Grist on MSN4d
The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.
In the public’s mind, and to many governments and industry groups, recycling happens any time a used product is refashioned into something new. It’s this definition that allows so many T-shirts, tote ...
Ventura County Star28d
Eco-tip: When is bagging wrong for recycling?
Bags are still problematic. As staff at both the Del Norte Regional Recycling and Transfer Station in Oxnard and the Gold Coast Recycling and Transfer Station in Ventura confirmed, at the least ...
Are you making these mistakes? What should, and should NOT, go in your recycling blue bin
Many items people throw in their blue recycling bin can't actually be accepted at the city's recycling facility. So what’s ...
Middleton accepts challenge to collect, recycle 1,000 pounds of plastic bags
By collecting 1,000 pounds of plastic bags and other materials, Middleton can earn a community bench made from recycled materials, according to the city. NexTrex, based in Winchester, Virginia, is a ...
Concord Monitor25d
Concord residents frustrated over pay-as-you-throw program’s purple trash bag mandate
But for those in the opposite camp, the bags help divert would-be waste to recycling bins, the cost forcing residents to think about what they’re throwing away. Overall in Concord, the pay-as ...
KTTC13d
Rushford-Peterson Schools ‘Go Green Club’ recycles more than 3,000 pounds of plastic bags
RUSHFORD, Minn. (KTTC) – A science teacher in the Rushford-Peterson School District is being recognized by the community for ...