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Electronics are the most recycled products
According to Earth911.com, the top 10 products consumers looked to recycle in 2009 using Earth911’s Database were: 1. Computers 2. Batteries 3. Televisions 4. Paint 5. Aluminum Cans 6. Used Motor Oil 7. CFLs 8. Glass 9. Fluorescent Lamps 10. Christmas Trees “Electronics have always been popular searches on Earth911.com, but with the increased attention these devices have received, this past year was our h... [more]
Recycling contractors will generally pay a higher price for baled material than for loose waste
David Hall, Managing Director of Hertfordshire-based Kenburn Waste Management Ltd has spent the past 18 years in the baling and compacting business. During that time he has witnessed a massive change in the way businesses and local authorities deal with their waste and how technology is being used to turn previously unwanted material into a valuable resource. He said: "When I came into the business in the early nineties waste management was ... [more]
Merton Council makes it easier for people who live in flats to recycle
Merton Council is now enabling residents in blocks of 10 or more flats with communal recycling bins to mix all recyclable materials together. Residents will now be able to place all their recyclable waste into the same bin, which will be collected once a week and transported to a large recycling facility in Dartford to be sorted into their material types and then recycled into new products. The move to one bin for all recyclable materials fo... [more]
The rubbish race is under way as waste plants turn waste mountains into money mountains
McBains Cooper has been appointed project co-ordinator on a number of UK waste management site developments as the world of rubbish is turned upside down by the latest generation of disposal and recycling equipment. This comes at a time when a fast-accelerating race is underway to buy as much rubbish as possible - fuelled by airport-standard technology. "Industry used to pay to have its rubbish taken away, now it invites bids for the privilege... [more]
SCA Recycling launches Materials Recycling Facility in Southampton to expand into the post-consumer market
SCA Recycling has launched its new £15m Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in Southampton, Hampshire. The new facility, at Hounsdown Business Park, Totton, marks the company’s expansion into the post-consumer market with the recovery of paper, plastics, metals and glass from local authority, and industrial and commercial sources. At the heart of the new facility is SCA Recycling’s advanced optical sorting equipment, which is the first of its k... [more]
Other Glass recycling news and reviews
Firm bids for £16m recycling site (BBC News)
A new multi-million pound recycling plant for household and commercial waste is planned for south Devon.
Recycling Out With The Trash At Colo. Company (CBS4 Denver)
We sort the paper, plastic and glass for recycling to keep landfills from growing. However, the effort may be wasted in some Colorado communities.
TFC Recycling Curbside Tonnage Collection Triples (dBusinessNews.com)
Households participating in new Chesapeake , Va. big bin program exceed 1,100 tons of recyclables per month. Hampton Roads, VA – March 17, 2010 – TFC Recycling announced this week that volumes for the new big bin program in Chesapeake , Va. has increased three-fold since it began four months ago.
Taylor Lake Village recycling program grows to 40% participation (The Bay Area Citizen)
Since Taylor Lake Village began a curbside recycling program about two months ago, about 40 percent of the city’s 1365 households are participating.
Report: Recycling increases at WKU (Bowling Green Daily News)
Big Red is going green in a big way. The amounts of recycled aluminum and cardboard more than doubled at Western Kentucky University in 2009, according to an annual recycling report released by the university this week.
Firm bids for £16m recycling site (BBC Devon)
A new multi-million pound recycling plant for household and commercial waste is planned for Newton Abbot in Devon.
Curbside recycling coming soon to other half of city (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)
Also, apartment complexes and trailer parks can soon opt in to recycling. Already, more recyclables are collected curbside than from the public blue bins.
Recycling could begin on Hilton Head by September (Island Packet)
Islandwide recycling could be a reality by September , Town of Hilton Head Islandofficials said Tuesd
One man's trash is Key Club's treasure (Mount Shasta Area Newspapers)
Members of the Mount Shasta High School Key Club spend their lunch break on Tuesdays sorting glass, plastic and aluminum for recycling.
Virginia Beach Marathon Event Goes Green With TFC Recycling (dBusinessNews.com)
Hampton Roads, VA – March 17, 2010 – The 38th Annual Yuengling Shamrock Marathon will be green in more ways than one as competitors gear up for the marathon, half marathon and children’s 8k run events this weekend at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
