What's next for California container recycling after rePlanet's closure?
What's next for California container recycling after rePlanet's closure?
August 28th, 2019 - The recent announcement that California’s largest operator of beverage container redemption centers was immediately shutting down all locations has left many wondering what happens next with recycling in the state. Read More
CA's Recycling Center Crisis: What Can Local Consumers Do?
CA's Recycling Center Crisis: What Can Local Consumers Do?
August 27th, 2019- California's container deposit system is facing an unprecedented crisis, with the closure of more than 1,300 recycling centers since 2013 – resulting in less recovered income for consumers, fewer jobs, and significant harm to the sustainable economy and the environment. Read More
Led by a Spanish nun, bottle and can collectors seek a raise
Led by a Spanish nun, bottle and can collectors seek a raise
August 21, 2019 - Ana Martinez de Luco, a Catholic nun from Spain’s Basque country, found a new calling about a decade ago helping the poorest of Brooklyn’s poor. In 2008 she helped launch the nonprofit Sure We Can Inc., which collects recyclable bottles and cans and returns them to distributors. Read More
Container Recycling Institute Responds to Recent Redemption Center Closures in California
Container Recycling Institute Responds to Recent Redemption Center Closures in California
August 13th, 2019 - In California, the Container Recycling Institute (CRI) has called the recent closure of 284 recycling redemption centers (RCs) by rePlanet, the largest operator of such centers in the state, “the latest and most significant setback to the state’s container deposit system (referred to as a bottle bill)” Read More
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