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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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

Since Pennsylvania Resources Council launched a partnership with the City of Pittsburgh in May 2022, more than 2,800 city residents have dropped off materials through the City’s hard-to-recycle program. Appropriate recycling of these items provides many benefits. Advance registration is required for all collection events.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Learn how this Benton, Columbia County-based manufacturer has implemented system controls, electricity management programs, waste heat capture, air quality upgrades, and recycling programs to boost efficiency and sustainability.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This campaign, which is ongoing today, succeeded in convincing the public that plastics were recyclable. In recent years, ExxonMobil has deceptively touted its “advanced recycling technology” as a proprietary “breakthrough in recycling technology,” says the complaint. In California, from 1990 to 2022, an astounding 2.7

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2023

However, unlike burning petroleum, where once petroleum is burned the resource is depleted, batteries can be recycled at high recovery rates when EVs are retired and used to make new batteries, reducing the need for newly- mined materials over time. Batteries for EVs require more minerals than gasoline cars. Wind turbine: 2.75

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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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Legal Planet

JULY 1, 2022

Less than 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste is recycled. The law will affect just about every type of plastic packaging you see walking down the supermarket aisle in California, and it’s a major step in the fight to reduce plastic waste, over 90 percent of which does not get, and much of which cannot currently be, recycled.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Guest Post by Mariel Price 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. How can you limit your consumption of plastic products and help increase the percentage of plastics being recycled? For one, it is just plain cheaper to make new plastic than to collect, wash, separate, and sell recycled plastic.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2022

The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority celebrated 50 years this month. In honor of the 50th Anniversary, the Centre County Commissioners dedicated Proclamation 22 of 2022 – Proclaiming the 50th Anniversary of Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority in Centre County.

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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. Does your school have a recycling awareness program?

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

On February 20, Keep PA Beautiful recognized Sheila Shea, Fayette County Recycling Coordinator, with the Community Pride Award. Sheila has done an outstanding job growing Fayette County’s recycling program over the past years. Surrounding counties not only look to her as an example but ask to participate in our recycling program.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment — Voters approved most water-related initiatives on the November 8 ballot. Increase in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in the 2019-2022 period compared to the three previous years. . — Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor. 56 Percent.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 18, 2022

Read the full story at Plastics Recycling Update. NOVA Chemicals is planning a pilot-scale reactor for plastics pyrolysis in 2022, the latest recycling-related move from the resin manufacturer.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Lawmakers in Texas commissioned the Produced Water Consortium last year to examine how produced water could be recycled into local water supplies. The post The Stream, September 7, 2022: Study Reveals the Impact of Texas Oil and Gas Industry on Water Supply appeared first on Circle of Blue. Jane Johnston, Stream Editor.

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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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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 24, 2024

When we first surveyed key shelves in stores of the major grocery chains across Canada in the fall of 2022, we found that more than 70 per cent of products that were recently packaged in cans, jars or paper, or sold loose, were in plastic packaging. Our updated survey of the major retailers’ shelves proves it.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 13, 2022

What’s Up With Water — April 12, 2022 — This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers a recent report from the United nations climate panel and the ripple effect of war in Ukraine. Michigan Potash insists that it will recycle most of the water it pumps from the ground, but state conservationists say the risks outweigh the benefits.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 8, 2024

I saw human-powered carts carrying vast amounts of recyclable materials. According to Ocean Conservancy’s local partner Compromiso Empresarial para el Reciclaje (CEMPRE), by the end of their daily journey, each of these unrecognized environmentalists carry up to 330 pounds of recyclable materials on their backs.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

19 Public Meeting On Blythe Recycling & Demolition Site Landfill Permit Renewal In Schuylkill County DEP To Hold Dec. Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Awards $44,755 In Recycling Mini-Grants PA Resources Council To Hold Nov. 26 to Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2023, a partnership between PA Resources Council and the City of Pittsburgh enabled more than 2,000 residents to recycle 62+ tons of e-waste through the City’s hard-to-recycle program. Pittsburgh residents can visit Pittsburgh’s Recycling webpage to register for electronic recycling and to view a complete list of materials accepted.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 28, 2021

ExxonMobil plans to build its first, large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, and is expected to start operations by year-end 2022. Read the full story at Environment + Energy Leader. Read more →

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 5, 2022

During the school’s annual Academic Showcase on May 18, 2022, they showed family and friends the STEM (acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) projects they had been working on to … Continue reading Of green thumbs, recycling and robots.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 31, 2022

The BoF Sustainability Index 2022 finds that incremental progress among a handful of larger players assessed last year is eclipsed by wider industry inaction, as the time left for fashion to curb its impact by 2030 – a milestone for global sustainability goals – runs short. .

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Real Climate

OCTOBER 10, 2022

We suggested this screening in our recent Nature commentary ( Hausfather et al, 2022. Note that group means depend on model selection, and I’m using the 58 models we used in Hausfather et al (2022), compared to Scafetta’s 38. 26-29, 2022. and 5.1ºC respectively, compared to 2.2, Hausfather, K. Marvel, G.A.

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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.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

is launching a plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to recycle cardboard into paperboard suitable for packaging, reported The Wall Street Journal (Jan. As consumers become more focused on environmental issues, one company is betting $600 million that paper can become the new plastic. Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2022

On October 24, the Department of Environmental Protection and guests reminded Pennsylvania residents that recycling unwanted, gently used items commonly found in households, such as furniture and clothing, is an effective strategy to curb pollution. One consideration could be shopping at secondhand retailers.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 20, 2022

In 2022, the GGGI Small Grants program received 15 applications from members in 10 countries that spanned from East Africa to South and Southeast Asia, Europe and North America. Researching recycling opportunities, piloting net recycling methods and designing a recycling strategy for Kampala and the surrounding fishing communities. ©

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In an energizing recent example from August 2022, Tesla Powerwall batteries across thousands of California homes pooled electricity and supported the grid when demand was very high. Can they be reused or recycled at the end of their life? Then You Also Want Battery Recycling. The industry is growing. Click to learn more!

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 6 PA Bulletin it approved a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contamination by certain chemicals to meet Site-Specific Standards under the Land Recycling Program at the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Porter Township, Beaver County. (

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 27, 2022

To inform this work, WWF retained Corona Insights in 2022 to develop and implement research to understand the public’s awareness of the issue, current behaviors around usage and recycling, and attitudes toward plastics in the United States. Download the document. WWF has made it a priority to combat plastic waste.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 21, 2022

2022–2028), according to a recent report. In 2021, the market for disposable cups was estimated to be worth $14.82 billion, and by 2028, it is anticipated to be worth $22.08 billion, a CAGR of 5.7%. The post Global Disposable Cups Market to Hit Sales of $22.08 Billion appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 13, 2021

million acre-feet will be released in 2022. The same Bureau of Reclamation report that will trigger the Tier 1 shortage also determines the amount of water released from Lake Powell in the following year. Water from Powell flows into Mead. Because Powell is so low, only 7.48 In recent years, the lower basin has grown accustomed to at least 8.23

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2023

Since 2020, the company has diverted 22 million pounds of food waste from landfills, achieving 88% of their goal, which is to divert 25 million pounds of food waste.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2023

million in Act 101 Section 902 local Recycling Grants to 80 municipalities across Pennsylvania. formal notice ) Section 902 grants are used to develop and implement recycling programs. Municipalities and counties are eligible for up to 90% funding of approved recycling program costs. Click Here for a list of grants awarded.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 13, 2023

This microbiome is responsible for maintaining plant life on Earth, essentially controlling ecosystem services and functions like nutrient recycling, protecting the soil structure, and protecting plants from pathogens. Research has shown that the soil and human microbiomes are interconnected.

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