How does my PET package impact recycling streams? Test it

The PET recycling story is a success story, with consumers generally very well traned to associate the "1" on the package with the thought, "This plastic can be recycled." Rarely, though, is a PET package "just" PET. Labels, closures, additives, and more can hinder recycling and even create a PR nightmare for brand owners. Tagging Options Domain:  Modplas Issue Date:  MPW - September 2010 ...

More Recycling Spots In St Brelade

There are now more places for people in St Brelade to recycle their rubbish.Containers for paper, plastic bottles, cans and glass have been put in the car park behind the parish hall.A bottle bank has also been added to the recycling centre at Les Creux Country Park, where glass was just being dumped.

Plastic recycling body slams report advising countries to landfill PET bottles

SRI Consulting’s (SRIC’s) report, ‘PET’s Carbon Footprint: To Recycle or not to Recycle’, evaluated the carbon footprint of PET and recycled PET (rPET) bottles across their lifecycle, concluding that landfill was a lower-carbon option to recycling and incineration for some developing countries, as well as parts of the US and UK.

Smerconish: Send Philadelphia's recycling nannies to the landfill

IF THE Streets Department called Central Casting and requested a "greenie" - and I say that without derision - Kevin Stutler would've gotten the role.

Community briefs - Spet. 3

FMPD Citizen Academy starting The Fort Morgan Police Department has scheduled its annual Citizen Police Academy to start in September.