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Updated 05:15:41 UST, 07 Feb 2012

Recycle Bowl: Inter school competition recovers 2 mn pounds of waste

STAMFORD: Keep America Beautiful Inc, nations largest educational organization,announced the winners of its first inter school recycling competition, Recycle-Bowl.

More than 1200 schools were marked first and an amount of 2 million pounds of recyclables were recovered.

In the first nation wide recycling competition, more than 50000 students from 47 states participated.

On average, 5.32 pounds of material was collected…

New residential recycling program launched in Sharjah

In connection with the National Environment day, a residential recycling program has been launched in Sharjah on Monday.
RecycleMania starts at Penn, to maintain awareness about recycling

The recycling competition held annually between 600 colleges and universities in the United states and Canada has officially started on February 5th and will go up to 31st of March.
Abu Dhabi aims high, to divert 90% from landfills to recycling

Abu Dhabi plans to divert 90% of the 10 mn tonnes of waste generated from moving to landfills to recycling. The target has been set by the Centre of Waste Management. Presently, the waste generated fills 1800 hectares of land for landfills.
Arizona State Univ to eliminate 90% of solid waste by 2015

Waste Management of Arizona and Arizona State University (ASU) announced today their collaborative program "Roadmap to Zero Solid Waste" that aims to eliminate 90 percent or more of ASU's solid waste by 2015.
Palo Alto Recycling centre to close down on Feb 1

The forty year old Palo Alto Recycling Center will close down on February 1 as the landfill that was located very close to the facility was closed last July.
Third Residential Recyling Event in Dallas, March 28-3

The Residential Recycling Conference will convene for its third annual gathering at the Gaylord Texan on March 28-30, 2012. The nation's premier recycling conference features municipal recycling leaders, executives from privately owned recycling companies
WWT, ELCIA introduces new recyclng facility in Banglore

Waste Wise Trust (WWT), a solid waste management organization, based in Bangalore in partnership with The Electronics City Industries' Association (ELCIA) has announced the inauguration of the first of its kind recycling facility at Electronics City Bangalore.
Stater Bros. wins 2011 waste reduction award

For the second year in a row, Stater Bros. has received a Waste Reduction Award for its many environmentally friendly programs from California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP).
GFL Environmental Corp., Turtle Island Recycling announce merger

GFL, already one of Canada's fastest growing full-service waste management companies, announced today that it has officially purchased TIR, one of Southern Ontario's largest recycling and waste management companies.
Birmingham Dumpster teaches the art of recycling large dump jobs

The Local Birmingham Dumpster Man, Michigan has dedicated some time to explain that even people who care about the earth and love to recycle can do their spring cleaning and throw everything out, without worrying about harming the environment. They explain that almost every waste material can easily be recycled with the proper recycling procedure.
ESD Waste2Water helps Stone Creek Golf Club achieves greener status

Stone Creek Golf Course, located in Oregon City tapped ESD Waste2Water, Inc. to install their environmental golf course wash system to achieve a higher green status and streamline their golf course wash station practices.
Recycling industry provides multiple benefits to European economy: EEA

More jobs at higher income levels are created by recycling than compared to landfilling or incinerating waste. Overall employment related to the recycling of materials in European countries increased by 45 % between 2000 and 2007.

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