Recycling
Of all the activities to improve the environment, none are more prevalent or well-established than recycling. Recycling is a simple everyday way to contribute to the global cleanup effort – and hey, on this one, the libertarian capitalist types can have it all: The recycling industry generates over $13.2 billion dollars from tax revenue alone and accounts for $117 billion to the US economy – full-on 0.63% of the total national GDP.
Greenpeace sues Walmart, claiming it lies about plastic being recyclable
It happens many times a day, in kitchens, stores and offices across America: the argument about whether or not a particular plastic package can go into the recycling bin
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Westpac Auckland Business Awards 2020 South & East: First Time Entrant Waste Management NZ Claim Supreme Award
Waste Management NZ Limited, New Zealand’s leading resource recovery, recycling and waste management provider, have won Supreme Business Excellence Award at the Westpac Auckland Business Awards 2020 – South & East
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Recycling Changing For Plastic Bags, Cardboard & More
BRICK – Recycling not only conserves natural resources, but it benefits townships directly by saving money on “tipping fees” – or the amount Brick spends to dispose of waste at the county
Source: jerseyshoreonline.comStudy doesn't trash state's waste efforts
California’s management of waste and resources is the third best in the country, according to a new study
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Planning failures put nature 'under unprecedented pressure'
The latest assessment of the state of the Irish environment shows a litany of planning and enforcement failures are putting nature and wild places “under unprecedented pressure”
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City of Nanaimo isn't on track to meet emissions targets
The City of Nanaimo won’t meet its greenhouse gas emissions targets in a climate emergency unless it can change its course, councillors were told this week
Source: nanaimobulletin.comGeneral Iron is “closing, not relocating.” New Southeast Side plant will be very different
My company, Reserve Management Group, is in the midst of a permitting process for our new metal recycling business on the Southeast Side
Source: chicago.suntimes.com'Inspiring examples': Zero Waste Humboldt honors five local businesses, organizations
Zero Waste Humboldt will honor several local businesses and organizations at “Zero Heroes Night,” a virtual celebration set for Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. The public is invited
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The plastic bag ban is set. Here's what could be next in N.J.'s war on litter.
The nation’s toughest restrictions on single-use plastics will go into effect just 18 months from now in New Jersey, thanks to a new law signed Wednesday by Gov
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The truth about landfills: Where does your trash really go?
Nothing you throw away actually goes away. Once trash leaves your hands, it has a life of its own and will probably outlive you. According to Global Citizen, “The U
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The race for Texas's powerful energy regulator is heating up
If Wright prevails on Nov
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When fright night is over, it's not the end for the pumpkins
Pumpkins are increasingly becoming more popular in Scotland as part of Halloween, but what will you do with yours when the night is over? With Halloween only a few days
Source: pressandjournal.co.ukAuditor slams California for Exide cleanup delays
The cleanup of thousands of lead-contaminated homes, child-care centers, schools and parks surrounding the closed Exide battery recycling facility in Vernon is running behind schedule and over budget
Source: latimes.comGreen jobs for graduates: what should you study and how can you reskill?
Leah Bennett has always wanted to make a difference
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Chevron Phillips Chemical marks 'huge step' in plastic recycling
Chevron Phillips Chemical successfully used commercial-scale chemical recycling technology to produce polyethylene, which can make a common form of plastic, and set a new target for producing a billion
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Carbon tech, plastics recycling could slash greenhouse gas emissions in Houston
Oil and gas carbon capture technology and plastics recycling facilities could reduce industrial emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, by 44 percent in the Houston region, according to a
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New Yorkers Use Estimated 23 Billion Plastic Bags Annually, Enforcement to Start Oct. 19
New Yorkers use an estimated 23 billion (not 23 million, 23 billion) plastic bags every year, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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Food for thought: Easy steps to help cut back on waste
Every year, Irish homes waste 250,000 tonnes of food. Recent survey data from the EPA suggests that much of this is bread
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Graaff-Reinet municipal landfill in chaos as officials...
With its waste transfer station being closed for 18 months, and the official landfill technically full, rubbish and plastic bags are piling up near Graaff-Reinet with no municipal officials
Source: dailymaverick.co.zaN.J. Gov. Murphy signs environmental justice law designed to protect minority communities
New Jersey Gov
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Recyclers call on the Government to ban dumping of electronic waste
E-waste recycling companies are calling on the Government to ban the dumping of electronic equipment at landfills and mandate that they be processed at specialist facilites
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Waste carbon emissions at lowest ever level, says report
Carbon emissions associated with waste have reached their lowest level since official recording began, according to Zero Waste Scotland
Source: pressandjournal.co.ukIn Indonesia's coastal villages, the plastic crisis is both homegrown and invasive
JAKARTA — Proper management of plastic waste is lacking in coastal communities in Indonesia, the No. 2 contributor to the ocean plastic crisis
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CT River Conservancy asks for residents' help with cleanup
This year, CRC is asking Cleanup participants and all who enjoy the rivers to join them in demanding an end to trashed rivers
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OU-led research team receives $3 million National Science Foundation grant
To find the rules governing microbiome dynamics, the researchers will use laboratory anaerobic bioreactors, which is “an innovative waste-recycling method,” to determine the short-term temporal dynamics and long-
Source: oudaily.comCertain aspects of America’s recycling industry are worth duplicating in other areas of a Green New Deal program. The infrastructure, organization and – let’s face it – the revenue stream of this industry are certainly envy-inducing to those working in near-ground floor levels in areas like carbon capture technology or natural disaster first-response.
And the modern recycling industry is admirable for its deployment of a guiding philosophical principle and a model for the goal of every consumable under the auspices of the Green New Deal, i.e. that reuse of material resources is not only good but can also benefit significant numbers of people.
How significant? The often-cited US Recycling Information (REI) study of 2016 estimated that some 1.25 million, or 0.83% of the US’s total 151 million employed in the country that year, worked directly or peripherally within the recycling industry. That 1.25 million was quite the significant uptick from the 757,000 reported employed by the REI study of 2007.
The point here is that recycling in the US, Canada and Europe is wide-ranging, fiscally prudent and growing steadily; it’s a crucial factor in both environmental cleanup and economic stability in a world with a Green New Deal.
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