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From Earth Island Journal, Tempest in a Green Bin: Waste Less, Not Just Recycle More

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From Earth Island Journal, Tempest in a Green Bin: Waste Less, Not Just Recycle More
Beyond the bin, there’s a huge, global system of waste, transportation, processing, and recycling. It’s a big business in part because we’re generating so much material. As many local cities work toward ambitious zero waste goals, the volume of recycling and compost will go up. But what rate payers and cities pay for those services… Read more »

Recycling Update Brings 25 Speakers on Zero Waste to Berkeley on 3/17/15

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Recycling Update Brings 25 Speakers on Zero Waste to Berkeley on 3/17/15
On Tuesday March 17, Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) proudly celebrates the 20th annual Recycling Update event, co-sponsored by the Ecology Center. The event of the year for all things Zero Waste, the day features over 25 local, national and international industry experts speaking on the spectrum of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot. The day… Read more »

Recycling and Composting Our Way to Fewer Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Recycling and Composting Our Way to Fewer Greenhouse Gas Emissions
$30 million of California’s cap-and-trade funds will be invested in recycling, composting, bio-fuels from agricultural waste and recycled content manufacturing in our state, announced Californians Against Waste last week. Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to fund this type of infrastructure will help shift waste away from landfills, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, Californians… Read more »

Recycling Victory: Mattress Recycling Signed into Law in California

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Recycling Victory: Mattress Recycling Signed into Law in California
The elephant in the landfill has long been a bulky, soiled mattress, which can take up to 23 cubic feet of space. Unfortunately, landfilling has been the best-case scenario: abandoned mattresses have proliferated, dumped by those not wanting to pay fees to dispose of them. Mattresses on the street, in parks, or along roadways quickly… Read more »

Come Visit Us this Sunday at Solano Stroll, 9/8/13

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Come Visit Us this Sunday at Solano Stroll, 9/8/13
Our staff will be out enjoying the action this Sunday at Solano Stroll – a big, fun, free street festival on Solano Avenue. Say hello, and test your knowledge of plastics recycling with our game. Winners will get a free year membership to the Ecology Center! You can also pick up resources for going plastic-free… Read more »