On a Monday morning in June, Uriel Pérez Sibaja and Cristian Zumbado took turns slinging sacks of recyclables into a rainbow-striped truck.
Hidden in plain sight: what the recycling crisis really looks like
Recycling companies had relied on this export revenue stream to stay afloat – the amount … Conversely, a lot of what goes in our red bin is recyclable.
Ridgeland embracing recycling
Ridgeland Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted to approve a three-year contract with Waste Management for their recycling pickup services for the city.
News briefs: Service organization to help preserve Hastings cemeteries; School Recycling …
Dakota County will host its fourth School Recycling Workshop Thursday, July 12, at the Republic Services Recycling Center in Inver Grove Heights.
City proposes internal recycling operation
Frustrated with the options for selecting a private vendor to collect recyclables, the city instead decided to start up its own operation. In the preliminary …
Climate Change Trust but Verify
Is climate change just a hoax? Why not follow Ronald Reagan’s advice and “trust but verify” by looking for evidence — pro or con — in your own …
New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency
They did so by combining a tandem solar cell of III-V semiconductors with a catalyst of rhodium nanoparticles and a crystalline titanium dioxide coating …
Regulators Approve Community Solar Plans
As approved for implementation by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the program will provide the benefits of solar energy to residential and …
Trump’s trade war has started. Who’s been helped and who’s been hurt?
In January, President Trump imposed tariffs on washing machines and solar panels, followed a few months later by steel and aluminum. On July 6 …
NBR thwarts solar energy march
New and ongoing green energy initiatives are set to face spiralling costs in the wake of the shock imposition of value-added tax on the import of solar …