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The University of Almeria install Cervic bins in their campus
The University of Almeria have decided to introduce the separate waste collection in their facilities and for that they have relied on Cervic Environment bins. Specifically, the University have installed Alicante Recycling bin inside their buildings, such as in the library, and in their campus both the Athens Recycling bin making recycling stations and the Verona Recycling bin on trees and lamp ...
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Theft of US curbside recyclables increasing
A recycling bin awaiting curbside pickup doesn’t seem like an obvious location for a crime, but it often is in Northern California cities and in other locations throughout the country, reports the Associated Press. The combination of a slow economy and higher prices for aluminum, cardboard and newsprint is contributing to the rise in curbside theft. In many instances, the robbers have organized ...
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Lewisham introduces mattress recycling service
Lewisham Council is leading the way in recycling by becoming one of the first local authorities in the country to introduce a mattress recycling service. Residents can obtain a sticker from any of Lewisham’s libraries, place it on the mattress and then leave it out with their refuse and recycling bin for collection on their usual collection day. The mattresses are being recycled by south east ...
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Metrorail Riders to Recycle
In celebration of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is teaming up with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and other partners to encourage morning rail commuters to recycle their newspapers. Volunteers from EPA will be assisting commuters in recycling their newspapers at seven Metrorail stations spanning the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland on Friday, ...
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Poor recycling habits could cost Illinois residents their blue bins
Illinoisans are having trouble figuring out what goes in the recycling bin and, so far, it has cost residents of one city their curbside recycling program. Waste Management estimates that 25 percent of America’s recycling isn’t recyclable. It some places, it means services will be canceled. In Illinois, Kankakee’s garbage provider announced that it is stopping curbside ...
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Six week wait for recycling collections in Havant
Residents in some parts of Hampshire have waited up to six weeks to have their recycling bins emptied. Havant Borough Council cited bad weather as the reason for recycling collections being initially halted. However some people are still waiting to have their recyclables collected despite the better weather. The council insist that this is because of its policy of alternate weekly collections ...
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Red and blue are the new green: using color to encourage recycling with kids
When it comes to getting kids involved in recycling, one of the most important approaches you can use is color. By making recycle bins fun and easy to use, recycling becomes more enjoyable for the younger set. When recycling becomes more enjoyable, it becomes easier to promote. One of the biggest problems in getting kids excited about recycling is the containers themselves. Commonly used ...
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Bin sensor technology revolutionises waste collection
A new bin sensor could reduce commercial waste collection costs by up to 55%, the company behind the technology claims. The SmartBin sensors are installed in the roof of commercial recycling bins and relay capacity data to a live map, which can be viewed from the SmartBin site. By being able to view how full each bin on a recycling route is, SmartBin believes waste management companies can ...
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Terracycle Recycle Old Marigolds
The recycling bin is now commonplace in most European countries. Householders separate their waste and recyclable materials go into a recycling bin. The bin is collected by the local waste operator and for the consumer, that is where the story ends, they have done their bit for the environment by recycling. Except, in many cases much of what goes into the recycling bin is not recycled because the ...
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a1-cbiss Working Towards ISO14001 Accreditation
A1-CBISS are working towards ISO14001 accreditation to be recognised as a business that considers environmental impact. As a business, procedures and activities have been reviewed with new 'green' initiatives introduced. A1-CBISS as a business is fully committed to reducing the environmental impact and as such, has an Environmental Policy which is currently undergoing an audit for the ISO14001 ...
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Surrey man found dead in recycling bin
The body of a 23-year-old man was found in a textiles recycling bin in Guildford Surrey, on the morning of 18 August. The body was identified as James John Hubert Evans who was from the town. Police are not treating the death as suspicious. Mr Evans was discovered by a member of the public just before 5.30am at a bin in a leisure centre .The discovery lead to the police closing the car park and ...
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We helped recycling at Marwell Zoo become more relephant
We manufactured bespoke Mini Cyclo Dual Recycling Bins for Marwell Zoo in Winchester, with the added feature of a tray stacking area on the top of the unit. Manufactured from glass fibre composite, our Mini Cyclo bins are hardwearing and durable, and can withstand adverse weather conditions. They’re unaffected by salt corrosion, which means that the bin will never rust. As they ...
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Mayor Heron chasing down waste solutions
August 31th, 2018 – When St. Albert city councillors took their six-week summer break, Mayor Cathy Heron decided not to let it go to waste. Over the course of the recess, Heron visited waste-processing facilities elsewhere in the province to get a feel for what St. Albert could be doing better. Changes are coming to the world of waste, egged on by China’s recent decision to stop ...
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Baby`s body found at Greenstar recycling site
Police are looking for a couple in connection with the discovery of the body of a baby boy at Greenstar UK’s recycling plant in Addlethorpe. The body was found on 15 October on the conveyor belt while an employee checked for glass in the material brought in for recycling. Lincolnshire Police are investigating the circumstances behind the discovery and the recycling plant is currently closed ...
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Alcoa Donates its Recycling “Tools” to Extreme Makeover Home Edition Team
When the television show Extreme Makeover-Home Edition came to Knoxville, Tennessee, to renovate a home this week, Alcoa Recycling picked up its tools and volunteered its services along with local construction contractors and laborers. Alcoa’s “tools” came in the form of donating water in recyclable aluminum cans and recycling bins for ...
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I see you like to recycle...
Recycling boxes full of wine and beer bottles are being highlighted in a new campaign against excessive alcohol consumption aimed at people drinking too much. The Drinkaware Trust, a charity which aims to improve the UK’s drinking habits, has added a section to its website featuring bottles being thrown into a recycling green box. Visitors to the site can then input how many bottles they ...
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Sacramento Nature Center Joins Recycling Partnership
Expanding the successful "Plastics. Too Valuable to Waste. Recycle."™ campaign, America's plastic makers through the American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced today they are teaming up with the American River Natural History Association (ARNHA) to provide visitors to the Effie Yeaw Nature Center with more recycling options. The partnership will place six recycling bins at key areas of the ...
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Montana tech recycling program evolves using busch systems recycling bins
Montana Tech just received the recycling bins won through the recent Busch Systems Like the Logo Campus Recycling Logo Contest and we are simply thrilled. We received four Outdoor Super Sorter Series bins and they are so attractive, sturdy and simple to use with the labeled openings. Everyone just wants to try them out (which is a good thing). Outdoor recycling will be a first for Montana ...
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MGB Plastics helps Hull recycle more
Bin manufacturer MGB Plastics has helped Hull achieve record recycling rates with its new delivery of bins. From September 2009, the firm has replaced residents’ old bins with three new ones including its own brown bins for food and garden waste, blue bins for recyclables and bin supplier Straight’s kitchen caddies. So far, it has successfully rolled out new bins to over 80 per cent of Hull ...
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Veolia fined £130,000 after worker is killed
Veolia Environmental Services has been fined £130,000 after a worker was killed when a recycling bin fell on his head because of a faulty bin lift. David Ives from High Wycombe was collecting waste from outside a pub in Easington, near Aylesbury, when the incident happened on 5 May 2004. A 1,100 litre recycling bin fell from a bin hoist on the recycling lorry, killing 56-year-old Ives. HSE ...
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