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Massachusetts Looks to Improve Its Recycling IQ
Mar 21, 2018
Massachusetts Looks to Improve Its Recycling IQ
Mar 21, 2018

To help cities and towns throughout Massachusetts increase the quality of their residential recycling stream, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is offering municipalities an IQ test kit.

Mar 21, 2018
Mar 19, 2018
Purity Drives Demand in Fickle Recyclables Market
Mar 19, 2018

When most people toss something into their recycling bin, chances are, they don't consider the murky and complex market forces at work that dictate where that item will go and what it's worth after it's picked up at the curb.

Mar 19, 2018
Feb 27, 2018
Providence Bag Ban Clears Subcommittee Hurdle
Feb 27, 2018

PROVIDENCE — The City Council has taken a step closer to enacting a bag ban after a subcommittee recently endorsed the proposal.

Feb 27, 2018
Feb 19, 2018
NYC Adopted Composting. Why Can't Rhode Island?
Feb 19, 2018

It only took three years for New York City, with a population of 8.5 million, to launch a comprehensive composting program for homes, businesses, and schools.

Feb 19, 2018
Composting Initiatives Growing Across New England
Jan 3, 2018
Composting Initiatives Growing Across New England
Jan 3, 2018

Rhode Island, however, is the only New England state without a municipal food-scrap collection program.

Jan 3, 2018
Waste Diversion On Rhode Island’s College Campuses
Nov 17, 2017
Waste Diversion On Rhode Island’s College Campuses
Nov 17, 2017

This report is a look at the waste-diversion practices at nine Rhode Island institutions. It focuses on the strategies and approaches that colleges and universities have found most helpful in reducing waste.

Nov 17, 2017

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Oct 4, 2017
R.I. Anaerobic Digester Could be Model for Region
Oct 4, 2017

JOHNSTON, R.I. — Rhode Island’s first commercial-scale anaerobic digester still isn’t ready, but company officials say it's getting closer to completion. And when it’s operational, New England's largest digester may be a test case for similar facilities in neighboring states with food-diversion laws.

Oct 4, 2017
Jun 6, 2017
Mass. Firm Works to Make Medical Waste Cleaner, Safer
Jun 6, 2017

The disposal of syringes, bandages, sharps containers, dialyzers and other potentially infectious material known as medical waste is expensive, risky and a major source of pollution.

Jun 6, 2017
May 20, 2017
Providence Steps Up Efforts to Reduce Municipal Waste as Central Landfill Raises Tipping Fees
May 20, 2017

JOHNSTON, R.I. — It's been considered a political third rail for years, but on July 1, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, the operator of the state's Central Landfill, will be raising tipping fees for the first time since 1992.

May 20, 2017
May 8, 2017
R.I.'s First Digester Expected to Take Food Scrap in June
May 8, 2017

JOHNSTON, R.I. — Rhode Island is on the verge of opening its first industrial anaerobic digester, offering another option in the long process to reduce waste and find a better use for the millions of pounds of food scrap wasted each year.

May 8, 2017
Dec 21, 2016
New Report Highlights Economic Benefits Massachusetts has Witnessed by Reducing Food Waste
Dec 21, 2016

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently issued a report which found that the state’s commercial food waste ban has created more than 900 jobs and stimulated $175 million in economic activity during its first two years.

Dec 21, 2016
Dec 19, 2016
New Technologies, Techniques Reducing Food Waste
Dec 19, 2016

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, food scrap accounts for 21.6 percent of all trash, the most of any item in the country's waste stream.

Dec 19, 2016
Dec 9, 2016
Local Youth Movement Uses Social Media to Shame Trashy Businesses
Dec 9, 2016

A new advocacy group is trying an innovative solution to address an age-old problem: trash.

Dec 9, 2016
Apr 27, 2016
Central Landfill Investigation Uncovers Waste
Apr 27, 2016

JOHNSTON, R.I. — Cardboard and compostables are two of the most common categories of waste filling up Rhode Island's Central Landfill, according to a recently published study by the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation. The study aimed to identify materials that could be diverted from the landfill, presently or in the future, to recycling facilities or for reuse.

Apr 27, 2016
 
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