Garner to end e-waste curbside pickup due to landfill ban
Beginning July 1, 2011, televisions and computer equipment will be banned from disposal in landfills in North Carolina. After this date, these items will no longer be accepted for curbside pickup as part of the Town of Garner’s regular solid waste services.
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Va. plant destroys alcoholic energy drinks
Hundreds of thousands of banned energy drinks that are part of a federal crackdown on the beverages are heading to a Virginia recycling center where they will be converted into ethanol and recycled aluminum and cardboard.
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