PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

On May 7, Reworld ™, in partnership with Goodwill Keystone Area , unveiled a new initiative to provide free electronic waste recycling across 22 central and southeast Pennsylvania counties. In 2023, Pennsylvania had only nine e-waste recycling sites that would accept any electronic device for recycling at no cost, without limitations.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2023, a partnership between PA Resources Council and the City of Pittsburgh enabled more than 2,000 residents to recycle 62+ tons of e-waste through the City’s hard-to-recycle program. PRC is Pennsylvania’s oldest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1939. And the program continues in 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Pennsylvania’s waste and recycling industry is teaming up with the Office of the State Fire Commissioner to raise awareness about a growing epidemic of fires caused by the improper disposal of rechargeable batteries in recycling containers and trash bags. Posted: November 13, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 8, 2024

Last year, one of Imperial Oil’s mines in the tar sands leaked toxic industrial waste into the surrounding environment. In February 2023, 5.3 million litres of tailings waste spilled from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine in the tar sands into the surrounding environment. They have spectacularly failed on this front.

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Vermont Law

MAY 2, 2023

ClientEarth, joined by Surfrider Foundation Europe and Zero Waste France, is taking Danone to court for its contribution to plastic pollution. ClientEarth says Danone’s response to the notice “ wasn’t good enough ,” so it initiated legal action in January 2023. But recycling is a false solution.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In October 2021, EPA said it planned to issue a proposed rule in 2023 that could result in revisions to the decaBDE rule as well as the rules for the other four PBT substances. The second bill, AB 1200 , prohibits distribution, sale, or offering for sale of food packaging that contains regulated PFAS beginning on January 1, 2023.

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