Unwanted electronic devices should be reused or recycled. Computers, monitors, televisions and other electronic equipment should NOT be disposed of with regular garbage; in fact, this is illegal in California. Functioning electronics can be sold or donated thereby prolonging their useful life. Non-functioning electronics that cannot be repaired should be recycled by an organization qualified […]
Children’s Arts Festival Saturday The junk sculpture table proved to be irresistible to this group who attended the Children’s Arts Festival last year. Photo by Michael Schaffer/Daily Iowegian Read more on The Daily Iowegian EarthTalk / E — The Environmental Magazine Reprocessing nuclear waste — practiced in France and several other countries but not in […]
Creating Local Jobs and Keeping Landfills Empty Did you know most liquor and wine bottles end up in California landfills It’s because there is no CRV or California redemption value on these products. For this reason the recycling rate is almost 60 lower then it is with cans and beer bottles. Did you know that […]
Emergency Services Team Up For Holiday Safety The Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and South Walton Fire District (SWFD) have teamed up this week in an effort to provide residents, guests and visitors a safe holiday weekend. Read more on WTVY Dothan Our Trail of Trash: Following 25 Tons To a Burning End The sun […]
£1.7m cost of bringing in smaller bins Smaller wheelie bins for every house in Wolverhampton to get more people to recycle will cost taxpayers £1.7 million, it can be revealed today. Read more on Express and Star State law requires students to get whooping cough vaccination by Friday to attend school With the Friday deadline […]
Arrests made in theft of county pipes Two men were arrested for allegedly stealing metal pipes from a county job site in south Fort Myers. Deputies say a utility worker acted on a hunch, which led to their arrest. Read more on NBC 2 Fort Myers Clearwater benefit set June 26 for man who needs […]
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. Read more on KVAL Eugene State files suit against […]
Fort shows off its ‘can’ do spirit Residents and visitors make use of on-street recycling bins. Keeping waste in its place: Engineering foreman Greg Mayer and Township of Langley crews recently installed special recycling collection racks throughout Fort Langley. Read more on Langley AdvanceNews Bag recycling efforts translate into furniture for Hillview Park About ,000 […]
Recycling firm looks to new venture to grow business Ruben Guerrero Jr. is plant manager at Brownsville Scrap Paper Inc., but he was answering the phones on a recent weekday morning because the regular receptionist was out sick. Read more on The Brownsville Herald The PlayStation Breach: Why You Should Remain Calm So what should […]
National PC And TV Disposal Regulations Still Some Way Off If you want to recycle an old mobile phone, it’s pretty straightforward no matter where you live . If you want to dispose of an unwanted PC in a responsible fashion, your options may be more limited, and government pushes to establish better national regulations […]
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