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As described in a feature article in Public Works (January, 2004), the Boulder Recycling Center, completed in 2001, is owned by the City and operated by Eco-Cycle, a nonprofit launched in 1976, now with a staff of 55. Recently, Eco-Cycle added the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (ChaRM) which …

Pennsylvania’s recycling industry – which includes 141 manufacturers of recycled products – has created a $23.4 billion industry that employs more than 81,000 people, announced Governor Edward Rendell last month. The state’s recycling programs topped four million tons, based on reports filed by counties. “We have demonstrated that we can …

Up to 40 percent of Eastern Washington’s residential energy could be provided by converting municipal and agricultural wastes into methane, according to a study sponsored by the Washington Department of Ecology and the Inland Northwest Technology Education Center (INTEC). The study was conducted by Shulin Chen, professor of biological systems …

For the past 30 years, TreePeople – a nonprofit environmental organization – has inspired people to improve their Los Angeles region through the care and planting of nearly two million trees. One current program, Generation Earth – contracted by the Los Angeles County Public Works Department – works with students …

The quality of life in urban and rural areas is being lowered by the illegal disposal of waste, including fly tipping. This anti social behaviour is adversely affecting the amenity of our local environments and reducing civic pride. Too often, people come across unsightly, illegal dumps that have appeared in …

This publication is a report of an annual survey that sets reliable national and regional benchmarks for elements that help to determine local environmental quality

The quality of life in urban and rural areas is being lowered by the illegal disposal of waste, including fly tipping. This anti social behaviour is adversely affecting the amenity of our local environments and reducing civic pride. Too often, people come across unsightly, illegal dumps that have appeared in …