August 28, 2008
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Waste & Recycling Newsletter August 28, 2008 |
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DOE kicks off old refrigerator recycling effort
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will unveil The Art of Recycling: The Coolest Show in Town, a special exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.. Students, institutions, utility companies, private organizations, and individual artists will feature old refrigerators transformed into artistic displays as part of DOE’s ENERGY STAR® Recycle My Old Fridge Campaign. The exhibit runs from August 25 - September 2. “This event allows participants to express their creativity while bringing attention to the millions of wasteful refrigerators still in use,” DOE Assistant Secretary ... |
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UK government told to crack down on business waste
Waste reduction policies should concentrate on reducing the high levels of commercial waste instead of focusing solely on consumers. The House of Lords Science Committee has called on Government to restructure local authority waste targets to allow them to address commercial and industrial waste. In a report entitled Waste Reduction, the committee said ministers must also take steps to ensure more is being done at a national level to encourage all businesses to reduce waste and to introduce true individual producer responsibility. The VAT system could also be amended to introduce variable ... |
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