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Can I recycle this? Here are the new changes to the Beverage Container Recycling Program
California is allowing more containers to be recycled for cash, even if they don’t have the CRV logo.
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Styrofoam ban goes into effect at all city of San Diego businesses
Polystyrene foam, widely known by the brand name “Styrofoam,” is officially banned in San Diego businesses.
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California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?
Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is behind on getting food recycling programs up and running.
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San Diego gets closer to zero waste goal
The plan calls for handling discarded materials as commodities for reuse rather than for disposal, and includes recycling, composting and other technologies. The city believes the plan is a road map to diverting almost all solid waste from going into landfills.
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San Diego's new free mattress recycling program fit for a king … or a queen or a twin
The program soft-launched in July; more than 2,000 items have already been collected.
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San Diego's new free mattress recycling program fit for a king … or a queen or a twin
The program soft-launched in July; more than 2,000 items have already been collected, reports NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez.
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Meet the woman-led company turning waste into amazing accessories
California Live’s Angela Sun introduces us to Rewilder, a women-led, zero-waste company that uses high performance materials like banners & signs to create functional, up-cycled goods.
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The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape
The largest solar panel recycling plant in North America has opened in Yuma, Arizona, just as the flow of used and spent solar panels sharply ramps up.
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See These Amazing Sculptures Made From Washed Ashore Ocean Debris
California Live’s Amber Pfister visits the South Coast Botanic Gardens to see their exhibit, “Washed Ashore,” beautiful sculptures made from junk found on the sand, a reminder for all of us to practice proper recycling.
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Styrofoam Is Officially Banned in the City of San Diego
The law bans restaurants and other businesses from using containers made of polystyrene foam.
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Styrofoam is Officially Banned in the City of San Diego
Starting Saturday, polystyrene foam, widely known by the brand name “Styrofoam,” is officially banned in San Diego businesses.
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Food-Waste Recycling Program Set to Kick Off in San Diego
he program, which commits to recycling yard trimmings and food waste, begins next month in force in the city of San Diego, reports NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry.
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All Single-Use Foam Food Products Will Be Banned in San Diego by 2023
While Styrofoam products are accepted in the city’s blue recycling bins, it is difficult to find a market willing to recycle them, and they often are sent to the landfill.
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When Should You Avoid Rechargeable Batteries?
Batteries are something many of us rely on to power up our TV remote or a flashlight during a storm. Consumer Reports explains how using rechargeable batteries can help save you money and help save the planet, and when not to use them.
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Can Advanced Recycling Be a Solution to the Plastic Pollution Crisis?
The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve solution to the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the ocean, beaches and lands across the globe.