Environmental News Bits

JULY 18, 2022

Read the full story at Plastics Recycling Update. NOVA Chemicals is planning a pilot-scale reactor for plastics pyrolysis in 2022, the latest recycling-related move from the resin manufacturer.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the October 21 PA Bulletin it has banned the sale of electronic products by Trexonic in Pennsylvania as a result of non-compliance with the electronic waste recycling law. ( Manufacturers must also pay an annual registration fee and submit a recycling plan and annual report.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 8, 2024

I saw human-powered carts carrying vast amounts of recyclable materials. According to Ocean Conservancy’s local partner Compromiso Empresarial para el Reciclaje (CEMPRE), by the end of their daily journey, each of these unrecognized environmentalists carry up to 330 pounds of recyclable materials on their backs.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee is scheduled to hold an October 30 public hearing on House Bill 1607 (Borowski-D-Delaware), a comprehensive rewrite of the state electronics waste recycling law ( sponsor summary ). When she announced the legislation in July, Rep. Read more here.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The government in the United Kingdom announces that water companies will have to prove they have reduced sewage overspills in the next five years. 2021 Election Preview: Two Cities, Facing Floods and Aridity, Eye Big Public Works. Government Changes Course On Environmental Amendment. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 8 PA Bulletin that Chuwi Innovation and Technology is not in compliance with the state electronics waste recycling law and is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania. ( For more information on this program, visit DEP’s Electronics Waste Recycling webpage.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Can wind turbine blades be recycled? The company aims to make all its blades fully recyclable by 2030.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 12, 2022

The government finally posted draft regulations to ban six single-use plastics over the holidays. As written, the regulations wouldn’t rid Canada of the harmful products until sometime in 2024 at the earliest, an absurd timeline that undermines the government’s own promises to reign in plastic pollution. Unfortunately there’s a catch.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. The end of the 2021-2022 Legislative Session saw notable legislation on climate, heat, clean energy, water, and land use become law.

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Brag

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Government Accountability Office (GAO) posted a WatchBlog item entitled “ Can Chemical Recycling Reduce Plastic Pollution? ” on October 5, 2021. The item looks at GAO’s September 2021 Science & Tech Spotlight: Advanced Plastic Recycling.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for County Recycling Coordinator Grants under Section 903 of Act 101. formal notice ) County governments are eligible to apply for 50 percent reimbursement of approved costs for County Recycling Coordinators for calendar year 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2022

The Pennsylvania Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program provides a free recycling service to residents by rotating through a variety of western Pennsylvania locations. PRC is continually seeking local government and commercial partners to help revitalize glass recycling through regional collaboration,” said Shea. “The

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Nanotech

JANUARY 12, 2022

In December 2021, the German Environment Agency (UBA) published a document entitled Risk Governance of Advanced Materials: Considerations from the joint perspective of the German Higher Federal Authorities BAuA, BfR and UBA.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2021

On December 16, DEP’s Solid Waste Advisory and Recycling Fund Advisory Committees are scheduled to meet and on the agenda are presentations by DEP on its recommendations for changing the law to make Act 101 Recycling Programs more effective and fixing the very broken Electronics Waste Recycling Program.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2021

The PA Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program provides a free recycling service that rotates through a variety of locations in western Pennsylvania. Sprague Avenue, Bellevue, PA 15102 hosted by Bellevue Borough and Quaker Valley Council of Governments. Mon – Thurs 7:30 a.m. – Mon – Thurs 7:30 a.m. – to 7:00 p.m.,

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2022

DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on October 18 to take a deeper dive into Pennsylvania’s Municipal Recycling Program and talk about better ways to manage electronics waste. percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3 percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3 million tons in 2021. million tons to 15.6

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Northeast Recycling Council has issued a call for presentation proposals for its virtual Spring Conference on April 12-13. NERC’s Conferences are unique in that they provide an opportunity for government and industry to discuss the issues considered the most important and timely for advancing toward a circular economy.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The PA Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program provides a free recycling service that rotates through a variety of locations in western Pennsylvania. PRC’s Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program is sponsored by Owens-Illinois, Inc. to 7:00 p.m., to 7:00 p.m., Mon - Thurs 7:30 a.m. – and New Brighton Rd.,

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2021

On October 13, Officials from the state Departments of Transportation, Conservation and Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and General Services highlighted a pilot project to pave part of a Ridley Creek State Park roadway with an asphalt and recycled plastic mixture in Delaware County.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2021

On August 20, the PA Resources Council released its September schedule of Traveling Glass Recycling Bin locations in Allegheny and Mercer counties. PRC provides this free recycling service that rotates through a variety of locations in western Pennsylvania. to 7:00 p.m., Bags and boxes used to deliver glass must be discarded off-site.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

On February 7, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced the recipients of their recognition program for individuals, government, organizations and businesses whose efforts support and strengthen the mission of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania. “We He has also spoken at and later launched a recycling program at the Mountain Area Senior Center.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2024

The Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence is an annual award presented to any Pennsylvania business, farm, government agency, educational institution, non-profit organization or individual that has created, or participated in, the development of a project that promotes environmental stewardship in Pennsylvania.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 8, 2023

That fee will not be returned to consumers, but instead is slated to pay for the continuation of the recycling bin system that is failing to prevent litter and containers from ending up in landfills, rivers and our streets. In 2021, nearly 80 per cent of packaging and containers sold at the Beer Store were returned and recycled or refilled.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

Persistent dry conditions are driving up the cost of water and prompting more resistance from government and citizens to new development. Those trends, in turn, also are prompting innovations in community design and installation of expensive infrastructure to use less fresh water and recycle more wastewater.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

On September 21, the Northeast PA Environmental Partners announced their 2021 award recipients. Young Emerging Leader Award The 2021 Young Emerging Leader Award will be presented to Haylee Czyzyk of Lackawanna County for demonstrating leadership, initiative, and dedication to protecting and promoting a healthy and clean environment.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 3, 2024

But explains what makes this fully circular is that it is produced with repurposed yarn from the apparel and sock brand’s Second Cut sock takeback program which they launched in 2021. In 2024, UK’s Ellis Brigham will be launching the takeback programme, which will allow customers to recycle their pre-loved items.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 28, 2023

Does that mean we’re getting a new-and-improved program that will boost collection, refill and recycling while cutting litter? The beverage industry appears to want to keep the same ineffective system that we have today – recycling bins – even though we have proven year after year that deposit-return systems work.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

EPA is drafting streamlined requirements to increase solar panel recycling through the proposed addition of solar panels to the universal waste regulations (first issued in 1995 and streamlining the ‘collection’ of certain ubiquitous hazardous waste while the facility that receives the waste remains subject to the law).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 26, 2022

In the year since, there have been even more important advances in climate litigation seeking to hold companies and governments accountable for climate harms. Instead of warning the world and transitioning away from fossil fuels, the industry spent the last 50-plus years spreading disinformation and obstructing government action.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In addition to examples and suggestions for the General Assembly, local governments, businesses, and the public, the report outlines 16 recommendations for the Commonwealth. Presently, it is not convenient for all Pennsylvanians to dispose of their waste or recycling responsibly rather than through littering or illegal dumping.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. Mary Ann Perez and Sen. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 13, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – August 13, 2021. The new math — changes in supply, changes in deliveries — will be on the table starting this fall, when representatives of the basin states begin renegotiating interim agreements that have governed and aligned the operation of Mead and Powell since 2007.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2021

On October 6, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the 13 schools, businesses and community organization winners of the 2021 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. Improvements were also made to the now-closed sanitary landfill, which has been recycled into a 208-acre wildlife habitat with mowed walking trails.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2022

. -- Senate Resolution 285 (Gordner-R-Columbia) would direct the Joint State Government Commission to conduct an assessment and analysis of public and private recycling infrastructure and operations across the state ( sponsor summary ). Note: DEP already did this in November 2021 allowing federal standards to remain in place.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 15, 2021

The Pact brings together a diverse group of nearly 100 members, including cities, state-level agencies, recyclers, haulers, retailers, brands, NGOs and others around the vision of a truly circular economy for plastic packaging in America. government to undertake an assessment of new markets for recycled plastic by the end of this year.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. Mary Ann Perez and Sen. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2022

The group’s first lawsuit was filed in 2021 and seeks to overturn the designation of plastics as “toxic” under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). It also asks the Court to prohibit the Canadian government from using CEPA to regulate single-use plastics and to prevent implementation of the ban in the meantime.

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