SAN DIEGO- San Diego’s efforts to comply with a new state law requiring the recycling of yard waste and food scraps will kick into high gear next month when delivery of 267,000 new green recycling bins begins in the city homes. The first wave of bins will be delivered in January and February to homes …
LANSING, MI — Michigan lawmakers have sent long-awaited legislation to Governor Gretchen Whitmer that would revise the state’s solid waste laws to promote recycling. On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Michigan Senate passed an 8-bill package that has been stalled since the start of 2021, clearing the way for the House to approve last-minute changes early …
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It’s a twinkling, garland-wrapped tradition around the world: the Christmas tree. Key points: Experts say to counter emissions from making a plastic tree, it must be reused for 15 years Some Christmas tree growers offer a mulching service and will recycle live trees after the crazy season Environmental agencies urge people to avoid perpetuating demand …
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As the decarbonization trend accelerates, fossil fuel players are counting on petrochemicals to keep a foothold in the global economy. Synthetic fabrics provide such a niche. However, the window of opportunity is shrinking as the fabric recycling industry expands, as illustrated by the firm UNIFI and its partners. The materials industry discovers recycling Not so …
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But investigators are still struggling to track suspicious shipments, said Ioana Cotutiu, a project coordinator at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime who works on the illegal waste trade. “Very often there are a lot of middlemen and we lose track of the waste,” she said in a webinar this year. “Once it …
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A proposed Environmental Services Center in Ramsey County promises to be a one-stop-shop for dumping everything from old paint and household hazardous waste to obsolete electronics. The facility, which will be built on county-owned land in Roseville, could include public meeting space for repair clinics and educational seminars, a reuse room where people can pick …
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This Thanksgiving, around 46 million turkeys will be killed and cooked for people’s tables – the equivalent of the entire population of California. This is followed by another 22 million at Christmas and another one 19 million at Easter. Turkeys, for some reason, have become a cultural staple at major holidays. But this addiction to …
Tobacco waste is one of the biggest sources of plastic pollution on the planet. Billions of cigarette butts are tossed, tossed and dumped every year, littering the earth’s soil and seas with toxic chemicals and harmful man-made plastics. However, this is quickly offset by another waste stream: e-cigarettes. Marketed as a less unhealthy alternative to …
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OWhether you live in the rapidly drying American West or are aboard the International Space Station for a six-month stay, having enough water to live on is a constant concern. As climate change continues to wreak havoc on the West’s aquifers and humanity sinks deeper into the solar system, the clean water supply issues we …
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ASHEVILLE – Today’s burning question explores how to recycle your plastics in Asheville and if any are destined for the trash! Have a question for Answer Man or Answer Woman? Email Acting Editor-in-Chief Karen Chávez at KChavez@citizentimes.com and your question might appear in a future column. Question: I read recently that it’s expensive to sort …
