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| | PSSI -- Stanford Recycling Center |
 | | Remove the lid and throw it into the garbage (the lid is made with a different type of plastic). | | | Look for the number inside three chasing arrows on the bottom of the container and lids. | | | They can all be placed in the plastic bag bin. |
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http://recycling.stanford.edu/recycling/caq_plastic.html
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| | "Recycling ... Is Garbage" by John Tierney |
| | But recycling can be a wonderful project for kids and parents to do together. | | | Today's schoolchildren, though, might be confused by one character encountered on Bunyan's road to salvation: a man, the source of our word "muckraker," who is busy raking together a compost pile. | | | Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America: a waste of time and money, a waste of human and natural resources. |
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http://www.williams.edu/HistSci/curriculum/101/garbage.html
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| | Recycling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | They say that this perception led to increased public interest in programs to recycle household goods. | | | For the audio software by the same name, see ReCycle (program). | | | Recycling is the collection of used materials that would otherwise be waste to be broken down and remade into new products. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling
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| | Technorati Tag: recycling |
| | The City of Toronto has new and aggressive goals to divert 60% of waste from landfill by 2008 and ultimately 100% by 2012. Recycling is mandatory and... | | | Earn up to $5.00 for ink cartridges and $100.00 for cell phones. | | | Recycle Cell Phones and Ink Cartridges Inkjets4Cash.com - our cell phone and empty ink cartridge recycling program. |
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http://technorati.com/tag/recycling
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| | PCU Waste Recycling |
| | Recycling, along with waste reduction and waste diversion programs, plays an essential role in conserving landfill space and sustaining our solid waste management system. | | | Recycling only works when you buy products made with recycled materials. | | | Staff will conduct free waste audits for businesses or non-profit organizations. |
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http://pubgis.co.pinellas.fl.us/pcuweb_live/solid_waste/recycle.cfm
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| | Scholastic's The Magic School Bus: Books |
| | She’s crushed until she discovers the pellets can be recycled to make a new doll. | | | Wanda’s favorite doll is chopped into plastic pellets! | | | Brainstorm things kids would like to see made with recycled stuff. |
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http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/teacher/recycling
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| | Recycling |
| | Every minute of the day, more than 9,000 tin cans are recovered from the trash with magnets. | | | Recycle all of those junk AOL CDs and other CD-ROMs you don't want; don't just throw them away. | | | Approximately 58% of US newspapers are recycled, mostly back into newspapers. |
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http://www.eco-action.net/id85.htm
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| | Recycling |
| | Also lists used merchandise vendors and rental outlets. | | | The cycle in "recycle" happens when the items we sort from the trash are made into a new product which is put to use a second time. | | | This booklet includes step-by-step instruction on how to start or improve a business recycling program. |
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http://www.dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/recycle.htm
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| | Environment, Health and Safety: Recycling |
| | Toner and fax cartridges are collected and recycled | | | Used computer equipment is collected and sent to a third-party asset recovery vendor for recycling or re-manufacture. | | | Recycling and trash bins located in each office, in conference rooms, break areas and copy rooms allow and encourage employees to recycle materials, including: |
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http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/ehs/ehs-recycling_waste.html
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| | The Environmental Literacy Council - Recycling |
| | Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash. | | | Recycling efforts date back to at least the eighteenth century when "rag-picking" was a source of income for scavengers. | | | Converting hazardous components of the waste stream into productive use can also be an efficient strategy for managing wastes. |
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http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/83.html
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| | Curbside Recycling Environmental Services |
| | Discard empty household hazardous waste containers in your regular trash. | | | Please review the list of recyclable materials carefully and do not place any trash in the recycling containers. | | | It is illegal to put trash, greenery or hazardous materials in your recycling container. |
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http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/recycling/curbside.shtml
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| | Recycling |
| | Clear and colored container glass (discard all lids) | | | Again, we encourage everyone to recycle and stay tuned for special recycling collection events in your neighborhood. | | | This is the regulation but, more importantly, it helps recycling collection crews to distinguish the recyclables from refuse. |
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http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/pw/html/recycling.html
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| | The Environment Directory - Recycling |
| | Talking Trash - A newsletter covering current issues in solid waste management, especially related to packaging and the environment | | | Roadtests.com - New Hybrids & Other Cars - Provides reviews, specs, pictures, and pricing information on environmental-friendly Hybrids and other cars. | | | Casual Access Group - Printer ribbon and cartridge recycling. |
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http://www.webdirectory.com/Recycling
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| | Resource Recycling |
| | An artricle in this issue looks at a recent CandD recycling project in the Music City. | | | If you're looking for Resource Recycling LLC (Tampa, Florida), the designer, builder and operator of ash processing and metal recovery systems, its Web site address is www.resourcerecycling.com. | | | Morbark's Predator shredder makes short work of construction and demolition debris, producing a material suitable for various end markets. |
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http://www.resource-recycling.com
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| | Recycling |
| | Every year, each of us still discards nearly 1600 pounds of trash, most of which still goes to landfills and incinerators. | | | Every Sunday, the United States wastes nearly 90% of the recyclable newspapers. | | | It takes 75,000 trees to print a Sunday Edition of the New York Times. |
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http://www.solcomhouse.com/recycling.html
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| | U.S. EPA Region 5: Recycling |
| | To track the progress of recycling, EPA supports data collection efforts to measure the amount of waste diverted from landfills and the amount of waste recycled, known as a recycling rate (usually shown as a percent). | | | Several states and municipal recycling programs track recycling rates for municipal solid waste annually. | | | Since OH EPA requires each of its 52 solid waste management districts to meet goals of diversion or access, a model for measuring the population access credit for each drop-off site and curbside recycling option was also developed. |
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http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/solidwaste/recycle.htm
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| | Recycling |
| | They address issues ranging from air quality to composting to wetland conservation. | | | The city's waste reduction and recycling activities are managed by the Environmental Management Commission. | | | Please contact the Ron Rogstad at (651) 730-2706. |
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http://www.ci.oakdale.mn.us/Recycle.htm
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| | Municipal Solid Waste - Recycling |
| | Regardless of the method used to collect the recyclables, the next leg of their journey is usually the same. | | | As consumers demand more environmentally sound products, manufacturers will continue to meet that demand by producing high-quality recycled products. | | | Twenty years ago, only one curbside recycling program existed in the United States, which collected several materials at the curb. |
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http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm
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| | DPW, Bureau of Solid Waste - City of Baltimore, Maryland |
| | By recycling these ordinary throwaways we can contribute to the wealth and well-being of ourselves and our world. | | | Recycling has been with us for a long time. | | | Our own history provides us with examples of its practice in a wide range of places and times. |
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http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/dpw/recycle.html
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| | Recycling |
| | Recycling Containers are rotated throughout the week; each container servicing three different complexes per week. | | | Apartment complexes currently participating in this program are listed below with their designated recycling day noted. | | | The City will provide roll carts or dumpsters based on the volume of recyclable materials of participating businesses. |
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http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/PublicWorks/Solidwaste/recycling.html#MRF
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| | Recycling |
| | This annual event takes place the first Sunday in March. | | | Residents need to sign up for service with one of the garbage haulers below. | | | The materials are sorted, baled and sold to markets to be made into new products. |
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http://www.pascocountyfl.net/utilities/deptu/recycling.html
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| | City of Roseville - Curbside Recycling Program |
| | Carts have labels on them indicating what type of material to put in them. | | | Call Roseville's Recycling Coordinator at 651-792-7027 to sign up. | | | New in 2006, Roseville will receive money back from the sale of your recyclables. |
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http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/info/recycle/recycle.htm
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| | Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! |
| | Recycling just one can saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt bulb for 3½ hours. | | | Materials discarded by one business can be a resource for another business! | | | Waste Management, Inc. - Recyclables and Green Waste Items |
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http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/emd/solidwaste/recycle.html
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| | WDNR Waste & Materials Management Program: Recycling |
| | In addition, the recycling cost figure does not account for materials that communities no longer have to collect, like yard waste that's managed at home, recyclables that are taken to buy-back centers, and wastes that are never generated because of waste reduction efforts. | | | Nor does it include the significant value of resources saved through recycling. | | | Recycling Contacts - Who to call in Wisconsin about recycling issues. |
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http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/wm/recycle
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| | NRDC: Cities & Green Living: Recycling |
| | This is one of the first environmental lessons children learn, but it's only part of the story. | | | Full recycling is back in America's largest city! | | | Today we are pressing New York and other cities to follow suit, to spur even more demand and create new incentives for recycled products. |
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http://www.nrdc.org/cities/recycling
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| | Recycling |
| | Instead of throwing recyclable materials in with your trash, separate them and put them outside, next to your trash, for pick up by the city's recycling collection crew. | | | Recycling diverts waste from being landfilled or incinerated, conserves energy since it takes less energy to produce new products from recycled materials and saves natural resources that sometimes cannot be replaced. | | | Now, Every Other Week, Recycling Day is Same as Trash Day |
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http://www.phila.gov/streets/recycling.html
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| | Keep America Beautiful The Nation's Largest Community Improvement Network |
| | In 2001, more than 452 million pounds of polystyrene were recycled back into foam egg cartons, lunch trays, transport packaging, and audio and videocassette cases. Polystyrene foodservice packaging (like clamshells) is not generally recycled because it is not economically sustainable. | | | Products and packaging that contain recycled materials often indicate this on the label or display the recycling symbol. | | | Consumers also play a role in the demand for products which use recycled materials. Learn more about buying recycled. |
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http://www.kab.org/partners.asp?id=534&rid=535
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| | Arlington County's Recycling Programs |
| | There are also Business Recycling Plan Forms and instructions for businesses available online. | | | Recycling used materials into new ones reduces the consumption of natural resources; so do source reduction – preventing waste at the source – and reuse. | | | Numbers are collected for both refuse and recycling and are utilized to determine the County’s recycling rate for the year. |
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http://www.co.arlington.va.us/Departments/EnvironmentalServices/swd/EnvironmentalServicesSwdRecycling.aspx
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| | WM Services - Recycling |
| | Single-stream - Waste Management Recycle America is focused on making it easier for people to recycle - whether home or at work. | | | In 2001, Waste Management became the first major solid waste company to focus on residential single-stream recycling, which allows customers to mix recyclable paper, plastic and glass in one bin. | | | Waste Management Recycle America (WMRA), Waste Management's dedicated group for recycling, is focused on our role as an industry leader - offering communities and businesses more effective and affordable recycling options as well as providing manufacturers and end users with the secure, consistent stream of high-quality raw materials they need to maintain operational efficiency. |
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http://www.wm.com/WM/services/recycling.asp
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| | Recycling |
| | Kerbside recycling has come to New Zealand, and every city from Auckland to Invercargill has leapt on to the band wagon. | | | Being a firm believer in democracy (well some of the time anyway), he surveys all the cities that are using this recycling method. | | | The Minister for Environmental Doodads wishes to introduce the ``Regularisation of Allocation of Solid Waste to Bin Colour Bill'' to Parliament, but in order to do so needs to determine an allocation of his own. |
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http://acm.uva.es/p/v1/154.html
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| | Tempe Curbside Commingled Recycling Guide |
| | Recycling should be a part of everyone's daily routine as Tempeans work together to reduce waste and conserve natural resources. | | | Take some time to read it and you will have a much better idea of what the program is all about, as well as be informed of some of the simple things you can do to help make it a success. | | | The guide includes information on source reduction ("smart shopping"), recycling, composting, and sanitary landfills, as well as facts about the City's solid waste problem and much, much more. |
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http://www.tempe.gov/publicworks/fspage/curbside/curbside_toc.htm
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| | Andover Recycles |
| | For those residents that want to use their own larger container, the Town has red "Bottles and Cans" stickers. | | | Save money for Andover by avoiding fees imposed for incineration of trash; | | | Check the quality of the air over Andover, and our neighboring communities, should you ever think recycling is unimportant. |
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http://andoverma.gov/recycle
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| | Recycling Home Page |
| | This morning's newspaper can be recycled for another morning's news or other paper products. | | | Recycling means separating, collecting, processing, marketing and ultimately using a material that would have been thrown away. | | | This Page Updated: Thursday, March 09, 2006 09:20:38 AM Send any suggestions about this site to Hamilton County Webmaster |
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http://www.hamiltontn.gov/Recycle
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| | City and County of Swansea - Environment |
| | The amount of waste we produce is ever growing. | | | It is then shredded and composted and made available back to the public free of charge (see our Free Compost page). | | | The Council provides a number of recycling sites across the City so that members of the public can dispose of their recyclable waste, such as glass, paper, cans and textiles. |
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http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1011
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| | Recycling |
| | • Recycling: Taking Care of Your Waste at Home | | | Recycling has been a major component of waste reduction efforts and is part of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Pollution Prevention Strategy. | | | Often, recycling is the first step businesses take toward a more efficient and cleaner operation. |
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http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3585_4130---,00.html
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| | Welcome to Recycling International |
| | Written by recycling experts and experienced journalists, the ten issues published each year serve as an indispensable source of information for senior professionals throughout the international recycling business. | | | Recycling International reaches more than 6000 decision-makers within the international recycling community. | | | This notice includes additional guidelines for the application procedure and also clarifies the list of commodities that require application. |
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http://www.recyclinginternational.com
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| | Welcome to RecyclingPays.phila.gov |
| | By hearing what you're saying, what would make recycling a little bit easier on you. | | | And the better job we all do, the more funds we can put back into jobs, schools and neighborhoods. | | | Now, Every Other Week, Recycling Day is the Same as Trash Day |
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http://recyclingpays.phila.gov
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| | City of Falls Church |
| | Businesses or business complexes that have more than 200 employees or generate more than 100 tons of trash annually are required to establish a recycling collection system. | | | Curbside collection of the following recyclable items is provided on the same day as trash collection for all residents who receive City refuse service: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, mixed paper, cardboard, telephone books, cans, glass jars and bottles, and plastic bottles and jugs. | | | The City's recycling coordinator provides technical assistance to businesses in the establishment and promotion of business recycling programs. |
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http://www.ci.falls-church.va.us/community/recycling.html
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| | Dell Recycling |
| | Wondering what to do with your old computer equipment? | | | Collection fee is more if you live more than 40kms away from capital city GPO. | | | Dell Recycling offers computer owners a variety of environmentally sound, convenient and affordable options for unwanted computers -- and the equipment does not have to be from Dell. |
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http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/ap/topics/main/en/recycle?c=au&l=en&s=bsd
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| | City of Ottawa - Garbage and Recycling |
| | Every day your waste or recycling collectors will: | | | Recyclable items should be loose in your recycling box with heavier materials at the top to avoid litter in your neighborhood. | | | The City of Ottawa has an extensive recycling program. |
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http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/gc/recycling_en.shtml
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| | Plastics News - Recycling |
| | EST) -- PET recycler UltrePET LLC has bought a Canadian company with strong ties to Nova Scotia’s bottle-collection systems. | | | The practice has helped the country’s plastics industry achieve a 60 percent recycling rate. | | | EST) -- Itasca, Ill.-based OfficeMax Inc. will shut its 194,000-square-foot recycling and composite siding plant in Satsop, in a restructuring that includes the closing of 110 retail stores. |
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| | Oregon DEQ: Solid Waste Recycling Program |
| | Programs > Land Quality > Solid Waste Program > Recycling | | | These reports are not generated annually, but are left here for historical record because they generally depict an accurate picture of each material, even though the exact numbers are not up to date. | | | To find out what materials are accepted in your community for recycling and how to prepare them, contact your city or county solid waste official, your DEQ regional office, or in the Portland-Metro area call the recycling hotline: 503-234-3000. |
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http://www.deq.state.or.us/wmc/solwaste/recycling.html
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| | Recycling Main Page » Waste Management » Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) |
| | The site also provides generic profiles of what should be in the waste stream so that a business can see where waste should be reduced to meet current industry standards. | | | Recycling Main Page » Waste Management » Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) | | | The Recycling Program is responsible for monitoring and reporting on recycling and waste reduction programs across the state, as well as providing technical assistance. |
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http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/recycling
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| | Recycling in Maryland Home Page |
| | Additionally, in 2000, Maryland established a voluntary Statewide waste diversion goal of 40%. The waste diversion goal is comprised of the recycling rate + source reduction credits (maximum 5%) that Maryland Counties and Baltimore City earn through activities designed to reduce the amount of waste going to the waste stream. | | | State Agency Recycling - Lists agency coordinators, agency recycling rates and newsletters. | | | MDE works towards Maryland's waste diversion goals by partnering with Maryland's jurisdictions and the public and private sectors to develop markets for recyclable materials and by working with other State agencies to increase the volume of materials diverted from landfills. |
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http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/LandPrograms/Recycling/index.asp
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| | CU Recycling University of Colorado at Boulder |
| | CU Recycling operates as a partnership between students (University of Colorado Student Union) and the administration (Facilities Management). | | | CU places 12th in 2006 RecycleMania: Learn more. | | | Colorado Food Waste Composting Guide: View the recently released guide that the Environmental Center has produced to assist institutions in Colorado with composting their food waste. |
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http://recycling.colorado.edu
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| | HP Environment: Product Return&Recycling |
| | Using this site means you accept its terms | | | Check inside cartridge boxes for return materials (available for some products and countries) | | | Use the online ordering tool to request recycling services or follow the instructions provided |
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http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/recycle
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| | pc-recycling |
| | When the equipment is obsolete and no longer holds commercial value or is simply worn out, it is then broken down and plastics/polymers and metals are recycled. | | | The way forward is to think not only about recycling, but to put it into | | | Manufacturers are being encouraged to standardize and use fewer |
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http://www.pc-recycling.co.uk
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| | USGS Minerals Information: Recycling |
| | Sibley, S.F., and Staff, 2003, Recycling of Selected Metals in the United States in Proceedings, on CD-ROM, International Symposium on Metals and Energy Recovery, Kongresscenter, June 25-26, 2003, Skelleftea, Sweden, 38 p. | | | Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States | | | Aluminum Recycling in the United States in 2000 |
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