Bismarck schools to streamline recycling

Bismarck TribuneBismarck schools to streamline recyclingBismarck TribuneRight now, Scherr said recycling is "hit and miss" throughout the district. All schools do it to a certain extent, but often custodians have to call Waste Management when the bins get full to ask that a truckstop by the school. There's no regular ...

Recycling pop up for old electronics to be held at Trout Lake

CBC.caRecycling pop up for old electronics to be held at Trout LakeCBC.caIf you have unused or broken electronics lying around the house, you can bring them to the Trout Lake Community Centre in Vancouver tomorrow for an electronics recycling drop. Of course, you could also bring them to any of the 90 recycling depots in ...

Logged On: Cleaner environment begs compliance on e

NJ.comLogged On: Cleaner environment begs compliance on e-waste recyclingNJ.comWhile New Jersey offers several drop-off options in Hudson County, and private businesses (such as Best Buy and Staples) offer even more, I can't help feeling that e-waste recycling isn't easy enough. It's certainly not as simple as putting out ...

Waste is so last season: recycling clothes in the fashion industry

The Guardian (blog)Waste is so last season: recycling clothes in the fashion industryThe Guardian (blog)“The key differentiation is between 'mechanical fibre recycling', which will degrade with each recycling (down-cycling) and 'chemical fibre recycling' which in some cases can produce fibres of equal quality to virgin ones” explains senior research ...

Don't trash recycling: Compliance goes soft and incineration returns

Pittsburgh Post GazetteDon't trash recycling: Compliance goes soft and incineration returnsPittsburgh Post GazetteDepending on what numbers you check, Pittsburgh is phenomenally good at recycling — or abysmally below average. City officials say 70 percent of Pittsburgh residents recycle. That's a figure in line with the superstar recycling cities of California ...

Michigan Battles to Improve its “Woeful” Recycling Rate

waste360Michigan Battles to Improve its “Woeful” Recycling Ratewaste360Once known as an environmental steward for its “bottle deposit law” in the 1970s, Michigan is determined to double its admittedly dismal residential recycling rate by April 2016. The state lags “woefully” behind neighboring states in the Great Lakes ...

Growing recycling programs help us inch closer to Zero Waste

TreehuggerGrowing recycling programs help us inch closer to Zero WasteTreehuggerMuch of our time is often devoted to increasing the recycling rates of more conventional recyclable materials. That is: aluminum, paper, PET and HDPE plastic containers, and glass. There are large markets for these materials, so it makes a lot of sense ...

It's time to get compliant on e

NJ.comIt's time to get compliant on e-waste recyclingNJ.comWhile New Jersey offers several drop-off options in Hudson County, and private businesses (such as Best Buy and Staples) offer even more, I can't help feeling that e-waste recycling isn't easy enough. It's certainly not as simple as putting out ...

County looking to boost recycling volume; Board to switch to single

Austin HeraldCounty looking to boost recycling volume; Board to switch to single-sort or ...Austin HeraldThe Mower County board wants to help its residents recycle more to keep trash out of landfills, but county officials aren't yet sure of the best way to do that. After first discussing the issue last summer, the county is ramping up discussions on ...

Columbia looks to improve its recycling rates

KOMU-TVColumbia looks to improve its recycling ratesKOMU-TVSo, city leaders are looking at ways to increase the amount of recycling in the community. "We want to live in a community that thinks about the whole life cycle of stuff," Buffaloe said. "So, if I can encourage people to waste less, and recycle more ...

bjarke ingels group plans recycling center for copenhagen

Designboombjarke ingels group plans recycling center for copenhagenDesignboomconceived as a public space, rather than a piece of utilitarian infrastructure, this proposed recycling center in copenhagen is concealed within a manmade hill. designed by bjarke ingels group (BIG), the ongoing scheme seeks to transform the existing ...

8500 tons of garbage weighing on Fairhope; officials look to revamp recycling ...

AL.com8500 tons of garbage weighing on Fairhope; officials look to revamp recycling ...AL.comResidents of the Idlewild subdivision in Fairhope, Alabama, placed their recycling bins on the curb for the Public Works Department to pick up on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Currently, residents are required to separate the recyclable materials but the ...

Contamination continues to plague Tulsa recycling efforts

Tulsa WorldContamination continues to plague Tulsa recycling effortsTulsa WorldIt's been a year since the city's recyclers began asking Tulsa residents to recycle better, but the rate of contamination hasn't improved. Despite an education campaign and work by city staff to help specific offenders, the rate of trash placed in the ...

Recycling for a greener

Jakarta PostRecycling for a greenerJakarta PostSoon, orders came in, such as from the management of the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) park, which asked him to decorate its meeting hall more than 200 lanterns made of recycled bottles. He was later asked to decorate one of its hotels in Bogor ...

The true impact of not recycling our old electronics

TreehuggerThe true impact of not recycling our old electronicsTreehugger“Recycling electronic equipment isn't quite as easy as leaving it in a bin in your front yard, as we've learned to do with paper and plastics, but the health and environmental benefits of recycling e-scrap are tremendous,” said EPA Region 5 ...

Bins left unemptied in crackdown on poor recycling in Wellingborough

Northamptonshire TelegraphBins left unemptied in crackdown on poor recycling in WellingboroughNorthamptonshire TelegraphA spokesman for Wellingborough Council said the reaction from residents had been mainly positive so far, but added: “Our recycling rates are very low and part of the problem is contaminated green bins – if people throw non-recyclable items like food ...

Recycling plant making haste with waste

Oneonta Daily StarRecycling plant making haste with wasteOneonta Daily Star“As the public becomes more educated about the greater number of recyclable items they can separate out of their waste, the lifespan of the landfill could increase,” McIntyre explained. Colored plastics, empty dental floss containers, shampoo and ...

Tundra Take

CTV NewsTundra Take-back: Arctic dumps dealing with heavy problem of car-recyclingCTV News"It is a huge issue in the North because there is no real way to recycle or bury the waste when you're basically sitting on rock," said Shawn Stucky, administrator of Gjoa Haven, on King William Island off the central Arctic coast. "It'll have to be ...

What is it really like to work as part of a recycling crew in Cheltenham?

Gloucestershire EchoWhat is it really like to work as part of a recycling crew in Cheltenham?Gloucestershire EchoMatt Jones, waste and recycling operative, said: “The amount of recycling we are collecting is on the increase so we really appreciate residents taking the time to separate out their recycling, especially when they have lots of recycling boxes, as it ...

We're leading the way on recycling

Spalding GuardianWe're leading the way on recyclingSpalding GuardianIn fact, our dry recycling rate – all things collected at the kerbside minus garden waste – is the highest in Lincolnshire. South Holland is outperforming all districts with a rate 3-10% higher than other areas in Lincolnshire. This goes to show the ...

Resheduled red bag recycling made easier for Flin Flonners

The ReminderResheduled red bag recycling made easier for Flin FlonnersThe Reminder“This change makes recycling easier,” said Deb Odegaard, Recycling Centre administrator. “Every-week service increases the convenience of home pick-up without having to remember which week it is. It also means recycling requires less space in homes.”

Tory election guru Lynton Crosby, is accused of recycling ten year

The IndependentTory election guru Lynton Crosby, is accused of recycling ten year-old ...The IndependentThe Tories have recycled a ten year-old political 'attack ad' from Australia to lampoon Ed Miliband in the run-up to the election. Tory Central Office last month released this ad on its YouTube channel and promoted it through social media and the party ...

REMINDER: Summary Application Deadline Today for Maui Recycling Grants

Maui NowREMINDER: Summary Application Deadline Today for Maui Recycling GrantsMaui NowToday is the deadline to submit summary applications for the recycling grants being offered through the County of Maui. An estimated $237,000 in grant funds are available from the Department of Environmental Management for the 2016 fiscal year ...

Augusta council OKs single

Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelAugusta council OKs single-stream recycling programKennebec Journal & Morning SentinelCity councilors voted Thursday to create a single-stream recycling pilot program for residents that would last at least six months. If the program is popular and successful, the city could look to offer similar expanded recycling options longer-term.

In Guangzhou, recycling pays

South China Morning Post (subscription)In Guangzhou, recycling pays - but is it enough?South China Morning Post (subscription)The goal is to recycle a daily average of 1,400 tonnes of such waste this year, which would raise the household garbage recycling rate by 10 per cent. The government will build three waste transfer centres to separate the low-value waste from other ...