Recycling: Page 187
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Hilton Hotels to recycle more than 50,000 mattresses
In accordance with a new plan to replace mattresses in Hilton Hotels across the U.S., many of the old sleeping surfaces are being sent to be recycled instead of thrown away.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 5, 2012 -
Recycled water keeps San Francisco golf course green
The new method is expected to save the city 230,00 gallons of water every day, only a small percent of the 70 million gallons used every day in San Francisco.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 2, 2012 -
Veolia opens its first plastic sorting facility
The new facility in England can sort up to 55,000 tons of plastic a year.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 1, 2012 -
Residents reject Ill. transfer station in favor of a recycling center instead
While residents are still worried about the lowering of property value, they are more open to a recycling center being built than a transfer station.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 31, 2012 -
Recycling electronics as easy as adding hot water
Researchers in the UK have developed a way to recycle electronics that is as easy as making a cup of tea.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 30, 2012 -
Mandatory commercial recycling starts in Eureka, California
As a part of an ongoing mandate to increase landfill diversion, businesses must now recycle as well.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 29, 2012 -
Navy sending old mattresses to be recycled
Instead of throwing thousands of old mattresses into a landfill, the U.S. Navy realized recycling them is cheaper.
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Hospital turns food waste to plant food
With a few machines, all of the hospitals food waste can be converted to plant food in just 12 hours.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 26, 2012 -
First recycling program set up in the U.S for respiratory inhalers
More than 100,000 inhalers are expected to be collected in the first year alone.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 25, 2012 -
General Motors zeros in on zero waste goals
The company announced they are now generating $1 billion from reusing and recycling products.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Organic waste recycling startup launches aggressive crowdfunding campaign
By receiving donations from the community, a local startup is trying to make D.C. greener.
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West Virginia recycling center might reopen with help from Draw Enterprises
The center closed earlier this year following financial problems, but the county might have another chance to keep recycling going.
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NextLife Recycling opening recycling headquarters in Arkansas
This step is the first of three to create a closed-loop plastic recycling and production facility.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 19, 2012 -
PET Resin Association develops new way to judge recyclability of plastics
The association claims their new model provides a more realistic and effective method for assessing recyclability.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Ski resort in Arizona recycles sewage water into fake snow
While water recycling is immensely important, especially in a state such as Arizona, many are not convinced this is good idea.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Website launched to help ease impact of phone waste
The launch of the iPhone 5 is expected to force millions of aging phones to either be thrown away or hopefully, recycled.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Improperly disposed of materials fuel large chemical fire in New York
Smoke could be seen from blocks away as firefighters desperately fought a raging chemical fire.
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Alberta research group expands biorefining-recycling patent into U.S. market
Technology developed in Alberta, Canada, is making its way to the U.S. to deal food and animal waste.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Company in California praised for Styrofoam recycling program
The non-biodegradable, petroleum-based product is normally a waste nightmare, but not for Burrtec Waste Industries.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Verizon reaches goal of collecting 1 million pounds of electronic waste
To keep up momentum, the company pledges to collect another million pounds by 2015.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Organics recycling facility to be built in South Carolina
The new facility will be the seventh organic recycling plant for McGill Environmental Systems of N.C. Inc.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 15, 2012 -
New tools being developed to recycle flat screen TVs
Purdue University in Lafayette, Ind., is working on a way to safely recycle flat screen TVs before they become obsolete.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Increased demand of flat-rolled aluminum incites Novelis Inc. to triple capacity
Expansion plans include a new plant in Germany and South Korea.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Plastic bottle recycling rate continues to climb
As more consumers in the U.S. are educated about recycling, the level of participation continues to rise.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Partial grave marker for six-month-old found in recycling bin
Police are searching for anyone who might know where the headstone belongs.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 11, 2012
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