SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Updated April 22, 10:40 a.m. ET) — The joint-venture PET recycling plant that Coca-Cola Co. opened with great fanfare two years ago in Spartanburg, S.C., has stopped making food-grade recycled PET, but hopes to resume that process sometime this summer. Neither Coke nor United Resource Recovery Corp. LLC ever made any official [...]
Closed-loop, bottle-to-bottle recycling is taking a big leap forward in a Canadian town called Shelburne, some 60 miles north of Toronto. That’s where Ice River Springs, a bottled water company headquartered in Feversham, Ontario, is converting an industrial building into a PET recycling plant. This makes Ice River Springs the first bottled water company in [...]
If asked, most of us would agree that recycling is the right thing to do. From a logical point of view it makes perfect sense to reuse the earth’s precious limited resources as many times as possible before disposing them into the abyss of our landfills. I grew up during the 70’s and remember quite [...]
Wondering what to do with your old batteries or extra cans of unused paint taking up space in the garage? Resist the temptation to toss them in the trash. The reason: They (and everything on the list below) contain toxic chemicals capable of contaminating the environment if not disposed of properly. Share this:
WHERE TO START: The materials that recycling centers accept vary from region to region, so check your municipality’s website or phone book for details. Earth 911 is the best place to find local recyclers, plus recycling news and advice. General recycling tips can be researched online. For unusual items, check out How Can I Recycle [...]
This is a question that I’ve been mulling over for the past couple of weeks. Recently I’ve been reading books and articles that suggest that recycling is more of a business than an environmental solution. The articles claim that the majority of the recycling industry is not based on “helping the environment” but is about picking the easiest and largest money [...]
Learn how plastic gets recycled with this RecycleBank video. View the entire series here. Share this:
