Local Focus
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Recycling Profile: Boise, ID
A curbside collection program called Curb It is making it easier (and cheaper) for Boiseans to recycle properly.
February 3, 2012
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Recycled Art Show in Fargo
Local artists and Habitat for Humanity ReStore have teamed up to showcase recycled art and auction it for a community cause.
January 30, 2012
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Recycling Profile: Las Vegas
With recycling rates on the rise, is Sin City ready to shed its image of excess?
January 27, 2012
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The City of Sioux Falls Sustainability Program
Strict recycling policies and mandates to conserve energy and water make Sioux Falls the green capital of the Plains.
January 26, 2012
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Recycling Profile: Portland, ME
Maine’s biggest city is thinking big recycling numbers by introducing single-stream curbside pick-up.
January 20, 2012
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Recycling Profile: Oklahoma City
Oklahoma’s largest city makes curbside recycling simple with its “Little Blues.”
January 13, 2012
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Recycled Art Makes a Splash in Santa Fe
Art-rich Santa Fe specifically focuses on recycled artwork during a yearly festival.
January 12, 2012
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North Charleston Realizes Worth of Single-Stream Recycling
A new county initiative has recycling rates rising while saving funding and landfill space.
January 11, 2012
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Orange is Green at the University of Tennessee
The Knoxville-based university combines recycling, reuse and composting into a growing campuswide sustainability effort.
January 10, 2012
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Recycling Profile: Wilmington, DE
Wilmington’s partnership with Recyclebank provides residents easy, single-stream recycling with incentives.
January 6, 2012
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Starbucks Opens Store Made of Shipping Containers Outside Seattle
Starbucks is seeking LEED certification for the repurposed shipping-crate building.
December 28, 2011
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What Seattle’s Bag Ban Means to Plastic Purists
The Emerald City has implemented a plastic bag ban coupled with a 5¢-per-bag fee on paper bags within city limits.
December 22, 2011
