Avonmouth recycling company Boomeco

Bristol PostAvonmouth recycling company Boomeco - blamed for outbreak of flies and dust ...Bristol PostON entering Boomeco's wood and waste recycling plant in Avonmouth the first thing you notice is the dust. Tiny fibres float everywhere on the industrial site, where mountains of timber waste are piled high ready for chipping into fuel for a new ...

Recycling catches on at Cajun Field

The Daily AdvertiserRecycling catches on at Cajun FieldThe Daily Advertiser“Participating universities submit their highest collection and recycling numbers for the competition. So, Ragin Cajuns have two more chances to top the Georgia Southern game totals – Homecoming and the Nov. 22 Appalachian State game,” Vanicor said.

The Closed Loop Fund Helps Cities Increase Recycling

Triple PunditThe Closed Loop Fund Helps Cities Increase RecyclingTriple PunditClosed-Loop The biggest barrier facing most cities when it comes to providing the level of innovation and infrastructure needed to reduce waste and increase recycling rates often boils down to one factor: Money—or specifically, the absence of it. As ...

Loma Portal residents object to recycling operation

San Diego ReaderLoma Portal residents object to recycling operationSan Diego ReaderOn July 1, James Prince opened a recycling collection center in the parking lot of Stump's Family Marketplace, the independently owned grocery store at the corner of Voltaire and Worden streets in the Point Loma neighborhood of Loma Portal. The ...

Challenges to sustainable e

Chron.com (blog)Challenges to sustainable e-waste recyclingChron.com (blog)In Mexico, the Punto Verde Foundation is offering a solution to this problem through national education, collection and recycling programs that focus on creating a culture of recycling. The foundation's objective is to convince people that recycling is ...

Green Recycling hopes to bring jobs to county

Jacksonville Daily NewsGreen Recycling hopes to bring jobs to countyJacksonville Daily NewsThat thinking created Green Recycling Solutions, LLC, on which Maides is a partner. The company, located just north of the Maysville town limits, is a construction and demolition recycling center and landfill hybrid that gives local builders a new ...

Halifax councillor asking for report on recycling, instead of trashing, light ...

MetroNews CanadaHalifax councillor asking for report on recycling, instead of trashing, light ...MetroNews CanadaOne regional councillor wants the city to take a serious look at getting light bulbs out of local landfills, starting with the diversion of bulbs in HRM-owned facilities. Coun. Barry Dalrymple will table a request Tuesday for a staff report into the ...

Recycling Furniture for Families in need of donations

Bloomington PantagraphRecycling Furniture for Families in need of donationsBloomington PantagraphFields was sitting on her new couch in the warehouse of Recycling Furniture for Families, 515 N. Center St. She had qualified for assistance based on her income and family need, and had chosen the couch, a chair, a bed for her son, a kitchen table ...

Recycling centre work set to get underway

Hinckley TimesRecycling centre work set to get underwayHinckley TimesWork is under way on a state-of-the-art recycling centre which could eventually bring up to 40 jobs to the area. Williams Recycling Centre Ltd finally got the go-ahead from Leicestershire County Council after a three-year-planning process. It is based ...

Duggan: City's recycling push will come with a price

The ColoradoanDuggan: City's recycling push will come with a priceThe ColoradoanDave Younkin of Fort Collins, dumps his glass recycling in a bin at the Rivendell Recycling Center on Riverside Avenue in April. City officials say they are committed to increasing recycling and reducing waste in the years to come. (Photo: Coloradon ...

Make recycling your good habit

Spalding GuardianMake recycling your good habitSpalding GuardianThe Green Bag Lottery is now in its ninth month. Within that time 59 households have become better off and two households have been £1,000 winners! The Lottery is a recycling rewards scheme that aims to encourage recycling and reward regular recyclers.

Poo prank shuts down Athens recycling center

WBIR-TVPoo prank shuts down Athens recycling centerWBIR-TVATHENS, TN (WRCB) - Some people in McMinn County are having a tough time finding a place to recycle after someone intentionally recycled bags of human feces at the Athens Recycling Center. The city's facility has been closed all week. But this isn't ...

Poo prank shuts down Athens recycling center

WBIR-TVPoo prank shuts down Athens recycling centerWBIR-TVATHENS, TN (WRCB) - Some people in McMinn County are having a tough time finding a place to recycle after someone intentionally recycled bags of human feces at the Athens Recycling Center. The city's facility has been closed all week. But this isn't ...

City collects 50 tons of recycling on first day of new program; update on ...

Lawrence Journal World (blog)City collects 50 tons of recycling on first day of new program; update on ...Lawrence Journal World (blog)Lawrence's new curbside recycling program is off and running, and city officials are pleased with the first day's haul. City crews collected 50 tons of material to be recycled on Tuesday, which was the first day of operations. (Yes, upon hearing that ...

Bridgeton approves recycling change

Vineland Daily JournalBridgeton approves recycling changeVineland Daily JournalOne ordinance will see a rewrite of the city's recycling rules to reflect the switch from the current “dual stream” structure to the new “single stream” system. Residents will be expected to toss all of their recyclables — paper, bottles, cans ...

Augusta council to look at recycling rates, Green Street traffic flow

Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelAugusta council to look at recycling rates, Green Street traffic flowKennebec Journal & Morning SentinelCity officials and others studying ways to improve recycling options and the cost of doing so said Augusta may be able to offer more drop-off recycling to residents “fairly inexpensively and quickly,” according to Lesley Jones, public works director ...

Recycling: 'the loop of last resort' within a circular economy

The GuardianRecycling: 'the loop of last resort' within a circular economyThe Guardian“In the case of WEEE, we are piloting eco-design criteria for flat screen televisions in terms of the mercury that might be in them, in terms of lead in the plastics, to enable more easy dismantling and recycling.” He added that the Commission was ...

Hattiesburg considering alternative recycling options

Hattiesburg AmericanHattiesburg considering alternative recycling optionsHattiesburg AmericanMayor Johnny DuPree is convinced the City of Hattiesburg will continue to have a recycling program. “I think that's the will of the people, especially people who are very interested in sustainability, as I am,” DuPree said. “I'm very optimistic that ...

DDO resident furious over recycling bin ticket

Globalnews.caDDO resident furious over recycling bin ticketGlobalnews.caDOLLARD-DES-ORMEAUX – Mike Leduc got a rude awakening Friday morning when he found a $76 ticket from the municipality for leaving his recycling bin in view from the street. It's a ticket he says he'll take “all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada if ...

Asheville bests Greenville in the race to recycle

Greenville NewsAsheville bests Greenville in the race to recycleGreenville NewsResidents who use curbside recycling service likewise are filling bins with material the city doesn't want, such as No. 5 plastics. Residents might request two bins — but in the end might be offering only one bin's worth of material the city considers ...

Recycling campaigners to visit Plymouth schools

Plymouth HeraldRecycling campaigners to visit Plymouth schoolsPlymouth HeraldA NEW initiative has been launched to encourage students to recycle their unwanted electronic goods. Recycling Plymouth CIC wants to visit schools to encourage teachers, young people and their families not to throw away household items. The charity ...

Woman gets head stuck in recycling bin; freed by firemen

Globalnews.caWoman gets head stuck in recycling bin; freed by firemenGlobalnews.caTORONTO – Despite the “glass bottles and jars only” disclaimer on the container, a woman in the U.K. had to be rescued by firefighters after getting her head stuck in a recycling bin. A local emergency crew in Southampton said they were called to the ...

Rutherglen and Cambuslang recycling facilities to be expanded

Scottish Daily RecordRutherglen and Cambuslang recycling facilities to be expandedScottish Daily RecordStephen Kelly, Head of Facilities, Waste and Ground Services this week urged residents to recycle as much as the could: “The council is now extending recycling services to over 10,000 flatted properties throughout South Lanarkshire and residents will ...

Power To Save: One For All Recycling Program

wnep.comPower To Save: One For All Recycling Programwnep.comPiles of scrapped paper products are dumped and sorted through at the Lycoming County recycling facility in Montgomery. Until recently, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and other recyclables had to be separated before being brought in by trash haulers.

Mandatory condo and apartment recycling set for early 2016

Calgary HeraldMandatory condo and apartment recycling set for early 2016Calgary HeraldAfter limited uptake there, Calgary will make recycling mandatory for larger residential properties, but let private haulers vie for that business. In many buildings those companies already serve, they offer lower per-unit rates than the city's per ...