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MPR News
March 4, 2010
March 4, 2010
Should Minnesota impose a 5-cent tax on plastic bags? A bill creating one was filed today at the Capitol in St. Paul. Under Rep. Karen Clark's bill, the retailer keeps a penny of the tax, and two pennies if the store allows customers to bring plastic bags back for a 5-cent credit. Basically, it's a bottle-bill for bags.
Star Tribune
February 25, 2010
February 25, 2010
The first measure of a new recycling program at St. Paul's biggest entertainment and sports venues shows a jump in recycling and a drop in trash. According to RiverCentre officials, the recycling rate across the facilities for the fourth quarter of 2009 was 41 percent. That's more than double the recycling rate measured before the project. In November 2009 alone the recycling rate reached 47 percent.
Waste & Recycling News
February 22, 2010
February 22, 2010
About 75% of airlines´ in-flight waste can be recycled, but only about 20% actually is, according to a new report from ResponsibleShopper.org, which calls itself a consumer watchdog Web site
GreenBiz News
- New Enviance Software Starts Counting GHGs in 60 Days or Less
- Bovis Lend Lease Teams with 1e to Cut Energy Use by 90,000 kWh
- Greening the Workhorses of American Fleets
- eBay Sells 'Green' Used Goods with Rainforest Reward
- 'Outsourcing' Emissions Hides Countries' True Carbon Footprints
- Eco-Dentists Aim to Clean and Green
- Walmart, Tesco Vendors Get Supply Chain Help from Five Winds
- Three Simple Checkpoints on the Road to a Clean Energy Future
- Greenhouse Gas Management for Medium-Duty Truck Fleets
- Businesses Want Clarity in Face of Climate-Law Uncertainty
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Duluth News Tribune
February 15, 2010
» "Duluth Company's Colorful, Clean Designs Catch Consumers' Eyes"
