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. ( Read more here.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Unfortunately, they have also become conduits for plastic pollution, carrying waste into the ocean from places where waste management systems are overwhelmed with the amount of plastic being produced or where illegal dumping occurs. I saw human-powered carts carrying vast amounts of recyclable materials.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A large rare earth element waste lake is located twenty minutes from the city center. Fifteen percent of rare earth elements are produced in the US, and 9% in Myanmar, where mining—particularly unregulated, illegal mining —has been increasing since the military coup in 2021. Recycling rare earth elements.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

However, like any energy source, there are unintended consequences like waste that needs to be safely disposed of when solar panels reach their end of life. By 2030, the United States is expected to have as much as one million total tons of solar panel waste. By 2050, the U.S. By 2050, the U.S.

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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. She reported the overall amount of waste generated in Pennsylvania has increased 8.3 percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3

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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

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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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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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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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 15, 2022

The CAP is a series of assessments that provides an overview of the trash and plastic waste in each city. Some of the findings in Nam Dinh and Hanoi include: All top convenience store items are in non-recyclable plastic packaging. In both cities, there is a need to increase the number of waste collection bins available to the public.

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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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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

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. The pilot is incorporated into a 1.5-mile

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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

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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Enviromental Defense

MAY 8, 2023

Under new Ontario waste regulations, Ontario’s beverage industry is in the process of taking over responsibility for its containers and has announced a new fee to be charged to consumers in order to cover their costs. 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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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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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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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. The recipients of the 31st Environmental Partnership Awards are-- -- Alliance Landfill – Waste Management, Lackawanna County , for their outreach and educational programs designed to support lifelong learning in the community.

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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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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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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2022

The legislation also does not address the significant problem of unconventional shale gas companies not using 40 percent of the permits they are issued by DEP that wastes staff time and resources at the agency for no purpose. Note: PA Resources Council, partners announced a plan last week to modernize recycling in Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The report highlights efforts to make our communities healthier; the improvement of park lands and waterways; the management, diversion and reduction of waste; responsible water and energy use; and the encouragement of sustainable development. tons of food waste -- Recycled 86.6 tons of food waste -- Recycled 86.6

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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

MARCH 25, 2022

The world consumed record high levels of virgin materials in 2021, even as reuse and recycling rates remain stagnant. The opportunity goes far beyond reuse, repair, and recycling. Learn about circular economy opportunities and practical considerations.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Plastic foam is ALSO not recyclable, compostable or biodegradable. The good news is momentum to eliminate this material in the last decade has increased tremendously with many national, state and local governments phasing out plastic foam. BILLION pieces end up contaminating recycling systems.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2022

The protections for Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed come in the form of a denial: the EPA is recommending against a permit for disposing dredged material and mine waste in the watershed around the ore deposit. The spill occurred in November 2021 and affected drinking water on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. government water policy.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 20, 2022

GGGI membership includes representatives from academia, governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector dedicated to combat this most harmful form of marine debris. Developing infrastructure necessary to collect and properly dispose of waste gear. © Uganda Junior Rangers.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Individuals, families, neighbors, students, civic organizations, and local governments are invited to participate. During the 2021 Pick Up Pennsylvania fall campaign, nearly 14,000 volunteers canvassed their communities to remove 745,380 pounds of trash and 99,200 pounds of tires from Pennsylvania’s lands, waterways and coastal regions.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Individuals, families, neighbors, students, civic organizations and local governments are all invited to participate. Also visit the Illegal Dump Free PA website for more ideas on how to clean up communities and keep them clean and KPB’s Electronics Waste website. 15 -- Keep PA Beautiful Celebrates America Recycles Day Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2021

In addition to tires, other pieces of litter that hold stagnant water at these sites include containers, abandoned automobiles, auto parts, appliances, furniture, yard waste, and household trash. Since 2018, Lebanon County has held a tire collection and collected approximately 2,500 waste tires every year.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

Here are 48 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt.

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