnlineElectronic recycling now available in NormalVidette OnlineThe Town of Normal is now holding recycling drop-offs for electronics every first Saturday of the month at their Public Works facility in addition to the weekday drop-offs. The first day of this change was Saturday, Oct. 5 from 8 a.m. to noon. Drop ...

Municipalities realize recycling savings

Citizens VoiceMunicipalities realize recycling savingsCitizens VoiceHe said there's a fleet of 30 trailers, a fleet of tractors and hundreds of recycling collection containers - Northeast Cartage will transport recyclables, but won't do curbside collection routes. "This plant has the capacity to serve every ...

Green solution to recycling

Otago Daily TimesGreen solution to recyclingOtago Daily TimesThere is a cleanfill site on the island, but most recycling and all household rubbish was transported the 40km back to Invercargill by freight boat, the council's Stewart Island engineer, Irwin Harvey, said yesterday. So when the council found an ...

Online recycling the gift that keeps on giving

The AgeOnline recycling the gift that keeps on givingThe AgeIt feels good not just to recycle your surplus items but also to know where they are going. Just recently I saw a ''wanted'' Freecycle notice from Belinda Rosee. She requested plantation shutter slats to help support the threads in her weaving project ...

Fuel tax will penalise recycling, says biofuel MD

Guernsey Press and Star (subscription)Fuel tax will penalise recycling, says biofuel MDGuernsey Press and Star (subscription)Treasury and Resources announced it was considering whether to include proposals to introduce excise duty on the fuel in its 2015 Budget. But managing director of Waste Oil Recycling Ltd, of which St Peter Port Services is a shareholder, Peter Macgill ...

Progressive cave people believe to have discovered recycling

msnNOWProgressive cave people believe to have discovered recyclingmsnNOWWhen prehistoric peoples weren't inventing fire or discovering the versatility of the loincloth, apparently they did a bit of recycling too. Although their caves weren't equipped with different colored bins, they did seem to reuse tools and even animal ...

Trapped driver dies in burning vehicle after crash

abc13.comTrapped driver dies in burning vehicle after crashabc13.comNeighbors heard the truck hit Rivera's Recycling Center on Heights near Preston around midnight. They could not approach the vehicle because of the recyclable waste. Because of the crash, the doors of the truck were wedged in, and the driver was ...