Philadelphia More Than Doubles Recycling Rate

Triple PunditPhiladelphia More Than Doubles Recycling RateTriple PunditThe city collected a record amount of recyclables – 128,000 tons – through its residential curbside recycling program, as well as from city buildings and public spaces during the latest fiscal year, according to the city's recycling office and mayor's ...

In This State: Robin Ingenthron has a passion for recycling

vtdigger.orgIn This State: Robin Ingenthron has a passion for recyclingvtdigger.org“My passion is recycling!” says Ingenthron, wearing a yellow “Good Point” hoodie with red reflector vest as he leads a visitor through his expansive building. Some electronic gear is stacked eight feet high; some is in bins waiting to be sorted, some ...

Recycling Avenue provides jobs for the physically disabled

WLS-TVRecycling Avenue provides jobs for the physically disabledWLS-TV"It's not just the recycling of electronics good and the re-sale of things that still have some value, but just general types of things that people will donate to us that have some value thru the power of eBay," says Robert Okazaki, Executive Director ...

Rumpke urges responsible recycling

Chillicothe GazetteRumpke urges responsible recyclingChillicothe GazetteGlass bottles and jars are broken and sorted using a series of screens. The resulting mix is temporarily stored in a silo, which empties throughout the day into trucks and travels to Rumpke's Regional Glass Processing Facility in Dayton. Rumpke is ...

Music, good sales, recycling.. all this week

The TennesseanMusic, good sales, recycling.. all this weekThe TennesseanMy readers are often looking for responsible recycling opportunities for household items such as batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, cellphones, computers, ink cartridges, expired medications and mattresses. Good news — Lipscomb University and ...

Lansing expands recycling to include clothing

Lansing State JournalLansing expands recycling to include clothingLansing State JournalThe recycling service will begin in Lansing the week of Dec. 1, according to Brian Kosaian, manager of the Westland office. Residents are asked to place materials at curbside on their normal city recycling day. Simple Recycling will provide bags and ...

Area schools have to pay recycling costs

WXIA-TVArea schools have to pay recycling costsWXIA-TVConnie Wiggins, the executive director of Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, says recycling vendors are changing their business models that used to include picking up recycling for free and schools, churches, and businesses. The vendors have found that ...