Sustainable: Getting Minnesota's recycling rate to budge

Finance and CommerceSustainable: Getting Minnesota's recycling rate to budgeFinance and CommerceDespite homeowners collecting their recyclable waste for curbside pickup and more businesses separating their paper, plastics and cans, the metro area's recycling rate has been stuck at 41 percent for a decade. That statistic frustrates government ...

Push to improve Cambridge's recycling rate flops as councillors admit it's a ...

Cambridge NewsPush to improve Cambridge's recycling rate flops as councillors admit it's a ...Cambridge NewsCritics say the former Lib Dem city council's much-hailed recycling drive has failed to match its green promises, as data obtained by the News shows the city's recycling rate has increased by just 0.4 per cent since blue bins were rolled out in 2009 ...

Recycling charges for electrical goods on customer bills from tomorrow

Irish TimesRecycling charges for electrical goods on customer bills from tomorrowIrish TimesA spokesman for the Department of the Environment said it was up to retailers whether the fees were passed on to customers. He said the department did not anticipate that the fees would affect the final price of goods to consumers as the recycling ...

Easier recycling on the way

The Edinburgh ReporterEasier recycling on the wayThe Edinburgh ReporterThe new, slightly smaller, wheelie bin will then be used for general waste and the standard green wheelie bin for mixed recycling. Blue boxes will still to be used for glass, food and garden recycling will continue as normal and the red box will no ...

Volunteers tackle Glastonbury's recycling mountain

BBC NewsVolunteers tackle Glastonbury's recycling mountainBBC NewsAndrew Plant takes a look at the amount of rubbish generated at Glastonbury every day and the efforts to recycle as much as possible. During the course of the festival around 2,000 tonnes of rubbish are generated and this year the organisers are hoping ...

Recycling Your Appointment Setting Resources

Business 2 CommunityRecycling Your Appointment Setting ResourcesBusiness 2 CommunityWhen you think of the word recycling, you usually get a lot of icons in mind. Plastic. Paper. Can. Biodegradable. Non-biodegradable. Obviously this type of labeling is important because it helps you understand the process necessary for recycling a ...

Santa Rosa recycling expected to resume soon

Pensacola News JournalSanta Rosa recycling expected to resume soonPensacola News JournalOfficials with the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority and Santa Rosa County are hammering out the final details of an agreement to reboot the county's residential recycling program. The Santa Rosa County Commission voted Thursday to contract with the ...

Edinburgh recycling to be simplified

BBC NewsEdinburgh recycling to be simplifiedBBC NewsMore than 140,000 residents in Edinburgh are set to have their recycling made easier with simplified bin collections. From September, the types of materials residents are able to recycle will change and bin collections will happen on the same day each ...

Recycling UH owned eWaste during July

UH System Current NewsRecycling UH owned eWaste during JulyUH System Current NewsAs part of the ongoing University of Hawaiʻi quarterly eWaste pick-up program, university-owned electronic waste (eWaste) is scheduled for recycling during July. Throughout the year the recycling program also takes place in January, April and October.

New smaller wheelie bins 'to encourage recycling'

Edinburgh Evening NewsNew smaller wheelie bins 'to encourage recycling'Edinburgh Evening NewsHomes in the northern, eastern and southern districts of the Capital will receive a 140-litre waste bin and one box – replacing the red and blue recycling containers – in the first phase of 140,000-home roll-out launching on September 1. The new ...

World's first fully recyclable paper cup to hit Britain's high streets

The GuardianWorld's first fully recyclable paper cup to hit Britain's high streetsThe GuardianThe world's first fully recyclable paper cup will soon make its debut on the UK High Street, in a packaging breakthrough that could eventually divert millions of cups away from landfill. More than 2.5bn cups are thrown away in the UK every year ...

Recycling means big bucks for South Caroina

The StateRecycling means big bucks for South CaroinaThe StateA new study shows that the recycling industry has a $13 billion impact on South Carolina's economy. A study by the College of Charleston showed that the impact of the recycling industry doubled from $6.5 billion in 2006 to $13 billion last year ...

Ask Umbra: How many times can you recycle paper, anyway?

GristAsk Umbra: How many times can you recycle paper, anyway?GristQ. I've heard that paper can only be recycled 7 times before the fibers get too short to make new paper. If everyone recycled all their paper, and purchased recycled-content paper, is there a limit to how much recycled content the average paper could have?

Recycling for the Environment and Your Own Pocket [Video]

Guardian Liberty VoiceRecycling for the Environment and Your Own Pocket [Video]Guardian Liberty VoiceAs garbage both fills and overflows the landfills of this world, recycling can still make a difference both to the environment and also for your own pocket. Instead of our garbage ending up in piles of plastic, glass, left-over food etc., blighting our ...

Recycling rates on the increase

Lancashire Evening PostRecycling rates on the increaseLancashire Evening PostCouncil bosses put the 15.6 per cent increase on last year's figures down to changes such as the introduction of wheelie bins, weekly food waste collections, collecting waste and recycling on bank holidays and new vehicles. South Ribble Council works ...

Hanging baskets to spruce up Swansea recycling centre

BBC NewsHanging baskets to spruce up Swansea recycling centreBBC NewsHundreds of perennial flowers destined for the compost heap have been recycled at a recycling centre in a bid to spruce up the site. Visitors to Swansea's largest recycling centre in Llansamlet are greeted by hanging baskets when they come to get rid ...

City terminates its contract with recycling company; move could save $150000

Lexington Herald LeaderCity terminates its contract with recycling company; move could save $150000Lexington Herald LeaderThe city has terminated its contract with the Bluegrass Regional Recycling Corporation as part of its efforts to solve long-standing problems at the city's recycling center. The move comes six months after a scathing audit found widespread problems at ...

Coke, Tesco, Receive Defra Funds to Boost Packaging Recycling

Environmental LeaderCoke, Tesco, Receive Defra Funds to Boost Packaging RecyclingEnvironmental LeaderThe outcomes of the research would enable SITA, Enval and other industry stakeholders to evaluate the potential to include flexible packaging in mainstream recycling collections and assess the cost benefit of the different approaches trialed, LRS says.

On the joys of recycling

The GuardianOn the joys of recyclingThe GuardianI was watching the news. Apparently some kinds of yogurt pots, though indubitably plastic, don't count as such for the purpose of recycling. Why this was thought worthy of a place in the news I don't know – perhaps it's because recycling is an ...

Study into island recycling

Channel TelevisionStudy into island recyclingChannel TelevisionIslanders were given specially designed bags for the different materials and the bin men in each parish pick up the recycling once a week, on the same evening as the normal bin. Paper and card are collected one week using the clear recycling, and tins ...

Changes to Milan recycling program coming July 1

Heritage NewspapersChanges to Milan recycling program coming July 1Heritage NewspapersInstead, Milan City Council agreed to change recycling from weekly to bi-weekly after conducting study sessions and a survey of the community. The agreement reduced the overall projected cost increase from 15 percent to 10 percent over the five years ...

Candy Wrapper Recycling Program Gets Canned by Center for the Performing Arts

State College NewsCandy Wrapper Recycling Program Gets Canned by Center for the Performing ArtsState College NewsTerraCycle provides waste collection for hard-to-recycle materials and turns the waste into affordable green products. As part of its Candy Wrapper Brigade program, points were awarded for each wrapper collected. The points were used to make ...

Curb

Bellingham HeraldCurb-side sorting keeps Whatcom recycling quality extraordinaryBellingham HeraldBellingham's upcoming 25th anniversary of curbside recycling July 1 reminds me of my parents and grandparents, who lived through the first Great Depression and World War II. They were thrifty, saving tin cans, glass bottles and newspapers. During the ...

Curb

Bellingham HeraldCurb-side sorting keeps Whatcom recycling quality extraordinaryBellingham HeraldBellingham's upcoming 25th anniversary of curbside recycling July 1 reminds me of my parents and grandparents, who lived through the first Great Depression and World War II. They were thrifty, saving tin cans, glass bottles and newspapers. During the ...

New recycling scheme to help RNLI Teignmouth

Torquay Herald ExpressNew recycling scheme to help RNLI TeignmouthTorquay Herald ExpressThe scheme, set up by recycling experts TerraCycle, allows the RNLI Souvenir Shop to host a public access collection boxes where local people can drop off certain types of waste packaging for recycling which cannot be included in council kerbside ...