PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2022

Those registering a community improvement event will receive free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests provided by support from the Department of Environmental Protection and PennDOT, as supplies last. Events can include litter cleanups, illegal dump cleanups, community greening and beautification, special collections and education events.

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Environment Blog

AUGUST 3, 2020

Your local council provides you with all the bins and the (maybe slightly infrequent) timetable of rubbish collections so they are really doing all the hard work for you. You need to be able to easily wheel or carry bins to the collection point and back and you also need to be able to easily lift their lids with one hand. Compost bins.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

For one, it is just plain cheaper to make new plastic than to collect, wash, separate, and sell recycled plastic. New types of bioderived, biodegradable, compostable, and chemically recyclable plastics are necessary to increase the sustainability with which we make, use, and dispose of plastics. Again, its not that simple.

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Onya

MARCH 25, 2020

Compost Avoidance Hacks. To freeze them whole, place them in a reusable freezer bag, removing as much air as possible before sealing. You can also peel and slice into quarters and then freeze in a reusable food storage bag with as much air removed as possible. Store the bag of cereal in a cool cupboard for up to a week.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our soil. The study also found that citizens are confused about the labels of compostable and biodegradable plastics, leading to incorrect plastic waste disposal.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

The Pennsylvania Resources Council -- a statewide environmental organization dedicated to reducing waste-- celebrates a milestone in 2022 as it launches the 20th season of hosting household chemical collection events: responsibly managing 6 million pounds of chemical products dropped off by residents of southwestern Pennsylvania. “A

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The online workshop will answer common questions surrounding recycling issues such as curbside collection, hard-to-recycle materials and pharmaceutical disposal. The PA Resources Council will host a Recycling and Waste Reduction webinar on February 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 2, 2023

Every trip to the grocery store—no matter how diligent you might be bringing reusable bags or shopping in the bulk aisle (if either is available to you)—seems to result in more plastics: yogurt containers, bread bags, meat packaging and more. When enough gas is collected, someone can turn on the valve, light the gas stove, and bam(!),

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Onya

JULY 19, 2017

Here at Onya, all our reusable bags are made using rPET material which is a fabric made from recycled BPA free plastic drink bottles. Reusable Bread Bag. The Onya Reusable Bread Bag is made from up to 10x recycled plastic drink bottles and is designed to replace single use paper or plastic bread bags, plastic toggles and ties.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2022

A new report released by PA Resources Council and PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center outlines how Pennsylvania’s solid waste laws haven’t kept up with the growing problems facing local recycling programs, trash disposal, and significant changes in the items making up Pennsylvania’s waste stream.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association , Monroe County You’ve probably figured out how to recycle, reuse, or dispose of a lot of what used to be called “waste.” Maybe you even compost your kitchen waste, grass clippings and leaves. Residents can self-load compost to use in the garden.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

-- Natural Lands, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Host Feb. 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 17; Loving The Land Thru Working Forests Conference Sept.

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