Recycling: Page 181
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Phoenix, Ariz. to overhaul waste system
With better branding and education, Phoenix hopes to encourage residents to think twice before throwing recyclables into the garbage.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 13, 2013 -
Marin, Calif. keeps 4,800 tons of roof shingles out of landfill
Marin County is targeting construction waste in an effort to divert waste from the local landfill.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 12, 2013 -
Pa. city to save $230K from composting program
Bethlehem, Pa. has come up with a plan to make the compost-to-mulch process a lot less expensive.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 11, 2013 -
San Jose, Calif. triples recycling rate in just six months
By switching from several haulers to one, the city was able to drastically improve its recycling rate.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 11, 2013 -
California weighs battery recycling law
Batteries have been banned from California landfills for years but residents don't have a reasonable alternative to dispose of them.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 7, 2013 -
Reward for recycling? Park benches
A new program encourages residents to recycling with park benches.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 7, 2013 -
US firm spurs e-waste recycling boom in Latin America
Green Technology Solutions and other high-profile profile electronic producers and recyclers are helping Latin America capitalize on the next big trend in waste.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 6, 2013 -
Anheuser-Busch exceeds 99% recycling goal, saves $420M
In addition to having a remarkably high recycling rate, Anheuser-Busch has reduced its water use, energy consumption and carbon emissions.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 6, 2013 -
Is mandatory recycling coming to Salem, Mass.?
If passed, Salem could receive a $50,000 state grant to help further push recycling projects.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 5, 2013 -
Key West, Fla. spends over $600K to increase size of recycling bins
Hoping to boost its measly 10% recycling rate, the city of Key West will spark the change with bigger bins.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 4, 2013 -
E-scrap recycling facility to be built entirely out of e-waste
Innovators in Taiwan are coming up with groundbreaking ways to deal with their countries growing e-waste problem.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 4, 2013 -
Penn. county pulls plug on waste dept., recycling efforts
Carbon County, Penn., voted to shut down its solid waste department, ending a county-wide curbside recycling program.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 1, 2013 -
Rochester, Minn. strives to become first 100% recycled city
A technology under development would allow homes to be built entirely from garbage.
By Shauna Blackmon • March 1, 2013 -
Bag full of used needles sends recycling worker to ER
For the second time in her life, a recycling worker in Fargo, North Dakota was injured by an improperly disposed bag of needles.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 28, 2013 -
Lyne Plastics to open Mo. recycling plant
The new line is expected to process 1 million pounds of recyclables within the next month.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 27, 2013 -
Buffalo fails to meet recycling goal
While Buffalo rolled out 70,000 recycling bins in an effort to reach its goal, only 55% of them are being used.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 27, 2013 -
Proposed Mich. law to stop $10-13M worth of can refund fraud
New legislation would jail fraudsters gaming Michigan's recycling refund program.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 27, 2013 -
Report: Over 1B lbs. of plastic bags recycled in 2011
A report by the American Chemistry Council found that 583 million pounds of plastic were recycled in North America alone.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 26, 2013 -
Sewage ash may be used as lawn fertilizer in Ohio
An EPA decision in Ohio might give sewage incinerator ash in Ohio a second life.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 26, 2013 -
Pa. plastics recycler gets state money for expansion
PGA Inc. will spend more than $600,000 on creating new jobs and building a recycling plant.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Maryland law will require landlords to provide recycling
Starting in Oct. 2014, apartment building owners in Maryland will be obligated to provide a recycling option for their tenants.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Iowa kids inspire organic waste legislation
Inspired by a science project, three young boys took their case to the Des Moines court.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Nearly 39% of plastic bottles are now recycled
New information shows that recycling figures are going up while the amount of plastic used for each bottle is going down.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Chicago expands curbside recycling
By the end of next fall, Chicago will provide recycling to 340,000 additional households.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 21, 2013 -
Human leg discovered in Dayton recycling facility
Recycling workers have come to expect the unexpected in their line of work, but they certainly weren't expecting this.
By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 21, 2013
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