Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Now that's what you call recycling! Designer turns used beer and coke cans ...

Daily MailNow that's what you call recycling! Designer turns used beer and coke cans ...Daily Mailcomments. This creative teacher has taken recycling to a whole new level by creating scale replicas of cars from old beer and coke cans. Sandy Sanderson, who lives in Hamilton, New Zealand, has been creating vehicles from aluminium cans for eight years.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Recycle light bulbs to help needy families

Channel News AsiaRecycle light bulbs to help needy familiesChannel News AsiaEnergy-efficient light bulbs. Enlarge; Caption. SINGAPORE: Residents in the South West District are being encouraged to recycle their used light bulbs in what is said to be Singapore's first recycle-a-bulb initiative that aims to benefit low-income ...

Friday, January 10, 2014

Yes, Safeway can kick out nuisance recycling center

San Francisco ChronicleYes, Safeway can kick out nuisance recycling centerSan Francisco ChronicleThe acrimonious debate about change in San Francisco reached another milestone this week, when Supervisor Scott Wiener announced that the industrial-size recycling center in the parking lot of the Market Street Safeway will close this summer. The ...

Overflowing recycling bins

Kilkenny PeopleOverflowing recycling binsKilkenny PeopleA spokesman for Kilkenny County Council said that he expected the service to be 'back to normal' over the coming days and urged people to hold onto their recycling or to use the facilities at the civic amenity site at Dunmore. “There was an excessive ...

Thursday, January 9, 2014

RIVERSIDE: North marching band to hold recycling drive

Press-EnterpriseRIVERSIDE: North marching band to hold recycling drivePress-EnterpriseThe John W. North Blue Star Regiment is hosting a recycling drive on Saturday, Jan. 10, from 8 to 11 a.m. The drop-off location for the recycling drive is the Linden Street Parking Lot on the John W. North campus. The recycling drive is an ongoing ...

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Colorado lawmakers will be asked to recycle that paint in the basement

Denver Post (blog)Colorado lawmakers will be asked to recycle that paint in the basementDenver Post (blog)Colorado lawmaker won't be asked to watch paint dry, but they will see a bill to reycle those old paint cans in the basement. The Colorado Association for Recycling and the industry are working on a bill to create an industry-based paint recycling program.

Firefighters Battle Fire At Recycling Center

WFMY News 2Firefighters Battle Fire At Recycling CenterWFMY News 2REIDSVILLE, N.C. -- Reidsville Fire crews battled a fire Tuesday morning at a recycling center. But not only did they battle flames but also the cold temperature. Fire crews said the extreme cold caused problems with their equipment as water lines and ...