The CleanBC Plastics Action Fund supports B.C. businesses creating value from used plastics by including more recycled material in product …
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BRAINTREE — A Braintree recycling center will receive up to $100,000 from the state’s Recycling Business Development Grant program.
Supermarket Chain Asda Trials Package Free Sustainable Store
Recycling facilities for items that are difficult to recycle in kerbside collections such as crisp and biscuit packets, plastic toys, cosmetic containers and …
WATCH NOW: Colbert Packaging looks to the future, works with kids program focusing on …
“Every bit of paper we don’t utilize we send back to be recycled,” Lackner said, “and we have a good sustainability footprint in terms of the energy we …
Ellin calls for phasing in of EPR, consistency and DRS
The chief executive of the Recycling Association, Simon Ellin, called for a steady, phased approach to implementing key waste reforms in his keynote …
Residential recycling increases during pandemic
TFC Recycling, one of the largest providers of curbside recycling in Virginia, said one difficulty from a collection standpoint is that cardboard doesn’t …
Ecomaine accepting designs for Recycling is a Work of Art contest
The contest is an opportunity for students, community groups and artists to submit their proposals to paint one of ecomaine’s 22-foot recycling …
Somerset recycling collections disrupted ‘through August’
PEOPLE are going to be waiting longer for their recycling to be picked up as the ‘pingdemic’ and a driver shortage continue to decimate collections in …
Stepping into the Ground — Recycling the Confusion
Do not put any type of plastic bag in the Recycle Bin, even if the bag has a recyclable label. Plastic bags are the largest pollutant in the recycling load.
Down to Earth — Recycling confusion
No plastic bags of any type go into the recycling bin — even if the bag is labeled as recyclable. Plastic bags are the number one contaminant in recycling …