Bayswater fire: Firefighters tackling blaze at recycling plant

ABC OnlineBayswater fire: Firefighters tackling blaze at recycling plantNEWS.com.auThe fire was burning at a recycling plant on the corner of Collier Road and Tonkin Highway, and about 20 employees were evacuated. About 50 firefighters were working to control the fire, which was reported at 5.05pm on Thursday. The fire was contained ...Fire engulfs recycling plant in Perth suburb of BayswaterABC Onlineall 2 news articles »

Power To Save: Recycling, LED Lighting at the Bloomsburg Fair

wnep.comPower To Save: Recycling, LED Lighting at the Bloomsburg Fairwnep.comAlso, more and more recycling bins are popping up on the fairgrounds. There are lots of trash cans on the grounds at the Bloomsburg Fair but officials say more recycling bins are here this year. “I think people are pretty good as far as their bottles ...

Focusing on the Economics of Glass Recycling

waste360Focusing on the Economics of Glass Recyclingwaste360Glass has been a regular part of many curbside recycling programs since the 1990s. So why now is glass a problem? The fact is that glass has always been one of the lower valued commodities. Today, recycling managers are facing new pressure as ...Covanta moving forward on automated recycling plantIndianapolis Business Journalall 2 news articles »

Swansea students targeted for recycling with council door

South Wales Evening PostSwansea students targeted for recycling with council door-to-door campaignSouth Wales Evening PostNEW students in Swansea are being encouraged to recycle from the off via a new door-to-door campaign. Swansea Council said a massive drive was under way to get students on board with the city's kerbside recycling services. As part of the campaign to ...

Senator: Develop rules for recycling fund

Pacific Daily NewsSenator: Develop rules for recycling fundPacific Daily News"As a legislator, I am not interested in micromanaging government agencies such as (Guam EPA), but it is clear that we must have clear rules to impose accountability and to avoid turning the Recycling Revolving Fund into a slush fund," Respicio said in ...

Mealworm poop might hold the secret to recycling styrofoam

QuartzMealworm poop might hold the secret to recycling styrofoamQuartzThe research indicates that there's hope for developing a cheap way to recycle polystyrene foam, once thought to be non-biodegradable. There are methods for recycling it in use, but they aren't economically viable. Currently only about 12% of ...Mealworms can eat an all-plastic diet and not dieTreehuggerall 56 news articles »

Streets lined with rubbish and recycling following collection confusion

Taranaki Daily NewsStreets lined with rubbish and recycling following collection confusionTaranaki Daily NewsOn Brooklands Rd, New Plymouth and in Inglewood some residents had put out their new red council rubbish bags, some their new glass recycling bins. Others had stuck with the old black rubbish bags and there were still a few putting out their ...

Waste Management crews working to get garbage, recycling carts delivered in ...

TCPalmWaste Management crews working to get garbage, recycling carts delivered in ...TCPalmINDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Waste Management crews delivered hundreds of garbage and recycling carts Wednesday, racing against a deadline for those with service on the first day of the new pickup program. Customers with a Thursday scheduled pickup ...

Sidney switches to single

Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelSidney switches to single-stream recyclingKennebec Journal & Morning SentinelIn July, Central Maine Recycling LLC, the Vassalboro company the town used for recycling, informed officials that it was closing its doors for good at the end of September. Plummeting prices for recyclable materials led the businesses owners to close ...and more »

Newark woman starts new recycling business

The Newark AdvocateNewark woman starts new recycling businessThe Newark AdvocateNEWARK — Teresa Felix credits her grandchildren with inspiring her to start her own recycling business. She wants to make sure they don't have to worry about running out of natural resources or living in a world with too much trash. In August, the ...

Wayland Gets Part of $1.4 Million Recycling Grant

Patch.comWayland Gets Part of $1.4 Million Recycling GrantPatch.comThe Baker-Polito Administration today announced more than $1.4 million in Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) grants to 216 municipalities and regional solid waste districts to help maximize recycling, composting and waste reduction programs ...and more »

Somerville Gets Recycling, Waste Reduction Assistance Grant

Patch.comSomerville Gets Recycling, Waste Reduction Assistance GrantPatch.comThe Massachusetts Governor's office announced Wednesday more than $1.4 million in Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) grants to municipalities and regional solid waste districts across the state to help maximize recycling, composting and ...and more »

Scottish household recycling rate rises again

Resource MagazineScottish household recycling rate rises againResource MagazineThe Scottish household waste recycling rate rose by 0.6 per cent in 2014 to 42.8 per cent, according to statistics issued today (30 September) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) – though under the previous calculation method, it would ...Shire below average in new recycling statsEllon TimesScottish household landfill waste falls below 50%Materials Recycling World£2.2m expansion for Keenan RecyclingBQ LiveBBC News -CIWM Journal Onlineall 10 news articles »

Recycling bags not recycled? Adequate water supply?

Asheville Citizen-TimesRecycling bags not recycled? Adequate water supply?Asheville Citizen-TimesQuestion: My homeowners association requires recycling and suggests the use of blue plastic recycling bags or trash bins for that special purpose. Once the recycling gets to the recycling center, how are the bags disposed of? Recycled or trashed?

The Eco

Yahoo NewsThe Eco-Friendly Approach to Cancer Sticks: Cigarette Recycling Comes to the UKYahoo NewsThe cleverly named antilitter effort, which is the brainchild of TerraCycle, a Trenton, New Jersey–based recycling company, spread across the pond to the United Kingdom on Monday. TerraCycle teams up with tobacco companies around the world on its ...and more »

Mapped: New recycling bins in Birmingham City Centre

Birmingham MailMapped: New recycling bins in Birmingham City CentreBirmingham MailTen new recycling bins have been installed in Birmingham City Centre following a link up with a hi-tech waste collection companies. The City Council has teamed up with Enevo Ltd and Wybone to put the bins which not only have separate sections for paper ...

Recycling programs at risk during budget stalemate

IllinoisHomePage.netRecycling programs at risk during budget stalemateIllinoisHomePage.netThe Illinois Environmental Council warned its members of an end to a program meant to spur and sustain recycling programs across the state. The waste and recycling program is run through three administrators at the Illinois Department of Commerce and ...and more »

TerraCycle launches UK

Business GreenTerraCycle launches UK-wide cigarette recycling programBusiness GreenThe UK's first program to offer free cigarette waste recycling was launched this week in a bid to tackle the scourge of cigarette litter and reduce the amount of cigarette waste going to landfill. The Cigarette Waste Brigade, which is the result of a ...

Students' recycling awareness increases

Kansas State CollegianStudents' recycling awareness increasesKansas State CollegianZane Beatie, freshman in civil engineering and Thomas Finley, freshman in general engineering, take out their recycling on Sept. 28, 2015. There are many opportunities students and organizations can be involved in helping the recycling center make ...

Flemington to host community recycling day on Oct. 3

NJ.comFlemington to host community recycling day on Oct. 3NJ.comWith the onset of autumn it's time to do some seasonal cleaning. Downtown Flemington will host a community recycling day on Saturday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the corner of Main and William Street. Assure Shred will be taking an array of items to ...

Pittsburgh launches app for trash and recycling

Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh launches app for trash and recyclingPittsburgh Post-GazetteToday, the city and the Urban Redevelopment Authority launched PGH.st, an web app “created to help tame the complexity of the trash and recycling collections schedule,” the mayor's office said in a news release. The app was conceived at the 2014 Steel ...City Launches Trash, Recycling Pickup AppCBS Localall 3 news articles »

Dell Inc. boosts recycling, environmental efforts

MyStatesman.comDell Inc. boosts recycling, environmental effortsMyStatesman.comRound Rock-based Dell Inc. says it is stepping up its recycling and environmental efforts, announcing that it will be the first tech company to use new recycled elements in its products starting later this year. Dell, which discussed the plan late ...Dell boosts recycling, environmental effortsAustin American-StatesmanDell honored for using 100% post-consumer recycled plasticWaste DiveDell has plan to cut a few toes off its carbon footprintAustin Business Journal (blog)all 17 news articles »

RI towns profit from recycling – but still need to clean up act

WPRI 12 Eyewitness NewsRI towns profit from recycling – but still need to clean up actWPRI 12 Eyewitness NewsThe RIRRC handed out its profit shares in a ceremony at the Johnston Materials Recycling Facility Tuesday morning with a big TV-camera-ready check reminiscent of the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes or Rhode Island Lottery prizes. The intent was ...Recycling Pays Off Across StateRhode Island Public RadioRhode Island cities, town share recycling profitsTurn to 10all 3 news articles »

City Launches Trash, Recycling Pickup App

CBS LocalCity Launches Trash, Recycling Pickup AppCBS LocalPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Authority are launching a new trash day and recycling app called PGH.st. City residents can either go online and enter their address to see when their garbage pickup will be ...

Not happy with recycling

Castanet.netNot happy with recyclingCastanet.netScott Anderson is going to ask the City of Vernon to urge the regional district to review the new recycling system. The Vernon city councillor will bring the matter up at the next council meeting, but said Monday he is not a fan of the blue boxes ...Kick it to the curb: Vernon councillor says get rid of new recycling programInfoTel News Ltdall 2 news articles »