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News Releases - Trash and Recycling

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11/23/2009EPA Orders Puerto Rico Police Department to Improve Handling and Disposal of Confiscated Fireworks
11/19/2009EPA’s Trailblazer Award Honors Delaware’s Christiana Care Health System
11/13/2009Scarlet Goes Green: Rutgers and EPA Partner to Reduce University's Environmental Impacts
11/13/2009Make Everyday America Recycles Day
11/12/2009In Time for America Recycles Day, Western Mass. Group Receives EPA Grant for Construction Debris Reuse
11/10/2009America Recycles Day - Beyond Bottles to Buildings
11/10/2009America Recycles Day - November 15th
11/09/2009EPA Announces Winner of the TV Recycling Challenge in Celebration of America Recycles Day
10/27/2009EPA Visits STRIVE/East Harlem’s Green Job Training Program; Training Made Possible By Brownfields Grants
10/22/2009Burn Wise for Safer, Healthier Winter. EPA’s Burn Wise campaign seeks to reduce wood smoke pollution
10/13/2009EPA Signs Agreement with Army Corps, Dept. of Energy to Ensure Cleanup of Middlesex, NJ Site
10/13/2009EPA Honors Green Building Challenge Winners
10/01/2009Order Requires Investigation and Cleanup of Spills at Truck Wholesale Salvage Yard in Wellsville, Kan.
10/01/2009Connecticut Environmental Consulting Firm Pays Fine for PCB Violations
09/30/2009EPA Awards Virgin Islands $4 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
09/30/2009U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $1.2 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
09/18/2009EPA Proposes Agreement to Cleanup McGuire Air Force Base Superfund Site
09/15/2009U.S. EPA awards more than $86,000 to Northern California tribes following major illegal dump cleanups
09/15/2009Portland small business recognized by EPA for its green power efforts
09/10/2009EPA Honors "United We Serve" Volunteers for Grandview C-4 School District's Chemical Cleanout
09/08/2009Firms to be Honored as "United We Serve" Volunteers for Grandview C-4 School District’s Chemical Cleanout
08/26/2009Stony Brook University Hospital and EPA Sign Historic Green Partnership
08/19/2009Cobb County Fleet Management Joins EPA’s National Partnership for Environmental Priorities - Company commits to using lead-free wheel weights and recycling 2,500 pounds of lead
08/17/2009In Reaching a Settlement, EPA and New York City Establish Groundbreaking Audit Program
07/28/2009EPA and Temple University to Participate at Professional Recyclers Conference in Scranton
07/21/2009Companies With Operations in Washington Illegally Export Electronic Waste to Hong Kong
07/14/2009EBMUD First Wastewater Treatment Plant in Nation to Turn Post-Consumer Food Waste into Energy
07/10/2009Shaw Joins EPA WasteWise Program; Commits to Reduce Waste and Increase Recycling
07/08/2009EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to Ban Boat Sewage in South Shore Estuary Reserve
07/06/2009U.S. EPA awards Bay Area waste agency $35,000 to promote reusable packaging
06/19/2009EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to Join Local Students, Volunteers for Water Monitoring and Cleanup at Kaw Point Park on June 22
06/16/2009Raritan Valley Community College Finds its Success in Green Partnership with EPA
06/11/2009The Digital Television Transition: Don’t Kick Your TV to the Curb – eCycle Instead
06/01/2009EPA, New York Giants and New York Jets Team Up to Make New Meadowlands Stadium a Beacon of “Green”
05/28/2009EPA Launches Annual Efforts to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor
05/18/2009Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to Testify on EPA’s 2010 Budget Proposal
05/15/2009San Francisco EPA Employee Nominated For Prestigious National Award Following Efforts to Turn Bay Area Food Waste into Energy
05/14/2009Lewisville, N.C., Student Receives Presidential Environmental Youth Award
05/07/2009EPA Budget Aims to Create Jobs, Protect Human Health and the Environment
05/06/2009Media Advisory: Conference Call with Administrator Jackson to Discuss EPA’s First Budget under New Administration
04/28/2009EPA Fines Construction Companies in Culebra, Puerto Rico for Ignoring Federal Water Quality Laws
04/27/2009EPA Orders Two New Jersey Companies to Halt Improper Management of Hazardous Waste at Facility in Lakewood, N.J.
04/24/2009EPA Applauds Environmental Champions from the U.S. Virgin Islands
04/24/2009EPA Applauds Environmental Champions from Puerto Rico
04/24/2009EPA Applauds Environmental Champions from New York
04/24/2009EPA Applauds Environmental Champions from New Jersey
04/22/2009EPA Invites the Public to “Pick 5 for the Environment”
04/22/2009Penn State Celebrates Earth Day by Pushing its Green Commitment Higher
04/21/2009Wednesday, April 22: EPA to Hold Earth Day Festival and Open House at Headquarters
04/21/2009EPA to Celebrate Earth Day Volunteering With Trees Atlanta
04/16/2009EPA and Dell to Join Together to Hold eCycling Event
04/02/2009Spotlight on Cell Phone Recycling April 6-12
04/02/2009EPA Challenges Americans by Launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week: April 6-12

100 million recycled cell phones save enough energy to power 18,500 homes
03/26/2009EPA Revs Up Leased Construction Equipment Retrofit Program
03/19/2009Colorado’s marquee sports and entertainment facilities join EPA “Greener Venues” partnership
03/11/2009HelpLight NJ Receives an Environmental Award for Lending a Helping Hand in New Jersey
03/11/2009U.S. EPA hosts border meetings on waste and tire disposal March 11-13/ Rio Rico, Arizona, meetings will also be offered online
03/04/2009EPA Region 7's Multi-Site Environmental Management System Earns Full Certification to High International Standards
02/26/2009New Electronic Gadgets Galore! But What should you do with the Old Stuff?
02/20/2009EPA Sponsors Southeast Lifecycle Construction Conference
Conference to focus on Sustainable Design and Construction for this Generation and the Next
02/12/2009Atlanta to Launch Southeast's First Zero Waste Zone
02/12/2009Manufacturers Take Up Challenge to Recycle TVs
02/09/2009EPA Settlement Nets Over $12 Million for Cleanup of Newburgh Superfund Site
02/09/2009EPA Grants Bring Green Education to New York Teachers and Students
02/06/2009Atlanta Companies Commit to Eliminate Waste and Be Part of the Southeast’s First Zero Waste Zone
01/26/2009EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to Speak with EPA Employees
01/23/2009Statement by Administrator-designate Lisa Jackson
01/16/2009Monmouth University Strives to Reduce Carbon Footprint Through Agreement with EPA
01/13/2009Top EPA Official Presents University of Puerto Rico With Education Grant
01/08/2009Toa Baja and Landfill Operator Agree To Close Landfill; EPA Issues Order to PR Land Authority
01/06/2009Cushman and Wakefield to Green Real Estate Through Landmark Agreement with EPA
12/29/2008Blog Question of the Week: How will you handle holiday waste?
12/17/2008Deadline for National CARE Grant Applications is March 16
12/15/2008U.S. EPA, partners kick off green building design challenge / Contest to reward designs that save resources, costs
12/05/2008Red Goes Green: St. John's University Strives to Reduce Carbon Footprint
11/26/2008Celebrate the Environment: Go Green This Holiday Season without Going in the Red
11/25/2008Industry in the Southeast Steps Up Recycling and Reducing Waste
11/24/2008U.S. EPA Highlights Ways Everyone Can “Go Green” during the Holidays / Easy and effective ways to reduce and reuse
11/19/2008EPA awards Smart Growth Achievement to Bay Area senior housing development / Mercy Housing and San Francisco Housing Authority recognized for Mission Creek Senior project
11/19/2008EPA Asks Community for Input on Passaic River Cleanup Proposal
11/19/2008Vermont Hotel Project Awarded Grant to Reduce Waste
11/18/2008Report Lists Environmental Progress
11/17/2008Blog Question of the Week: How are you going green for the holidays?
11/14/2008Call for speakers for Environmental Partnership Summit
11/14/2008Saturday is America Recycles Day; Recycle, reduce greenhouse gas emissions / U.S. EPA encourages public to do its part, find ways to increase recycling
11/14/2008Lights, Camera, Action: EPA Grant Supports the Arts and Environment in Camden
11/13/2008Rockwell Collins of Coralville, Iowa, Receives Top Honor at EPA Region 7's 2008 Performance Track Member Conference
11/13/2008November 15th - America Recycles Day You Do Make a Difference
11/13/2008EPA “CARES” About Trenton; Grant to Help the City Go Green
11/12/2008Recyclers Wanted
11/10/2008Blog Question of the Week: What do you do to reduce or avoid "overpackaging" in products you buy?
11/10/2008New Jersey Students and Teachers Wet Their Appetites for Knowledge Through EPA Education Grants Focused on Watersheds
11/03/2008Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association Selected for Waste Reduction Grants
10/31/2008New Guidelines Encourage Responsible Recycling of Electronics
10/30/2008Local Groups Honored for Building Materials Reuse Efforts
10/29/2008EPA Announces Winners of the Second Annual Lifecycle Building Challenge
10/29/2008Professionals and Students Recognized for Lifecycle Building Innovation
10/29/2008Cash Up in Smoke: Another Bay State Waste Hauler Cited for Idling
10/29/2008Industry Steps Up Recycling and Reducing Waste
10/29/2008EPA Orders Virgin Islands to Remove Scrap Tires That Pose Health Threat

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