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2009 Media Coverage

Two-stream recycling best, study says Dec 21   Solid Waste & Recycling
Study exposes failure of "single stream" recycling Dec 15   Zero Waste Blog
A Christmas gift for Earth and ourselves: An expanded Bottle Bill (Opinion) Dec 15   The Salem News
Who’s Better at GHG Reduction (and Sustainability?) Your Community Recycling Program or Their Deposit? Dec 13   Sustainablog
State Raid On Bottle Bill Program Costs Los Angeles Residents Dec 11   USC Annenberg
CRI study criticizes single-stream collection Dec 10   Resource Recycling Electronic Newsletter
CRI Study Warns of Perils of Single-Stream Recycling Dec 8   Waste Business Journal
Study criticizes cost of single-stream recycling Dec 8   Plastics News
CRI Looks at Costs, Results of Various Recycling Methods: Study critical of single-stream collection method. Dec 8   Recycling Today
CRI study shows cost impact of single-stream recycling Dec 8   Waste & Recycling News
CRI Explores System-Wide Costs and Results of Various Recycling Methods: Releases New Report, “Understanding Economic and Environmental Impacts of Single-Stream Collection Systems” (Press Release) Dec 8   Container Recycling Institute
Wellesley Recylables of the Month: December Dec 7   Wicked Local Wellesley
Budget crisis imperils grocery store recycling centers Dec 4   VC Star
Beverage Container Recycling Woes Dec 1   KQED Radio
Recycling centers close, eliminating 'green' jobs: Operators are suing the state over its raid on deposit funds, and regional conservation groups have eliminated jobs for at-risk youths. (Also published in 5 additional newspapers) Nov 30   Los Angeles Times
Cuisinart adds value via filter Nov 25   The News-Times
Sorting out the bottle bill Nov 23   The Post-Star
Perfect Stocking Stuffer: Vapur Eco Water Bottle Nov 19   GreenAndSave.com News
Kor Unveils Limited Edition Water Vessels that Give Back Nov 18   Inhabitat
Flavrz Organic Drink Mix Joins the Healthy Lunch Revolution (Press Release) Nov 17   Flavrz Drink Mix
A New Way to Reduce Dependency on Plastic Water Bottles: Cuisinart CleanWater® Countertop Filtration System (Press release) Nov 10   Cuisinart
Judge OKs nickel deposit on bottled water Nov 3   Legislative Gazette
Bottle bill veto could have severe results Oct   Plastics Recycling Update
Experts: Tap just as good as bottled water Nov 3   Athens Banner Herald
New bottle bill takes effect Oct 31   The Buffalo News
Water Bottle Deposits Set to Start Saturday Oct 30   Water World
Deposits on bottled water to begin October 31st: Green groups see big benefits for NY's environment Oct 29   Joint Press Release
Court approves N.Y.'s expanded deposit law Oct 26   Plastics News
Green Answer for Lodging Industry and Hotels Who Want an Eco-Friendly Alternative to Plastic Bottled Water: Water Purification and Bottling System that Feeds Off a Hotel’s Waterline Enables Hotels and Restaurants to Produce Unlimited Chilled, Sparkling and Still Water in Reusable, Designer Glass Bottles that Can Be Branded With a Hotel Logo.
Oct   Buyer Interactive
Wither Plastic? Plant-based bottles that decompose show promise for the beleaguered bottled water industry Sep   Continental
Water World: Will the new expanded bottle deposits mean more money flooding into the state? Critics doubt it. Oct 6   Hartford Advocate
Battle to expand bottle law heats up: After long struggle, backers optimistic Oct 8   The Boston Globe
Get a water bottle Oct   WHNT News 19
Stop tossing out water bottles: 5-cent deposit required as of today Sep 30   Norwich Bulletin
Bottles, bottles everywhere (Editorial) Sep 30   PressConnects.com
Local Stores Preparing For Water Bottle Return Influx Sep 28   WENY-TV
Area stores bracing for flood of bottles Sep 27   Star-Gazette
A lesson on how health insurance really works (Opinion) Sep 20   Waco Tribune
Breaking down barriers Sep 14   Waste & Recycling News
Bottled water is not green (Opinion) Sep 12   Nevada Appeal
Area stores bracing for flood of water bottles: Wegmans predicts 30 percent jump in volume Sep 11   Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
WDAY Green Tip #11 - Stop using bottled water (Opinion) Sep 9   Examiner.com
NY water bottle deposits expected to start in fall Sep 9   Bay News 9
Americans Throw Away 1,500 Aluminum Cans Per Second. Sep 4   The Good Human
Broome County Parks Recycle! Aug 31   WBNG 12 Action News
Nestle to start pumping water from the Arkansas river Aug 28   Examiner
A better way to cash in cans: A startup nickels and dimes its way into the recycling market. Aug 27   CNN News
Going green for school Aug 24   Cleburne Times-Review
Going green at school Aug 19   The Salt Lake Tribune
Court approves New York's expanded deposit law Aug 14   Plastics News
AAH HAA! Inc. Shows the Way to a Clean Conscience Aug 11   AAH HAA! Inc.
CRI Names New Executive Director Aug 5   Recycling Today
Container Recycling Institute names executive director Aug 5   Waste & Recycling News
Container Recycling Institute Names New Executive Director Aug 5   Waste Age
Conference: Manufacturing is where to cut greenhouse gases Aug 4   MyDesert.com
Susan Collins to Lead CRI: New Executive Director Brings Deep Experience in Recycling Systems (Press Release) Jul 28   Container Recycling Institute
The bottled water debate: Purely good or an expensive environmental hazard? Jul 28   Pocono Record
The Bag Lady: Gardener's little changes can change environment for the better Jun 20   The Vicksburg Post
All bottled up (Editorial) Jun 1   The Journal News
Texas By Nature: Beyond recycling: Green offices (Opinion) May 20   Oak Hill Gazette
Starbucks' Cup Summit: Does the Cost of Recycling Runneth Over? May 15   Reuters
New York state government will restrict use of bottled water May 12   ABC 7
Coke working on new earth-friendly bio-bottle May 13   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
States jumping on water bottle wagon Apr 30   Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Making sense of the Bigger (yes) Better (?) Bottle Bill Apr 27   The Post-Standard
Glass half empty for container recycling (Opinion) Apr 27   Waste & Recycling News
Making every day Earth Day makes sense (Opinion) Apr 25   Athens Banner-Herald
Covanta Energy Partners with Container Recycling Institute to Support Passage of National Bottle Bill Legislation Apr 23   MarketWatch
New bottle deposit, bag tax bills touted for combating pollution Apr 23   The New York Times
McLaughlin resigns as CRI director Apr 17   Resource Recycling
Nashville Zoo Will Not Sell Any Beverages In Plastic Bottles On Earth Day Apr   Zoo and Aquarium Visitor
Water-bottle deposits required in more states Apr 16   USA Today
Is Kohl’s new Sodastream really that environmentally friendly? (Opinion) Apr 16   BLORGE
McLaughlin resigns from Container Recycling Institute Apr 14   Waste & Recycling News
Lafayette students drape their windows with activism: Angevine students' art exhibits showcases plastic bottle consumption Apr 13   Daily Camera
MCC student wants world record on plastic bottle recycling Apr 10   Bradenton Herald
KOR Water Launches the Thirst for Giving™ Program: Three New Colors for the KOR One Bottle Help Support the Future of Water (Press Release) Apr 9   KOR Water
New York Adds 5-Cent Deposit to Water Bottles Apr 8   Greener Buildings
NY, Conn Expand Deposit Law To Water Bottles Apr 7   SustainableBusiness.com
GROUPS CHEER PASSAGE OF BIGGER BETTER BOTTLE BILL: Update of State’s Bottle Recycling Law Hailed as Major Environmental Victory (Press Release) Apr 4   Joint Press Release
If you insist on buying bottled water, you're getting soaked (Opinion) Apr 3   Recordnet.com
PRECYCLING: The Trend for This Earth Day: Eco-Consumers Can Go Green, Save Green with Sodastream at Kohl's, Williams-Sonoma, Sodastream.com (Press Release) Apr 2   Soda-Club
State proposes bottle tax Mar 26   The Ithacan Online
The bottle bill grows up: Water bottles added to the mix as of April 1 — or are they? Mar 24   The Bridgeport News
The evils of bottled water (Opinion) Mar 18   Summit Daily News
The Bottle Bill: Washington’s Garbage is Oregon’s Gold Mar 16   Kitsap Sun
Just say 'yes' to national bottle bill (Opinion) Mar 16   Waste & Recycling News
Boat made of plastic bottles to make ocean voyage Mar 9   CNN
Can Bottles and Nickels Turn to Millions? Mar 5   The New York Times
From Bottles and Nickels, More Millions? Mar 4   The New York Times
Bottle Deposit Testimonies in the Nickel City Mar 4   Artvoice
Recycling on the rise on Strand: Areas switch from bags to bins, cuts sorting hassle for residents Mar 2   The Sun News
Waste not, want not (Editorial) Mar   Senior Times
BOTTLE BILL: Deposit law now includes water, but why not go all the way? (Editorial) Feb 28   Hartford Courant
Bottle bill fight Feb 23   West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Nickel by Nickel, Adding Up Feb 12   The New York Times
Bottle bill in the balance (Editorial) Feb 11   The Post-Standard
Deposits on non-redeemables pushed Feb 10   The Record
A big push for bigger bottle bill: Coalition makes case for governor's proposal to expand the deposit law Feb 10   The Albany Times-Union
Fight over N.Y. bottle bill heats up Feb 9  
Should there be a deposit on plastic water bottles? (Opinion) Jan 31 MI Kalamazoo Gazette
Bottle bill expansion may have chance this year Jan 27 CT The Advocate
Proposal may expand bottle bill: Water and juice bottles may join redemption program, deposit could go up to 10 cents Jan 27   The Day
State Could Clean Up On Bottle Law: More Revenue, Less Waste • Litter from noncarbonated drinks is an eyesore, too Jan 26 CT Hartford Courant
Green Education Foundation Announces I Play Green Campaign: Nationwide campaign is enlisting an army of “Green-keeping Athletes” to green their sports by 2012. Jan 24   Green Education Foundation
Bottled water creates pollution Jan 22   The Daily Press
Economic woes slow recycling Jan 8   Pekin Daily Times
Hospital launches green initiative Jan 6   Burleson-Crowley Connection
Cape sees market for recyclables in a slump Jan 4   Cape Cod Times

 

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