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San Francisco Claims US Record On Waste Diversion
August 27, 2010 - CBS 5
Mayor Gavin Newsom is claiming the city has set national records in keeping waste from being sent to a landfill. The mayor said on Friday that San Francisco hit what's called a landfill diversion rate of 77 percent for 2008, the last year records were available. Officials say it was the highest such rate for a city in the nation. Full Article
© 2010 The Associated Press © 2010 CBS Interactive Inc.
 
Wine Bottle Recycling Catches on in Napa
August 27, 2010 - NBC Bay Area
There may be an encounter with a familiar-looking wine bottle in your future. Wine bottle recycling is the next big thing, according to Wine Bottle Renew CEO and founder Bruce Stephens. His company collects used wine bottles, sanitizes them and sends them right back to the bottler for re-use. Full Article
By Matt Baume © 2010 NBC Universal, Inc.
 
Is Chicago Throwing Away $1 Million on Recycling Carts?
July 9, 2010 - Chicago Sun-Times
Thousands of blue recycling carts -- with a pricetag of nearly $1 million -- are stashed away in a Far South Side warehouse because City Hall bought them to make the citywide switch to curbside recycling, but ran out of money one-third of the way through. The Daley administration acknowledged having a stockpile of "roughly 22,000 carts" at a cost of $45-per-container. Full Article
By Fran Spielman © 2010 Sun-Times Media, LLC
 
Oregon Paint Recycling Program a National First
July 1, 2010 - Bloomberg
Oregon's first-in-the-nation environmental plan for recycling paint goes into effect on Thursday, and consumers will see the price of paint increase with it. The paint "take back" program was passed by the Legislature in 2009 after similar measures failed in Vermont and Connecticut. Full Article
By Nigel Duara © 2010 The Associated Press © 2010 Bloomberg L.P.
 
Recyclable Plastic Boat Sets Sail
March 26, 2010 - EcoGeek
A boat aptly called the Plastiki, made out of 12,500 recyclable plastic bottles filled with carbon dioxide, has set sail for a great voyage through the Pacific. While it seems like an extreme stunt, the journey has more of a purpose than just seeing if a plastic boat can make the trip. By now, many of us have heard about the giant collection of floating plastic known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The large aquatic dump is located in the North Pacific Gyre, one of the five major vortices of currents in the world's oceans. It is twice the size of Texas and contains billions of tiny pieces of plastic. Full Article
By Megan Treacy © 2010 EcoGeek
 
Over 600 College Campuses Compete to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
February 7, 2010 - PR-USA.net
RecycleMania springs back into action as college campuses compete to see who can reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste. For a 10-week period, beginning in mid-January and running parallel to the college basketball season, colleges and universities take part in an exciting competition that increases recycling participation by students and staff, and raises awareness about the significance of waste reduction programs on campuses. Full Article
© 2010 PR-USA.net
 
Rewards for Saving Energy, Recycling? Enjoy Cupcakes, eBay Discounts
February 3, 2010 - USA TODAY
Paying people to save the earth? This concept is gaining ground as more businesses, utilities and government agencies offer cash and other incentives -- like cupcakes and massages -- to encourage conservation. One company, RecycleBank, announced Wednesday that its recycling points can now be used for eBay purchases. Another, Earth Aid, is offering an array of prizes that include cocktail-mixing classes and for super-duper savers in Philadelphia, a weekend bed-and-breakfast package at the Four Seasons Hotel. Full Article
© 2010 USA TODAY
 
City of Atlanta Launches Pilot Incentive Based Recycling Program
October 30, 2009 - Reuters
The City of Atlanta announced that a select group of Atlanta residents will soon be rewarded for their curbside recycling efforts. In an effort to encourage proper recycling habits, boost recycling participation, reduce the amount of recyclables being sent to area landfills and save taxpayer money, City officials introduced the pilot rewards program as an opportune way to move towards a greener, cleaner Atlanta. Full Article
© 2009 Thomson Reuters
 
Nantucket Tops in Nation for Recycling
October 16, 2009 - Cape Cod Times
Nantucket will be recognized by a national advocacy group for obtaining a 92 percent recycling rate, knocking San Francisco off its perch as the top recycling community in the country. Full Article
By Libby Gibson © 2009 Cape Cod Media Group
 
Kentucky Now Collects Styrofoam for Recycling; National Park Really Excited
October 12, 2009 - TreeHugger.com
Turns out, those foam (aka styrofoam) take-away containers (#6) that really make your green heart cringe can actually be recycled into baseboards and moldings for your home. The only problem - who is going to take them back and recycle them? Solution: There are now has 8 bins across the United States that collect the stuff for Dart Corporation, with the latest in Kentucky. Full Article
By Kristin Underwood © TreeHugger.com
 
IESI Unveils LEED Certified Texas MRF
October 2, 2009 - Recycling Today
IESI has unveiled its new Material Recovery Facility in McKinney, Tex. Upon the U.S. Green Building Council's approval, this facility will be the first privately funded single-stream LEED certified Material Recycling Facility in North America. Full Article
© 2009 GIE Media, Inc.
 
NRC Board Votes Unanimously to Support Reorganization Plan
September 30, 2009 - Recycling Today
The National Recycling Coalition’s board of directors has voted to develop a reorganization plan over the next 30 days, suspending a previous motion to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy. As of yesterday, the NRC had not yet taken legal action. Full Article
© 2009 GIE Media, Inc.
 
Energy-Saving Bulbs Light Up Recycling Puzzle
June 17, 2009 - USA TODAY
More states are moving to establish safe recycling programs and address the mercury content of the popular curly, compact fluorescent light bulbs. Full Article
By Tina Irgang © 2009 USA TODAY
 
New Recycling Law to Promote Better Habits
June 2, 2009 - WRAL
Raleigh, N.C. -- Starting in October, it will be against the law for North Carolina residents to throw plastic bottles in their trash. Plastic bottles are not the only items that will be banned from trash cans starting Oct. 1. Other banned items will include motor-vehicle oil filters, wooden pallets and even oyster shells. Full Article
© 2009 Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
 
Food Waste Recycling for UK Snack Maker UB Hits 99.5 Per Cent
April 20, 2009 - FoodProductionDaily.com
United Biscuits, a snack maker based in the UK, has been making tremendous progress in reducing its ecological footprint. So far the company has increased its food waste recycling rates in the UK to 99.5 percent, it has reduced the use of corrugated cardboard by 400 metric tons by simply changing the packaging for one of its brands, and in 2008 the company reduced its annual logistics mileage by 1.3 million miles through "improved transport network design and vehicle utilization." The company still has many more ambitious goals to reach including a 35 percent reduction in UK carbon emissions by 2020 compared with 1995. Full Article
Lindsey Partos © 2009 Decision News Media
 
 

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