Tag: Recycling
Wind turbine blades can’t be recycled, so they’re piling up in...
NEW YORK – A wind turbine’s blades can be longer than a Boeing 747 wing, so at the end of their lifespan they can’t...
Charity blames for-profits for drop in clothing donations
The Cranston-based nonprofit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island is upset that for-profit collectors of hand-me-downs, particularly an Ohio company named Simple Recycling,...
Boat-hull recycling effort gets grant
BRISTOL – A Rhode Island Marine Trade Association and R.I. Sea Grant fiberglass-boat recycling project just got a boost.
RIMTA announced a grant award for...
Groundwork R.I. to receive $100K EPA grant to educate students on...
PROVIDENCE – Groundwork Rhode Island was selected by the Environmental Protection Agency to receive a $100,000 environmental education grant focused on waste reduction, diversion...
Five Questions With David Bordieri
David Bordieri | Waste prevention coordinator, R.I. Resource Recovery Corp.
1. You’ve worked at RIRRC in multiple positions for 30 years. What have you...
Raimondo seeks to reduce plastic litter
NARRAGANSETT – At a pavilion at Scarborough State Beach, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order Monday to cut down on plastic litter...
Resource Recovery awarded for recycling awareness campaign
JOHNSTON – Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp. was named winner of the 2018 Gold Excellence Award in the Awareness Campaign category of the Solid...
Five Questions With Jo-Ann Ryan
Jo-Ann Ryan | Democratic majority whip, Providence City Council
1. What would your recently vetoed proposal to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags in...
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