Friday, November 7, 2014

Recycle This: What's so hard about recycling in Utah?

Good4UtahRecycle This: What's so hard about recycling in Utah?Good4UtahSALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Utah) - We've all seen them the blue recycle bins. They can be found in pretty much every county in Utah, but according to a recent study from Utah Valley University Utah still ranks as the 42nd worst state for recycling. Other ...

Habitat calls for recycling holiday lights

The Sheboygan PressHabitat calls for recycling holiday lightsThe Sheboygan PressHabitat for Humanity-Lakeside ReStore organizers are asking residents to not throw away holiday lights but to recycle them through the ReStore. “ReStore can recycle any type of string light, no matter the working condition,” a Habitat press release says.

East Lansing adds clothing to recycling pickup

Lansing State JournalEast Lansing adds clothing to recycling pickupLansing State JournalEAST LANSING – The city has partnered with a recycling company for weekly curbside collection of clothing, textiles and other household items. Pickup by Simply Recycling is scheduled to begin the week of Nov. 17, the city said today in a news release.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Ready to rake? Springfield leaf recycling centers are now open Sundays

KY3Ready to rake? Springfield leaf recycling centers are now open SundaysKY3You may wish your trees would leaf you alone, but autumn isn't called "fall" for no good reason. If you're ready to rake up the leaves in your yard, two of the city's three Yardwaste Recycling Centers are open on Sundays until Dec. 7.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Pedal

TreehuggerPedal-powered recycling program allows low-income communities to turn waste ...TreehuggerOne solution, which took top honors in this year's Sustainia Awards, is currently in place in Lagos, Nigeria, and uses a household recycling service with a rewards program to solve the urban waste challenge, effectively letting low-income earn useful ...

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

A look inside Sweden's recycling

TreehuggerA look inside Sweden's recycling-obsessed, garbage-powered cities (video)TreehuggerThey have a very sophisticated recycling system that allows them to capture materials that can be used again (metals, glass, paper, plastics, etc) and send less than 1% of waste to landfills, and they have many cogeneration plants that incinerate the ...

One for All program designed to boost recycling in eastern Pennsylvania

Recycling TodayOne for All program designed to boost recycling in eastern PennsylvaniaRecycling TodayLycoming County (Pennsylvania) Resource Management Services (LCRMS) has celebrated the grand opening of its $5.3 million single-stream material recovery facility (MRF) and the subsequent launch of a new regional recycling program called One for All.