The introduction of a charge by some waste disposal companies for disposing of recyclable materials has led to a huge increase in glass bottles, …
City’s Attempt at Cost Effective Street Recycling Fails
The Benedetti performs ReHEAT asphalt recycling; ReHEAT stands for “Recycled Hot Emulsified Asphalt Treatment.” It heats the pavement, scoops up …
There’s value in recycling’s setback
China no longer wants our garbage. That includes recyclables. Other developing countries have their own growing waste issues. So it’s unlikely that …
Councils round up: grenades, glass and Gateshead’s dumped caravan
Devon warns residents to not put ammunition, flares or grenades in the recycling stream, while Gateshead woman fined for fly-tipping a caravan in her …
Perspective: We’re Trashing Recycling
We’ve been trashing recycling with cheese encrusted pizza boxes, candy wrappers, shredded paper, batteries, even those bio-based/compostable …
WWF International’s director-generaI: If you’re recycling plastic, you’re fooling yourself
People who are diligent about recycling their plastic waste are still a big part of the global plastic pollution problem, warned the director-general of …
Recycling
When recycling…let’s say cereal boxes, are you the type that takes out the plastic bag from inside the cardboard box (type A)? Do you also empty the …
Credits are being used to boost recycling in West Sussex councils argue
District and borough councils have denied claims that money given to them by West Sussex to boost recycling rates had not been used for that …
Commercial recycling costs to take effect in April
Yuba-Sutter businesses and other commercial customers of Recology will begin seeing an additional charge on their bills for recycling services …
Your Opinion: Don’t add glass to single-stream recycling
Rob Didriksen. Jefferson City. Dear Editor: I was disappointed to read the News Tribune’s opinion about “The glass recycling problem.” It would be a …