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Tealinc Offers Industry Scholarship

Tealinc Offers Industry Scholarship Now Taking Applications! Forsyth, MT – Tealinc, Ltd., a railcar operating lessor, rail transportation manager, rail transportation consultant, and railcar broker, is excited to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2019 scholarship program. The program will award two – $1,000 scholarships to the best qualified candidates. The scholarship […]

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Florida Joins “WRAP” Initiative to Boost Plastic Film Recycling, Demand for Recycling Plastics

The Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) joined the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and other State officials to announce a statewide campaign to increase recycling of plastic wraps, bags, and film (collectively “plastic film packaging”). Fla. DEP officials announced the campaign at the State Capitol in Tallahassee on […]

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Regional Recycling Impact Workshop – Scholarship Applications due February 15

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), in association with The Recycling Partnership, will host the first-ever Regional Recycling Impact Workshop to improve the quality of residential recycling programs in the northeastern United States. The workshop, offered specifically to local and regional recycling coordinators in the NERC region, will be held May 7 – 8, 2019 in […]

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Waste Awareness Week Aims to Boost Student Engagement with Sustainable Practices

The Renewable Energy Association and other environmental student organizations are hosting Waste Awareness Week to highlight the consequences of global waste mismanagement. Events take place Monday through Friday and include movie screenings, workshops and an art exhibition. Chirine Chidiac, REA programming committee member and third-year civil engineering student, said each day of Waste Awareness Week […]

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Online Game Trains Players How to Sort Waste Correctly

An online game teaches people to more accurately sort waste—with lasting results, a new UBC study has found. Study participants who played the game developed by UBC researchers received immediate feedback on their sorting choices. The second time they played—when feedback was no longer provided—players still improved their average accuracy from 69 percent to 84 […]

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Simple Tips to Make the Holiday Season More Environmentally Friendly

With parties, decorations, gift giving and travel, Americans generate 25 percent more waste than average between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day – equating to almost 1,000 pounds of trash per household. However, roughly 80 percent of what is thrown away during the holidays can be recycled or repurposed, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The experts […]

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What’s Recyclable? Connecticut is Taking Steps to Sort Out the Confusion

Concerned about recycling confusion, Connecticut’s RecycleCT program, run by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, created the “What’s In, What’s Out” campaign late last year to spread the word about what to recycle and how. Along with plastic bags, other no-no’s are styrofoam cups, foam peanuts, and disposable razors. “The campaign is really focused […]

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Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Launches “Recycle Like You Live Here” Campaign to Reduce Recycling Contamination

To protect worker safety and improve the value of Vermont’s recyclables, the Agency of Natural Resources has launched a campaign to reduce recycling contamination. The Agency worked with Chittenden Solid Waste District and Casella Waste Systems to identify the top four contaminants at their recycling facilities and created advertisements to let people know these items […]

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