A single-stream recycling effort at the University of Louisville that began on a trial basis in February already has captured an extra 12 tons of material that otherwise would have gone to a landfill.
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Grant Line students recycled 4,000 pounds of trash in April as part of new program
-->By TARA HETTINGER Tara.Hettinger@newsandtribune.com FLOYD COUNTY — With gift cards, movie passes and offers to sit in the special seats in the cafeteria, René Collins, food service manager at Grant Line Elementary, is doing all that she can to encourage good recycling habits at the school. And it’s worked. In April, students recycled more than … Continue Reading »
Goshen students emphasize recycling
-->By JULIA BIGGS jbiggs.edwi@gmail.com Published: Friday, February 5, 2010 5:36 PM CST Goshen Elementary students are seeing on a daily basis how they can make an impact on the environment through recycling. The students, kindergarten through second grade, are involved in a school-wide recycling program that began mid December. Together the students and staff have … Continue Reading »
Recycling program expands in Nashville
-->Posted: // Oct 14, 2009 5:02 PM EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More Nashville residents will soon be able to recycle curbside thanks to the success of a pilot program introduced in Bellevue. When the program first got underway at the beginning of the year, city leaders said if it was a success, they’d expand it … Continue Reading »
Go Green: Recycling
-->From KMOV.COM Go Green: Recycling August 4th, 2009 Now that many of us are recycling, have you ever wondered where all that stuff goes and what happens to it? Kristen Cornett gets a behind the scene look a local recycling plant. http://www.kmov.com/projectgreen/multimedia/?nvid=386116
Oldham’s recyclables head over the river, down a conveyor
-->Maybe you stack your recyclables at the curb to be whisked away by Industrial Disposal. Maybe you drive those bottles and boxes to the Oldham County Recycling Center never to be seen or thought of again, but it goes somewhere – New Albany, Ind., just a block off the road to Horseshoe Casino.
