Those who recycle in McLeod County may have a few more reasons to pat themselves on the back. McLeod County’s Penny Per Pound Program made $6,542 in local donations Tuesday. And compared to ...
That’s the fancy word for the material most plastic bottles are made out of, and it’s just one of many products that are produced wayyyy down the line after we recycle stuff in our ... depend on the ...
That explains the excitement around a chemical plant that will start commercial operations this year in northeast England. In ...
“Taking a plastic bottle and turning it into part of a pair of sneakers that after a year will be buried or burned is not perpetuating a cycle,” said Kevin Budris, deputy director of Just Zero, a ...
and we can recycle plastic bottles up to seven times. We are now recycling more bottles and cans than ever before and in a better way. Because we are now recycling enough material of a high enough ...
The government is gearing up for a bottle-return scheme which would ... where consumers are charged a deposit when buying a plastic, steel or aluminium container - but then get the money back when ...
After 14 months of rifling through recycling ... bottles. Sayo Leahy dropping off her latest haul at the Coburg North Container Deposit Scheme depot.Credit: Wayne Taylor “Nappies, lots of ...
PORTLAND (WGME) – Smiling Hill Farm says not enough customers are returning milk bottles ... helps reduce chipping when the bottles get tossed around the recycling center.
Do you love cold, fresh milk? If so, you have reason to envy middle and high school students in the Hutchinson, Litchfield and Dassel-Cokato school districts. Instead of grabbing the usual carton ...
Most plastics are made from chemicals that come from petrol, gas or coal. They are made by heating these chemicals at a high temperature. When the plastic is soft it can be poured into a mould.
02/04/2025 February 4, 2025 A Ugandan farmer is growing calabash or bottle gourds as a natural alternative to plastic bottles. The idea is catching on and business is booming. Uganda still ...
Around 977,000 tonnes of plastic are used annually in the country, with 69% of the waste being mismanaged, prompting experts to call for increased recycling and greater public awareness to curb ...