PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. hours on Christmas morning 2022 in Smith Township, Washington County.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the August 24 PA Bulletin announcing that Teclast is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania as a result of its violation of the state electronics waste recycling law. ( For more information on this program, visit DEP’s Electronics Waste Recycling webpage.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the June 8 PA Bulletin that Cocopart is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania as a result of its violation of the state electronics waste recycling law. ( Manufacturers must also pay an annual registration fee and submit a recycling plan and annual report.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Can wind turbine blades be recycled? The company aims to make all its blades fully recyclable by 2030.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 14, 2021

Read the full story at Waste Dive. Lawmakers have tackled legislation aimed at cutting single-use plastics, reducing materials headed to disposal and increasing recycled content use, but missed the chance to pass high-profile EPR bills. Read more →

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

On November 15, the Department of Environmental Protection released a simple guide to help residents and businesses understand recycling in Pennsylvania called “ Guidelines for Recycling in Your Community.” Environmental Benefits Recycling generates tremendous environmental and financial benefits for Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 16 PA Bulletin prohibiting the sale of electronic devices by Wiltronic Corp (IVIEW) as a result of violations of the Covered Device Recycling Act-- Pennsylvania’s electronics waste recycling law. ( Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the October 21 PA Bulletin it has banned the sale of electronic products by Trexonic in Pennsylvania as a result of non-compliance with the electronic waste recycling law. ( For more information on this program, visit DEP’s Electronics Waste Recycling webpage.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 13 PA Bulletin that Eyoyo is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania as a result of its violation of the state electronics waste recycling law. ( Manufacturers must also pay an annual registration fee and submit a recycling plan and annual report.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The US solar industry was valued at $33 billion in 2021, employed more than 230,000 people, and continued to grow in power capacity at an average rate of 33 percent per year. Solar panels generated almost 4 percent of electricity in the US in 2021, up from less than 1 percent in 2015. Solar Panels Should Be Reused and Recycled.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A large rare earth element waste lake is located twenty minutes from the city center. Fifteen percent of rare earth elements are produced in the US, and 9% in Myanmar, where mining—particularly unregulated, illegal mining —has been increasing since the military coup in 2021. Recycling rare earth elements.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Guest Post by Mariel Price 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. When plastic waste accumulates in river systems, it can cause a jam that leads to the buildup of stagnant water (aka: a breeding ground for disease carrying insects). Why is plastic waste so hard to manage? billion metric tons of plastic waste.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2023

On January 31, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania collaborated on a School Recycling Study Survey that shows Pennsylvania K-12 students have increased their knowledge and awareness of recycling over the past fiscal year. In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, 81.4%

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2021

The PA Resources Council and the Audubon Society of Western PA will hold an electronics waste recycling event on June 19 from 9:00 a.m. PRC has worked to protect resources for future generations through environmental education, recycling, waste diversion programs, anti-litter campaigns and other initiatives. to 1:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 8 PA Bulletin that Chuwi Innovation and Technology is not in compliance with the state electronics waste recycling law and is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania. ( Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

Pennsylvanias first-ever Litter Action Plan, announced by the Governors Office in 2021 called for education and outreach strategies to ensure all Pennsylvanians know littering is unacceptable and there are better ways to manage their waste. The book and its teachers guide are available to download, free of charge.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Here is a selection of some of our favourite materials and nanotechnology research in 2021. The world produces than 40 million tonnes of electronic waste each year, yet only about 20% of this e-waste is recycled. The technique was first used by the team to create graphene from waste food and plastic.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee is scheduled to hold an October 30 public hearing on House Bill 1607 (Borowski-D-Delaware), a comprehensive rewrite of the state electronics waste recycling law ( sponsor summary ). When she announced the legislation in July, Rep. Read more here.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

cities consider wastewater recycling programs as water scarcity increases. Industry waste has created a layer of toxic foam along stretches of the Yamuna river in India. Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. Delhi is full of pollution but still people’s lives are going on.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2025

Other violations include leaking gas and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Many were leaking gas and failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Owner also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection reported their inspections found 4,386 violations of environmental regulations at conventional oil and gas operations during 2021 -- nearly two and a half times the violations reported just two years ago in 2019 and 337 more than in 2020. Read more here.] Read more here.] barrels or 0.41

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Today we released the 2021 ICC Report which revealed that 69% of the most commonly collected items over the last 35 years of the ICC are effectively unrecyclable. Much of our takeout food comes in containers that are not recyclable. Yet 63% of Americans believed that the black plastics could be recycled. Never miss an update.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Unfortunately, they have also become conduits for plastic pollution, carrying waste into the ocean from places where waste management systems are overwhelmed with the amount of plastic being produced or where illegal dumping occurs. I saw human-powered carts carrying vast amounts of recyclable materials.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

2021 Election Preview: Two Cities, Facing Floods and Aridity, Eye Big Public Works. The Idaho capital wants to begin recycling wastewater for industrial use and divert a portion of the recycled water to replenish its aquifer.? IN RECENT WATER NEWS. In context: In Chicago, Flooding Overwhelmingly Strikes Communities of Color.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 4, 2025

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and ISTC have announced the completion of a new report,Illinois Materials Management and Recycling Opportunities.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

On June 7, the Better Path Coalition reported the Department of Environmental Protection has removed the co-product category from its waste disposal reporting database for conventional oil and gas well owners, according to documents the Coalition received in response to a Right-To-Know request. have gotten easier.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

But as I showed in my 2013 and 2021 reports, the hype surrounding SMRs is way overblown, and my conclusions remain valid today. SMRs will not reduce the problem of what to do with radioactive waste. First, it’s necessary to define what “less” waste really means.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2021

On December 16, DEP’s Solid Waste Advisory and Recycling Fund Advisory Committees are scheduled to meet and on the agenda are presentations by DEP on its recommendations for changing the law to make Act 101 Recycling Programs more effective and fixing the very broken Electronics Waste Recycling Program.

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Vermont Law

MAY 7, 2025

The misleading environmental marketing (greenwashing) claim focuses on Exxons involvement in promoting forms of recycling as a viable solution to the plastic waste crisis, while knowing that recycling would never work at scale. Key to the Exxon case is section 260.12, which focuses on recyclable claims.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The Pennsylvania Resources Council’s free Recycling & Waste Reduction webinar will take place on Tuesday, January 18, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. While the Recycling & Waste Reduction webinar is free, pre-registration is required by visiting PRC’s Webinars webpage or emailing nancym@prc.org.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 4, 2022

billion in 2021. The global green packaging market size had a revenue holding of $229.46 It is expected to reach $409.2 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 7.5% from 2022–2030. The post Global Green Packaging Market to Reach $409B by 2030 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

It is wasteful by design. More batteries are being recycled through good policy , innovation, and corporate commitment. Our next post will then explore pathways to achieving a circular battery economy through battery repurposing and recycling. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

From 2020 to 2021, large-scale US battery storage system installations tripled from 1.4 Can they be reused or recycled at the end of their life? Where do their raw materials come from, and how can we ensure their valuable contents are recovered rather than wasted? Then You Also Want Battery Recycling. Source: Liu et al.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 29, 2021

And while the problem looks most acute in places with limited or minimal waste collection and recycling systems, the truth is we all have a role to play, no matter where we are in the world. That’s why it’s critical that we cut back on single-use plastics and improve waste collection and recycling systems everywhere.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 15, 2022

Launches of food and beverages containing upcycled ingredients saw a 122% compound annual growth rate in the five years ending third-quarter 2021, according to a report from Innova Market Insights. This figure was higher than products using recycled plastic in packaging (59%) and those carrying carbon-emissions claims (47%).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Join PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center, the Pennsylvania Resources Council and other waste experts for a September 21 webinar on their plan to reduce waste, improve recycling efforts and bring Pennsylvania’s antiquated recycling laws into the 21st Century. percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This blog was updated on October 7, 2021 to reflect the passage of all four bills. Four bills were recently passed and signed into law by Governor Newsom that will reduce waste and reform recycling. Curbing Recycling Exports. Plastic waste generated in the U.S., Curbing Recycling Exports.

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