White Lyan cocktail bar brings a refreshing twist to waste and recycling

The GuardianWhite Lyan cocktail bar brings a refreshing twist to waste and recyclingThe GuardianIt uses no ice, no fresh fruit, and has reduced the number of bottles it sends for recycling to just 24 bottles a week – the average bar recycles up to three 300-litre bins' worth. Founders Ryan Chetiyawardana and Iain Griffiths first set themselves ...

Teatime turns green: recycling your teabags

The GuardianTeatime turns green: recycling your teabagsThe GuardianIf your local council collects food waste for recycling, they should provide you with special bins and kitchen caddies with a compostable bag inside. These are then collected along with your recycling and landfill waste. Tea bags qualify, so just pop ...

Machynlleth recycling centre closure plan 'disastrous'

BBC NewsMachynlleth recycling centre closure plan 'disastrous'BBC NewsBut the plans have been criticised by the area's local regeneration organisation Ecodyfi. Ecodyfil manager Andy Rowland said closing the recycling centre in Machynlleth would be a "backwards step" and the site was the only one of its type for "miles ...

County to expand use of roll

Durham Herald SunCounty to expand use of roll-out recycling cartsDurham Herald SunHaynesworth said the county can fund the change without increasing its $122-a-year “availability fee” rural households pay for recycling, the county's drop-off centers and other solid-waste-related services. But that prompted a question from ...

Ask Umbra: How do I convince my boss to start an office recycling program?

GristAsk Umbra: How do I convince my boss to start an office recycling program?GristQ. I recently relocated to Florida from New York and I am finding it so hard to recycle without having to go completely out of my way. There are no recycling bins at my place of work or my apartment complex! I am completely amazed by this and also ...

New Company to Manage Frisco Recycling, Trash

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (blog)New Company to Manage Frisco Recycling, TrashNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (blog)Starting Monday a new company will take over the trash and recycling services in Frisco. The company, Progressive, will replace the old gray trash cans with new black ones. Recycling bins used by customers will still be blue, but newer. Earlier this ...

Mixed rubbish causing recycling problems

CBBC NewsroundMixed rubbish causing recycling problemsCBBC NewsroundThe amount of recyclable material that gets rejected at recycling plants, because it's contaminated with other rubbish, is growing at a fast rate. Over 100,000 tonnes of contaminated waste ended up in landfill sites last year, and some councils say ...