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Published Nov 18 2009 by EWaste Age

In late October, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law a bill requiring electronics manufacturers to arrange for the collection and recycling of devices such as video displays, computers and printers. Wisconsin is the 19th state to pass a law mandating the recycling of e-waste...

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...households. " In other landfill diversion news, a San Francisco law requiring all residences and commercial buildings to participate in the city's recycling and composting programs took effect in October. The law calls for residents and businesses to place their waste in one of three bins: one for trash, one for recyclables and one for compostable materials. Those placing waste in the wrong bin could be fined, but San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has told media outlets that city officials will only levy such penalties for repeat and flagrant violations. While several other cities require recycling service and participation, San Francisco is the first city to require the collection of food scraps and other compostables, said a press release from Newsom's office."

Joining the Club [EWaste Age - Nov 18 2009]

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 9 Documents

Samsung Corp

Samsung, LG Forecast Smartphone Gains

Both firms have raised their goals for 2010 and are betting heavily on Google's Android platform.After increasing their global market share for mobile phones last year, South Korean electronics giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics reported Friday ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Information Week]

Entities: Samsung Corp, LG Electronics, Smartphone

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 4 Documents

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

EU Landfill Diversion target consultation launched

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a consultation on how the UK meets the European Union Landfill Directive targets to reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfill. The publication, assesses changes ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Materials Recycling Week]

Entities: Landfill, Diversion, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural A...

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 3 Documents

Government issues guidelines to prevent re-sale of stolen mobiles

A new Code of Practice designed to stop stolen mobile phones being sold to handset recycling companies is being developed by the Home Office, the police and the mobile phone industry. By Brian Sims Currently, 90% of handsets reported stolen in the UK ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by Info 4 Security]

Entities: Cellphone, Recycling, Mobilization, Crime

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 4 Documents

Environment ministry consults with BlueNext on recycled CERs

BlueNext suspended trade in spot CERs on Wednesday after it found some permits had been illegally reused. Rival CERs exchange Nordpool also suspended trade as a precaution.The recycled CERs were earlier sold by Hungary's environment ministry to Hungarian ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Budapest Business Journal]

Entities: Recycling, Environment, Hungary

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 Documents

Microchips, recycling ramped up to cut waste

LOCAL councils are microchipping bins, reducing bin sizes, putting up fees and cutting collections in a bid to get households to dramatically reduce waste.But environmentalists fear their efforts could be thwarted by the NSW government's lack of planning ... [Published 11 hours ago by Sydney Morning Herald]

Entities: Recycling, Landfill, Ryde (United Kingdom), Cameron Murphy, Ian Cohen

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 3 Documents

European Union

Denmark retains Euro trash title

For the second year in a row Denmark has been revealed as the most wasteful nation in the EUAccording to new figures from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, Danish households produced more waste during 2008 than any other member state, just as in ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Copenhagen Post]

Entities: Denmark, Recycling, European Union, COMPOST

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Sonoco Revamps Charlotte Recycling Plant

Sonoco Recycling is planning to restructure its Charlotte recycling centre and transform it into a full-scale material recovery facility (MRF) by early summer.The US-based packaging recycling firm said the $2.6m project includes the installation of new ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Packaging-Gateway.com]

Entities: Recycling, Raleigh (North Carolina, United States), Steel

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Recycled Sweaters Made into Coates by Katwise [WPNI Blogroll - Green Blogs - Nov 19 2009] We’ve featured the crazy girl (and we mean that as a compliment!) Katwise before, but the photos on her site are so much better these days! And these coats are out ...
Secret Storage in Recycled Books [WPNI Blogroll - Green Blogs - Nov 24 2009] These were a huge hit for the holidays last year. A great place to stash your gold coins or a place to hold the remote control on the coffee table. It is fun to ...
Wood Assemblages – Made from Recycled Materials [WPNI Blogroll - Green Blogs - Nov 25 2009] Gentle wood assemblages made by Chicago mixed media artist Dolan Geiman. His eco-friendly artwork is created from salvaged wood, found objects, and other recycled ...
America Recycles Day: The Value Of Proper E-Was... [Treehugger - Nov 13 2009] Curbside TV trash. Image credit:PhillyNewsBlog, Scene On The Road, T. Gralish. This Sunday, November 15th, marks the 12th annual America Recycles Day, a nationally ...
Better Ways to Celebrate America Recycles Day: ... [Treehugger - Nov 16 2009] Yesterday was America Recycles Day, which isn't a bad thing as an idea -- certainly, more recycling is better than less -- but do we really need a day for it? Last ...

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National recycling push [News On ABC - YouTube - Nov 13 2009]
Wisconsin Teen Running for Governor [Associated Press - YouTube - Nov 25 2009]
Ocala Recycling.m4v [Rep. Cliff Stearns - YouTube Channel - Nov 20 2009]
Michigan vs. Wisconsin Preview [CBS - YouTube - Nov 11 2009]
Across America: 11/13 [Fox News Channel - YouTube - Nov 14 2009]

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