Massachusetts
October 24, 2011 State Sen. Benjamin Downing, D-Pittsfield, declined recently to predict whether the committee he co-chairs will back a bill to expand the state’s bottle recycling program. MassLive
October 10, 2011 Dave Granlund Editorial Cartoons and Illustrations
October 17, 2011 My typical response when I discover that little recycle symbol on my soon-to-be-empty almond butter container is, "Aww man, I have to wash this sticky stuff? Ugh, I suppose that's a good thing!" I think many people can agree with me that recycling isn't exactly the most exhilarating task. With GreenBean Recycle, people may soon discover a more fun way to recycle other than the moral obligation combined with the five-cent reimbursement. Technorati
October 21, 2011 Zoe is the Greenbean recycling machine near the stairs on the first floor of W20. Part of a pilot program sponsored by the MIT Department of Facilities, Zoe is taking community recycling to the next level. MIT News
October 21, 2011 A coalition of environmental groups pushing for an expanded bottle bill in Massachusetts will abandon plans to accomplish its long-sought aim through a ballot initiative, and will instead focus its efforts on swaying the legislature to pass an update that has been languishing in committee since the summer. Resource Recycling
Tennessee
October 21, 2011 Since mid-July, more than 200 volunteers, many of them local college students, and with tremendous help from Memphis City Beautiful, the Port Commission and others, have spent part of three Saturdays picking up about four tons of recyclable materials from the shoreline of McKellar Lake. Memphis Commercial Appeal
Australia
October 21 2011 A newly formed company backed by members with more than 30 years experience coordinating South Australia’s Cash for Containers scheme will soon be operating in the Territory. Environment Minister Karl Hampton said NT Coordinators is the first company approved as a coordinator under the Territory’s Cash for Containers Scheme. The International News Magazine
