Bottle bill update: Recycle – or it will cost you
Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a bill revamping Oregon’s bottle deposit system. The bill includes a provision doubling the deposit on bottles if the recycling rate falls below 80 percent for two years in a row.
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State files suit against Franklin Park recycler
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a Franklin Park waste recycler, alleging numerous environmental violations. The four-count lawsuit, filed June 3 at the request of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, seeks an injunction and civil penalties against Waveland Recycling, Inc., 10525 Waveland Ave. The suit alleges Waveland has operated a waste storage …
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State recycles 1 billion pounds of computer junk
SAN JOSE — Mountains of broken TVs, obsolete computer monitors and outdated laptops that once piled up in California’s garages, attics and basements have achieved a milestone. The state’s electronic-waste recycling program has reached its 1 billionth pound of unwanted electronics.
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