Green News Archives - RecycleNation https://recyclenation.com/category/green-news/ Search. Find. Recycle. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:14:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 How to Recycle Items That Aren’t Accepted In Your Blue Bin https://recyclenation.com/2023/02/how-to-recycle-items-that-arent-accepted-in-your-blue-bin/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:10:05 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014659 When an item in your blue bin shouldn’t be in that bin, two things happen. First, improperly recycled items can damage the recycling equipment. Second, workers have to remove the incorrectly recycled items and move them to trash bins to be hauled to the landfill, which raises operating costs.Items that are typically accepted in blue […]

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]]> What States Are Enacting New Recycling Rules in 2023? https://recyclenation.com/2023/02/1014639/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 23:50:37 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014639 Recycling is a big deal. During the pandemic, it also became a big issue. Landfills and recycling centers were overloaded, sick, and couldn’t keep up with the decluttering, online ordering, and work-from-home changes that had residential bins and wheeled containers overflowing. As things returned to the new normal, new challenges appeared. People didn’t want to keep […]

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]]> Canada’s Tackling Plastics Recycling: Could the Same Ideas Help in the USA? https://recyclenation.com/2021/03/canadas-tackling-plastics-recycling-could-the-same-ideas-help-in-the-usa/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:27:26 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014512 The Canadian government came up with a plan to eliminate plastic waste. By 2030, Canada hopes to achieve zero plastic waste. Right now, around 3 million tons of plastic waste are disposed of and less than 10% of that plastic is recycled. Much of it goes to the landfill, but an alarming 29,000 tons end […]

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]]> Sustainability at Trader Joe’s https://recyclenation.com/2019/09/sustainability-at-trader-joes/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 18:28:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014155 In the beginning of 2019, Trader Joe’s announced plans to eliminate more than 1 million pounds of plastic from their 488 stores.

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]]> E6PR is a Six Pack TO Be Proud Of https://recyclenation.com/2019/08/e6pr-is-a-six-pack-to-be-proud-of/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 21:42:39 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1014137 The E6PR™ is designed to replace the plastic six pack ring. It’s made from by-product waste and other compostable materials.

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]]> Adidas Announces Plan to Use More Recycled Ocean Plastics https://recyclenation.com/2018/03/adidas-announces-plan-to-use-more-recycled-ocean-plastics/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:25:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1013978 The company is planning on incorporating recycled ocean plastic into every single one of their designs by 2024...

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]]> Exciting Sustainable News from LEGO https://recyclenation.com/2018/03/exciting-sustainable-news-from-lego/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:20:39 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1013975 Back in 2015, the company put $155 million towards the goal of using fully sustainable materials in LEGO products by 2030.

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]]> Celebrate Global Recycling Day on March 18th https://recyclenation.com/2018/03/celebrate-global-recycling-day-on-march-18th/ Tue, 13 Mar 2018 18:56:02 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1013971 Last November, the country came together to celebrate America Recycles Day. On this day, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked people across the country to raise awareness about recycling and encourage others to participate in their local recycling program. This day of observation was limited to people in the U.S., but now people around the […]

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]]> How the Super Bowl Went Green in 2018 https://recyclenation.com/2018/02/how-the-super-bowl-went-green-in-2018/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:13:37 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1013950 To prepare for the big day, recycling and composting bins were placed in various locations throughout the stadium.

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]]> McDonald’s Announces New Recycling Goals https://recyclenation.com/2018/02/mcdonalds-announces-new-recycling-goals/ Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:42:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1013933 McDonald’s recently announced two new recycling goals that the fast food chain hopes to achieve by the year 2025.

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