Rumpke, Ohio's recycling leader, announced today that carton containers are now accepted in its residential and commercial recycling programs. "Rumpke is committed to growing recycling in the region," said Jeff Rumpke, vice president. "We ...
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On America Recycles Day, the non-alcoholic beverage industry reaffirms its longstanding commitment to further minimizing its environmental impact, and is making it easier for consumers to do the same. "From our 100 percent recyclable ...
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Plastic bottle recycling by consumers increased 161 million pounds in 2012, edging up 6.2 percent, to reach nearly 2.8 billion pounds for the year, according to figures released jointly today by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic ...
Current levels of clothing and textile recycling has among the highest levels of impact on reducing greenhouse gasses according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In its report entitled: Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling ...
Supplying electricity to all but four of Georgia's 159 counties, Georgia Power is stepping up their environmental impact by encouraging their 2.4 million consumers to join the ?"Change a Light, Change the World"?pledge. "Small changes, ...
Current levels of clothing and textile recycling has among the highest levels of impact on reducing greenhouse gasses according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In its report entitled: Municipal Solid Waste Generation, ...
Tags: Clothing, Textile, Greenhouse Gas
The Carton Council of North America has announced that 45% of US households can now recycle cartons through their curbside recycling programs and other recycling venues. The achivement represents an increase of 150% from 2009, when the ...
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About 40,000 tons of recycled glass are processed through a Rumpke facility in Dayton every year, destined for a second life as insulation or another go-round as a container for your Coke. That’s the equivalent of 180 million 12-ounce ...
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San Jose, California City Council is set to restrict the use of polystyrene foam packaging for serving food. The ordinance would ban the use of such packaging by restaurants and other local foodservice operators. The actions of the City ...
PARKERSBURG - In recent months several West Virginia counties have reconsidered or changed their glass recycling programs, but Parkersburg officials say they will continue to accept glass recyclables locally. Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell ...
In 2012, 91 percent (29 million tons) of the corrugated packaging used in the U.S. was successfully recovered for recycling, maintaining its top position as the most-recycled packaging material. Recovery for recycling has increased ...
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Community Recycling, a for-profit recycler of textiles with a focus on reuse, officially announced the unveiling of their new corporate brand identity, with the roll out of a brand new website and not one, but three new programs. Refreshing ...
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Demand for recycled-content packaging materials continues to grow in the U.S. But the market and infrastructure for collecting used materials suffers somewhat from various limitations, whether they be financial, logistical or emotional. ...
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Indiana companies that use discarded materials such as glass in their products are urging lawmakers to pass a bill requiring refundable deposits on beverages sold in recyclable bottles and cans. Verallio North America vice president ...
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The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13 percent in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers with local access to recycle all non-bottle rigid plastics shot from 40 percent to 57 ...
Tags: rigid plastics, bottles, containers