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Two giant slugs made from plastic bags race to city church
An art festival in France features two giant slugs made from more than 40,000 colored plastic bags.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Delaware woman killed by out of control forklift at recycling plant
An Eastern Metal Recycling customer was crushed when a forklift at the facility rolled out of control.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Lightning could be used to recycle cement
In the 21st century, cement has become a vital piece of civilization, and lightning may provide a means to break it back down for reuse.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Fueling cars, not drivers with whiskey
As Scotland pushes to become a “renewable energy hub,” one business is aiming at making renewable fuel from whiskey waste.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 5, 2012 -
PacifiClean Environmental negotiating for organic waste deal in Seattle
A Kittitas County facility would be used for recycling waste and developing alternative energy using renewable natural gas.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Task force looking to other states for ideas to save their recycling program
After safety and financial problems, Kanawha County in West Virginia wants to restart their recycling program with big improvements.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Coca-Cola takes indicatives to become a zero-waste business
The company plans to start by investing €6.5 million in recycling in France and Great Britain recycling.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Landfill uses shingles for asphalt
A product normally known for being slow to decompose has been given new life.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 3, 2012 -
California facing problems with refund for recyclables program
California has been offering five cents for any recyclable drink container, but illegal importing of recyclables may change that.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 26, 2012 -
U.S. Postal Service expands e-waste recycling program
The new program is making it easy and free for customers to recycle their old electronics at the post office.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 25, 2012 -
Yale researchers call for specialty metals recycling
The tiny pieces of metal in electronics are rarely recycled because of the difficulty of extraction but developing the technology to do so would be beneficial.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 25, 2012 -
New battery recycling facility response to predicted increase in battery waste from hybrid cars
The new facility in Florence S.C. is predicted to recycle around 14 million car batteries a year.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Recycling plant explodes, no one injured
A chain reaction from a spark and vehicles left with gasoline in their tanks caused a recycling plant to go up in flames.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 21, 2012 -
Liberty Tire removes and recycles hundreds of tires from Kansas Speedway
After the construction of a new course, hundreds of tires were left sitting in the infield.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 21, 2012 -
Study shows humans may have been recycling 13,000 years ago
The Journal of Archaeological Science published a study recently suggesting early man may have recycled his tools.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 21, 2012 -
New ecoATM gives money for used electronics
The new ecoATM uses an automated system to determine the value of customers’ old phones and tablets.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 18, 2012 -
InnoCentive announced e-waste tracking solution contest winners
With more than 60 submissions, three proposals for identification and tracking systems tech will share a cash prize of $10,000.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 18, 2012 -
Sainsbury’s Chooses Palm Recycling to Manage Customer Recycling Centers
The U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury's has partnered with Palm Recycling, along with the charity organization Oxfam and consultant Valpak, to introduce a new system to enhance recycling rates, reduce local authority costs and offer a more aesthetically pleasing and customer-friendly facility. P...
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Nespresso reaches aluminum capsule recycling goal of 75% one year ahead of schedule
The coffee company has made a commitment to recycling as much aluminum as possible and encourages their customers to do the same.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Pilot program in St. Louis airport aims to recycle food leftovers
Four restaurants in Lambert Airport will start saving their food waste and turn it into compost.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 12, 2012 -
Waste Pro opens new Ala. recycling facility after old one was destroyed by a tornado
Last January a tornado ran through and destroyed Waste Pro’s facility, forcing the company to continue work out of a trailer until now.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 11, 2012 -
Amesbury, Mass., gets strict on residents recycling
A new order will hopefully encourage (or maybe just scare) residents into recycling.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 10, 2012 -
High-tech icebergs could help solve Pacific garbage problem
Architects have designed underwater tech for converting 3.5 million tons of ocean garbage into energy.
By Shehryar Nabi • Sept. 7, 2012 -
New format produces 20% increase in town's recycling program
Melton Borough, England, has been a top recycler in the area for many years, but town officials say their new program will further help keep recyclables out of landfills.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Seattle Mariners hope to near 80% trash recycling rate with new bags
Seattle's MLB team is setting new goals for its waste output, and compostable peanut packaging from BASF will play a big role.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 6, 2012
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