Monday, April 7, 2014

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Sarnia ObserverChange text size for the storySarnia ObserverFollowing Sarnia's move to a new recycling contract in 2012, residents have been told they can put all their recyclables together, unsorted, in clear plastic bags and set them out on the curb on collection day. That means city residents also don't have ...

Hackney recycling efforts hit a brick wall

Hackney CitizenHackney recycling efforts hit a brick wallHackney CitizenCouncillor Feryal Demirci, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said: “The increase in recycling performance is slowing across the whole country. In England the annual rate of increase in recycling has slowed to 0.2% over the past three years. Our ...

Southeast Manufacturers Join to Spur Job Creation Through Recycling

Triple PunditSoutheast Manufacturers Join to Spur Job Creation Through RecyclingTriple PunditThe shortfall of domestic U.S. supply and the demand for recycled materials hits home in the Southeast, where manufacturers make use of more recycled materials than in any other region of the nation. Recycling is a growth industry, one that continued ...

Friday, April 4, 2014

Be warned! Binmen won't collect your recycling if they find a plastic bag in it

Bucks HeraldBe warned! Binmen won't collect your recycling if they find a plastic bag in itBucks HeraldNo plastics bags can be recycled in Aylesbury Vale District Council's household recycling scheme, and if a bin lorry is contaminated with them, recycling operators will reject the load and the council has to cough up. Refuse collectors are required to ...

Recycling and reusing textile waste in fashion

The GuardianRecycling and reusing textile waste in fashionThe GuardianToday there is only a small amount of clothing reused for charity or for recycling and we want to offer an easy solution for the customer that throws their old clothes in the garbage. Our long term goal is to find a solution for reusing and recycling ...

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Multi

Cochrane TimesMulti-housing recycling becoming mandatoryCochrane TimesThe bin system for waste and recycleables used for residential pickup is not readily adoptable for multi-housing pickup. While a degree of flexibility will be provided for multi-housing recycling collection it is slated to become mandatory and be ...

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Recycling Issue Brings Rural Residents Out for Orange Commissioners Hearing

Chapelboro.comRecycling Issue Brings Rural Residents Out for Orange Commissioners HearingChapelboro.comHILLSBOROUGH – A public hearing on a proposed tax district for recycling pickup in Orange County brought a lot of people out to the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday night. Here were just a few of the comments from behind the guest podium:.