The Co-op is launching a trial “deposit return scheme” at music festivals this summer as part of efforts to boost plastic recycling and cut marine pollution, the retailer said. The pilot will see reverse vending machines installed on site at Co-op pop-up stores at Download, Leicestershire, Latitude, Suffolk, …
Town of Ponoka Hosting Waste and Recycling Open House
The Town of Ponoka wants to know what their residents think of their curbside waste and recycling program, as their current contract expires at the end …
Anniston, Oxford councilwomen push for curbside recycling
In 2014, Republic Services offered curbside recycling for Oxford and Anniston at $5.50 per household if 800 residents signed up for the service. … who will be meeting with Hubbard and Harris next week, said Republic Services can’t offer curbside recycling at the same price they offered in 2014.
Blaine County suspends mixed-paper recycling
That’s largely due to new regulations out of China, the world’s largest buyer and processor of recycled materials. Earlier this year, it responded to a market glut by tightening its acceptable contamination levels for mixed paper 10-fold, from 5 percent to 0.5 percent. It’s a threshold American recycling …
Minot recycling plant loses legal battle
MINOT, N.D. – A Minot-area recycling plant will not be able to take its case against the city of Minot to trial, after a district judge upheld a request from …
OUR OPINION: Everyone should be recycling
While there are many who take recycling seriously and care about their impact on the environment, there are others — many others — who apparently …
Squeeze tube recycling trial starts in Coquitlam
This month, Recycle BC is embarking on a quest to see if residents are willing to recycle these sorts of tubes and if they can get them clean enough for …
Scott County residents invited to take recycling survey
The Waste Commission of Scott County and Personal Marketing Research is conducting a follow-up survey about recycling. Four hundred residents of …
CARE Names 2017 Person, Recycler of the Year
Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), the non-profit organization charged with advancing market-based solutions for carpet recycling and landfill …
Groveland police helping Scouts with recycling event Saturday
GROVELAND – The Groveland Police Department will be among those taking part in Saturday’s Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts’ electronics recycling …