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A teen won $12,500 for building a playground out of recycled tires. She plans to ...

Business Insider | 2025-04-11, 23:04

Amara Nwuneli at her first park opening. Peter OkosunAmara Nwuneli won a $12,500 Earth Prize for turning a dump into a playground in Nigeria.Nwuneli plans to use the award money to build three more parks.She hopes the green spaces can help clean up trash and

Does NC have a bottle deposit program? How to get cash for your recyclables

The Charlotte Observer | 2025-04-11, 21:55

North Carolinians recycled 1.65 million tons of materials during the last fiscal year. ...

Hydro project in 'recycled' gold mine could power 2 million homes

A Queensland gold mine at the end of its life could one day be converted into a renewable energy project capable of powering up to two million homes a day. ...

Help and have fun: Timber Creek Recycling grows

Capital Press | 2025-04-11, 21:20

NAMPA, Idaho — Of the many specialized systems Timber Creek Recycling uses, the aerated static pile is one of Mike Murgoitio’s favorites. The streamlined composting system, which decomposes covered materials by piping air into them, resembles a giant air

Wright Twp. asks residents for help at recycling center

Standard-Speaker | 2025-04-11, 19:32

Wright Twp. has made some changes at its recycling center aimed at making it more efficient

Explosion probe finds Ayrshire recycling blaze 'not suspicious' but cops issue warning to residents

Daily Record | 2025-04-11, 18:40

Officers confirmed that a joint investigation took place alongside fire crews after the incident at the Fenix battery recycling centre. ...

UNIFI, Inc. Celebrates Brands Investing In Recycled Fibers

Forbes | 2025-04-11, 18:31

The sustainability movement is gaining traction not just among consumers, but within entire retail supply chains. ...

Kilwinning battery recycling plant fire

BBC News | 2025-04-11, 18:17

Residents were

Fire at recycling center in Salt Lake City could continue for days

The Salt Lake Tribune | 2025-04-11, 17:22

Crews in Salt Lake City are now responding to a fire that is sending smoke into the air. The fire is at the Metro Group Recycling Center at 3150 Harvey Milk Boulevard. Salt Lake City Fire Department officials say the fire started around 5:15 a.m.

Battery recycling firm which operated fire-hit Ayrshire site was almost �2million in debt

Daily Record | 2025-04-11, 16:52

Fenix Battery Recycling Ltd owed creditors �2million when it appointed a voluntary liquidator in September last year. ...

A ‘second life’ for your old sneakers. Miami company recycles and reuses them

The Miami Herald | 2025-04-11, 15:13

“Every shoe is accounted for. We are prolonging the life of the shoes.” ...

Months after federal indictments, Oakland land deal for new recycling plant in limbo

The Mercury News | 2025-04-11, 15:06

OAKLAND — Less than two months after he was hit with federal bribery and conspiracy charges in a public corruption probe, the head of California Waste Solutions appears to be losing his grip on an $8.3 million land deal that played a supporting role in

Council updates cyclist recycling centre rules

BBC News | 2025-04-11, 13:28

It comes after a litter picker was told he could not use his bike to deliver rubbish in Bude.

Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10%: Study

The Economic Times | 2025-04-11, 12:58

The amount of plastic being recycled around the

Globe’S eco-friendly SIMs made from 100% recycled plastics now available to prepaid users

Manila Standard | 2025-04-11, 12:39

IN a bold move towards sustainability, Globe is ramping up the use of eco-friendly SIMs, introducing the product to Globe Prepaid and TM customers. This innovation makes eco-friendly SIMs available to Globe’s entire mobile base, with over 96% of mobile

Fire at Scrap Metal Refinery in NW Miami

Scrap Monster | 2025-04-11, 11:47

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): A three-alarm scrap metal fire in Northwest Miami-Dade is under control, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said. Fire crews received the call regarding a fire at Ferrous Processing & Trading Company, a recycling center located

Maine's Lumber Industry Grapples with Cross

Scrap Monster | 2025-04-11, 11:29

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The logs, spruce, and fir, with bark removed and cut to length, flash by on the conveyor belt, 30 each minute, headed to the saw. Along the way, a computer scans each log and determines how it should be cut to maximize the value

Lakewood announces pilot light bulb recycling program

Cleveland | 2025-04-11, 11:24

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- A light bulb of an idea. ...

California Takes ExxonMobil to Court over Decades of Plastic Pollution Deception

Scrap Monster | 2025-04-11, 11:10

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): In a landmark lawsuit, California has accused ExxonMobil of fueling the global plastic pollution crisis while misleading the public about recycling's effectiveness. In short:

The fix for parched Western states: recycled toilet water

Grist | 2025-04-11, 10:30

If you were to drink improperly recycled toilet water, it could really hurt you — but probably not in the way you’re thinking. Advanced purification technology so thoroughly cleans wastewater of feces and other contaminants that it also strips out natural

Montgomery recycling plant sets goal for when to be fully operational, officials say

Montgomery Advertiser | 2025-04-11, 10:03

The Montgomery recycling plant will be fully operational again by June after two fires slowed operations, officials said. RePower South is contracted to handle the city's recycling. A fire in August and a smaller one in January limited those efforts. “That

Friday Harbor High School Students Advocate for Recycling Reform in Olympia

The San Juan Journal | 2025-04-11, 10:03

Submitted by Friends of the San Juans On March 24, Friends of the San Juans led a group of passionate student advocates from the Friday Harbor High School Eco Club to the Washington State Capitol, where they spent the day engaging with lawmakers and

Should we give up on recycling plastic?

New Scientist | 2025-04-11, 09:53

Globally, only 14 per cent of the plastic we use is recycled – but some countries achieve higher rates and new technologies could change the picture drastically ...

Dawn Dillard: A family that recycles, sort of

no EC The Marshall News Messenger | 2025-04-11, 09:38

We don’t recycle in our family. Wait, let me clarify. We don’t do the “usual” recycling of cans, cardboard, etc. It’s not that we are against it; we just don’t take the time to do it. I know; shame on ...