Paper and cardboard recycling news articles 
New waste recycling scheme for residents in Victoria Centre Flats in Nottingham
Residents in Victoria Centre Flats have been supplied with orange bags for all recyclable waste such as paper, newspaper and magazines, cardboard, food and drinks cans, large tins, plastic bottles and plastic tubs, pots and trays. Every Monday and Thursday, from 7am to midnight, residents can put their orange bags down the chute and Nottingham City Council will then empty the bins and separate the recyclable waste from the orange bags. Res... [more]
Free recycling for SMEs
For years people have been talking about reducing CO2 emissions and greenhouse gasses, or making sustainable energy, but for the manager of a small/medium business or an office this task can look daunting, time consuming and very expensive. You want to look good in society, you want to project a good image of your business and you’re under pressure from the board to “Go Green”, but can you actually afford it? On average it costs around £80 p... [more]
Swansea's paper recycled into quality newsprint
The City and County of Swansea has renewed its contract with Aylesford Newsprint ensuring that the area’s recovered paper will continue to be recycled into quality newsprint for use in some of Europe’s top publishing houses. In the last five years Aylesford Newsprint has reprocessed more than 40,000 tonnes of the County’s paper collected via kerbside collections and bring banks. The new contract will divert approximately 8,000 tonnes of paper ... [more]
Closed Loop paper process provides recycled office copier paper sourced from and delivered back to the same customer
Total office copier paper consumption in the UK is estimated at 750,000 tonnes per year, of which only 50,000 tonnes (7%) is 100% recycled. The total public sector consumption alone is estimated at 100,000 tonnes, with a stated objective for this to be recycled. A new recycling process, developed by Banner Business Services, the managed procurement arm of the office2office group, effectively ‘closes the loop’ of office copier paper procurement... [more]
Wilcox Textile Reclaimers sees 37 percent reduction in the cost of collecting materials with SmartBin Recycling Bank Solution
Wilcox Textile Reclaimers has seen an astounding 37 percent reduction in the cost of collecting materials from its bins throughout the United Kingdom, using SmartBin’s advanced bin-monitoring technology and service. Based on the efficiencies derived from a 10-week trial covering 14 of its strategically positioned textile recycling bins, Wilcox has extended the use of SmartBin technology and services to all of their 1,500-plus bins throughout its ... [more]
Other Paper and cardboard recycling news and reviews
Ask Eartha: Recycling isn't free
Why does it cost extra to recycle some things, like computers and appliances? Doesn't that discourage people from recycling? I think it should all be free! - Jake, Summit County Well, Jake, you probably know I love to talk trash, so thanks for the opportunity. The short answer is that recycling just isn't free. It might be if trucks ran on good karma. Did you know that this whole community ...
Recycling event planned next week in Keokuk
Tri-State Area residents who have been accumulating stuff all year can recycle most of it next week. The second annual My Keokuk Goes Green Communitywide Recycling Event is from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Faith Family Church parking lot, 2323 Main St., Keokuk.
Publix hits 1 billion mark in reduction efforts
One billion. That's the number of paper and plastic bags kept out of the waste stream by Publix Super Markets since the grocer initiated conservation measures in 2007 at 1,023 stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee, company spokeswoman Brenda Reid recently reported.
Burlco considers single-stream recycling center
The Burlington County Board of Freeholders is considering a proposal to build an $8 million plant to handle metal, glass, plastic and paper collected in one recycling container at curbside.
Recycling club plans another rain barrel sale
When it rains, it pours, local recyclers say about people interested in buying rain barrels.
Boy Scout Paper Drive Slated Saturday
Yankton Boy Scout Troop No. 133 will hold its monthly scrap newspaper and aluminum can collection Saturday, Sept. 11. Papers and cans will be picked up at the trailer courts and apartment complexes in Yankton. Also, paper and cans will be picked up at Riverside Acres.
A Green Game Day Competition
The EPA has designed a competition for schools to see who can have the most eco-friendly game day. Environmentally friendly - United States Environmental Protection Agency - Shopping - Niche - Green Living
District goes green to save costs
The compilation of releases, updates and information that needed to reach each parent in the West Jefferson Hills School District by the start of school was massive. read more »
Community Calendar
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Recycling crates being delivered
Thousands of maroon crates will be delivered to households in Picton and Blenheim from this Saturday as the district prepares for kerbside recycling.
