Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Streets lined with rubbish and recycling following collection confusion

Taranaki Daily NewsStreets lined with rubbish and recycling following collection confusionTaranaki Daily NewsOn Brooklands Rd, New Plymouth and in Inglewood some residents had put out their new red council rubbish bags, some their new glass recycling bins. Others had stuck with the old black rubbish bags and there were still a few putting out their ...

Waste Management crews working to get garbage, recycling carts delivered in ...

TCPalmWaste Management crews working to get garbage, recycling carts delivered in ...TCPalmINDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Waste Management crews delivered hundreds of garbage and recycling carts Wednesday, racing against a deadline for those with service on the first day of the new pickup program. Customers with a Thursday scheduled pickup ...

Sidney switches to single

Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelSidney switches to single-stream recyclingKennebec Journal & Morning SentinelIn July, Central Maine Recycling LLC, the Vassalboro company the town used for recycling, informed officials that it was closing its doors for good at the end of September. Plummeting prices for recyclable materials led the businesses owners to close ...and more »

Newark woman starts new recycling business

The Newark AdvocateNewark woman starts new recycling businessThe Newark AdvocateNEWARK — Teresa Felix credits her grandchildren with inspiring her to start her own recycling business. She wants to make sure they don't have to worry about running out of natural resources or living in a world with too much trash. In August, the ...

Wayland Gets Part of $1.4 Million Recycling Grant

Patch.comWayland Gets Part of $1.4 Million Recycling GrantPatch.comThe Baker-Polito Administration today announced more than $1.4 million in Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) grants to 216 municipalities and regional solid waste districts to help maximize recycling, composting and waste reduction programs ...and more »

Somerville Gets Recycling, Waste Reduction Assistance Grant

Patch.comSomerville Gets Recycling, Waste Reduction Assistance GrantPatch.comThe Massachusetts Governor's office announced Wednesday more than $1.4 million in Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) grants to municipalities and regional solid waste districts across the state to help maximize recycling, composting and ...and more »

Scottish household recycling rate rises again

Resource MagazineScottish household recycling rate rises againResource MagazineThe Scottish household waste recycling rate rose by 0.6 per cent in 2014 to 42.8 per cent, according to statistics issued today (30 September) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) – though under the previous calculation method, it would ...Shire below average in new recycling statsEllon TimesScottish household landfill waste falls below 50%Materials Recycling World£2.2m expansion for Keenan RecyclingBQ LiveBBC News -CIWM Journal Onlineall 10 news articles »