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The city of Pittsburgh is piloting a new glass recycling drop-off program, in an effort to reduce contamination in single stream recycling.Single stream…
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A drop-off site for hard-to-recycle electronics and hazardous waste opens Wednesday in the Strip District. The city of Pittsburgh initiative will be…
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Pittsburgh has become the first city outside the Chesapeake Bay region to recycle used oyster shells through the non-profit Oyster Recovery Partnership.…
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Allegheny County Council has given preliminary approval to a waste management plan that will serve the county through 2028. This is a regular 10-year…
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At the end of last year, the City of Pittsburgh announced that a hazardous and electronic waste recycling program would start for residents in January.…
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An ocean scene made from nearly 27,000 recycled straws and other plastics debuted at the Carnegie Science Center last week. The large structure, called…
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Starting Jan. 1, glass and some plastics will no longer be accepted in recycling bins in 22 South Hills communities, including Moon Township, Mt. Lebanon…
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Every minute, 1 million plastic bottles fly off store shelves and into the hands of consumers. More than 90 percent of these are not recycled, winding up…
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The global market for recycling has changed dramatically over the last year. And it’s already trickling down to what happens curbside.If you’re like me,…
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Multi-layer constructs, the plastic packaging used for some food and beverage items like juice boxes and bags of chips, are composed of multiple layers of…