Put onus of recycling on producers

The HinduPut onus of recycling on producersThe HinduRecycling is an integral part of a smart waste management system. Fundamentally it reduces the pressure on extraction of virgin raw material, often sourced from natural resources, and hence theoretically should prevent resource exploitation. Recycling ...

Scheme aims to turn e

Stuff.co.nzScheme aims to turn e-trash into cashStuff.co.nzWellington City Council's waste unit CitiOperations manager, Zac Jordan, has clinched a deal with e-waste specialists RemarkIT to give capital dwellers the country's first free, non-subsidised e-waste recycling service. The self-sustaining scheme is ...

Report: Recycling Seattleites keep tons of garbage from landfill

KOMO NewsReport: Recycling Seattleites keep tons of garbage from landfillKOMO NewsLast year, the self-haul recycling rate only amounted to 12.5 percent. The hope is that number will increase once the South Transfer Station operates at full speed, which is expected to happen later this year, and when the new North Transfer Station ...

Why the recycling industry is fighting bag bans

Mother Nature NetworkWhy the recycling industry is fighting bag bansMother Nature Network... and Share Share · Earn Points · What's this? Why the recycling industry is fighting bag bans. A scrap recycling trade group recently adopted a new policy on bag bans and fees, stating that recycling plastic and paper bags creates economic ...

Eustis recycling leftover concrete from roadway projects

Orlando SentinelEustis recycling leftover concrete from roadway projectsOrlando Sentinel... it so we didn't have to pay to dispose of it," he said. According to the Construction Materials Recycling Association, concrete recycling is becoming increasingly popular as local governments look for ways to save money and cut back on landfill ...

Women lead the way in recycling plastic waste

The HinduWomen lead the way in recycling plastic wasteThe HinduA team of 24 SHG women has set up a plastic recycling unit, the first of its kind in the district, to process and recycle plastic waste generated in the district. While their counterparts were engaged in making masala, pickle and other food items and ...

Dundee City Council told it's time to bin recycling site changes

The CourierDundee City Council told it's time to bin recycling site changesThe CourierDundee City Council has been told to rethink its “confusing and unhelpful” recycling system which is making people drive for miles to dump household and garden waste. Restrictions on debris that can be left at the Riverside and Baldovie sites were ...