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New York City expands public space recycling at minimal cost to taxpayers
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn has announced that the City`s successful street corner public space recycling program is being expanded to 33 new locations throughout the five boroughs. The expansion comes at minimal cost to city taxpayers through the use of existing Department of Sanitation collection resources and partnerships with 18 Business Improvement Districts. Starting this week, a total of 105 new colorful blue and green recycling bins will be positioned around the City so recyclable products will not be deposited in street corner litter baskets. The ... |
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Coca-Cola continues to make strides on water and recycling
Since 2002, when the company first shared its water usage data with the public, Coca-Cola has improved its water-efficiency by just over 20 percent, to the point where it now uses 2.47 liters of water to make a liter of one of its beverages. In the past year, the number continued to drop, with the company reporting a 2 percent improvement over last year`s report.
That is among the top green highlights in the 2007/2008 Coca-Cola Sustainability Review. Along those environmental lines, the report also looks at performance in total water use, energy use, wastewater treatment, packaging and ... |
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