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Centre County Recycling Coordinator Joanne Shafer To Retire; Longest Serving Recycling Coordinator In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

On February 19, the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority announced Joanne Shafter, Deputy Executive Director and County Recycling Coordinator, will retire on February 29. According to Authority Chairman Dennis Hameister, “Joanne’s been the face of recycling in Centre County for over three decades.

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Improved Working Conditions for Recyclers Also Benefit Ocean Health

Ocean Conservancy

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Sadly, the Magdalena is no different, transporting Bogotá’s plastic waste footprint and that of 34 million people across its basin into the Ciénaga and the Caribbean.

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PA Resources Council Western PA Schedule Of Household Chemical, Hard-To-Recycle, Electronics Waste Collection Events

PA Environment Daily

PRC provides residents with numerous options for the recycling and safe management of a wide variety of materials not accepted in curbside pickup including TVs, tires and household chemicals,” according to PRC Executive Director Darren Spielman. FM and AM 1020 KDKA. FM and AM 1020 KDKA. to 1:00 p.m. All events take place 9:00 a.m. –

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PA Resources Council Offers Free Statewide Recycling Webinar On Earth Day, April 22

PA Environment Daily

On April 22, more than one billion people around the world will celebrate Earth Day, which annually encourages individuals, communities, organizations, and governments to take action to protect the planet. pounds of waste every day. The free PRC Recycling & Waste Reduction webinar takes place at 6:00 p.m.

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PA Resources Council To Host Free Statewide Recycling Webinar Nov. 15 To Celebrate America Recycles Day

PA Environment Daily

15, individuals across the United States will celebrate America Recycles Day , which annually recognizes the impact of recycling on the nation’s economy and environment. pounds of waste every day. While much of this waste is recyclable in some way, typically only about 30 percent finds its way to the proper receptacle.

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Encina Fort Union LLC Withdraws Stormwater Permit Application For A Facility That Chemically Recycles Waste Plastics In Northumberland County After It Could Not Respond To Major Deficiencies In 4 Months

PA Environment Daily

On October 18, Encina Fort Union LLC withdrew its NPDES stormwater permit application for a facility that chemically recycles waste plastics after DEP cited major deficiencies in the application on July 6, 2023. Photo: Proposed Encina plastics recycling plant, Chesapeake Bay Journal.) The proposed $1.1

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Proposed Landfill Threatens Freshwater Ecosystems and Species at Risk Living in the Sydenham River

Enviromental Defense

He is a PhD candidate in the Department of Biology at Western University where he studies solutions for bird conservation. The Salamander mussel is a species of global conservation concern whose only remaining known population in Canada occurs in the East Sydenham downstream from the proposed landfill site.