RePlanet Recycling, the largest chain of recycling centers in California, shut down the remainder of its 284 locations Aug. 26, laying off almost 750 employees. Increased business costs have made it impossible to maintain the recycling centers as the prices of recycled aluminum and PET plastic have gone down with little to no profit. Fren […]
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Plastic paves the way to an environment with less waste
Roads in the United States are traditionally paved with asphalt that uses mixtures of crushed rocks and petroleum-based oils, such as bitumen. With a global plastic-waste crisis that effects the land we live on and the oceans we swim in, companies around the world are battling this crisis by replacing bitumen with recycled plastics. India […]
Thrifty shoppers embrace trend to recycle clothing
Thrifting, a growing and popular trend among the students at California Baptist University, can be a way to buy old and vintage clothes and accessories while saving money and recycling in the process. Stores such as Savers, which is a popular thrifting location in Riveside, attract students with their low costs and variety of clothing. […]
CBU makes changes to go ‘green’
University campuses across the nation are moving in the direction of becoming true green campuses, but most still have plenty of work cut out. Becoming a green campus is not only about recycling and picking up trash, it is about educating students on what a green campus really is. “To become a green campus, I […]
Recycle, Reuse, Re-tire
Riverside Public Works Department was awarded a Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Grant by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, CalRecycle. Riverside will be given $5 per ton of RAC up to $236,000 to be used on approved projects. Currently, there are eight projects on streets of Riverside using this funding. There is 61,892 tons […]