U.S. EPA Trash and Recycling News U.S. EPA Trash and Recycling News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us EPA’s Trailblazer Award Honors Delaware’s Christiana Care Health Systemhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3C5CDDC745E8E9508525767300760777NEWARK, Del. (November 19, 2009) -- In a ceremony today EPA recognized the Christiana Care Health System with a Trailblazer Award for its environmental leadership. The award was presented to Christiana Care President and CEO Dr. Bob Laskowski by U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Shawn MThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:34:59 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3C5CDDC745E8E9508525767300760777Scarlet Goes Green: Rutgers and EPA Partner to Reduce University's Environmental Impactshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3F60937FB041202B8525766D005ECDCE(New York, N.Y.) With more than 50,000 students, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is one of the most highly-attended universities in the Northeast. Thanks to myriad efforts to quantify and reduce its environmental impacts, the New Jersey school is also one of the greenestFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:27 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3F60937FB041202B8525766D005ECDCEMake Everyday America Recycles Dayhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/695C04909BDDADA98525766D005CDCC7WASHINGTON – Want to help the environment? Why not spend some time this America Recycles Day, November 15th, looking for new opportunities to recycle throughout the year? Keeping good recycling habits at home, work, and on the go can help with climate changeFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:03:48 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/695C04909BDDADA98525766D005CDCC7In Time for America Recycles Day, Western Mass. Group Receives EPA Grant for Construction Debris Reusehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FFE3A30D8AF044298525766C0075D527(Boston, Mass. – Nov. 12, 2009) – The Center for Ecological Technology (CET) of Pittsfield, Mass. has received $17,000 from EPA’s Resource Conservation Challenge to demonstrate the reuse of construction and demolition debrisThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:27:02 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FFE3A30D8AF044298525766C0075D527America Recycles Day - Beyond Bottles to Buildingshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/79570BEC2FEFEA0B8525766A00745B26PHILADELPHIA (November 10, 2009) -- America Recycles Day is November 15, 2009. Recycling is a way that every American can help to protect the environment and conserve natural resourcesTue, 10 Nov 2009 16:15:10 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/79570BEC2FEFEA0B8525766A00745B26America Recycles Day - November 15thhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1638D164E62BD92C8525766A0073C813PHILADELPHIA (November 10, 2009) - - Once a year the U.S. EPA officially reminds everyone that recycling plays a dramatic role in reducing pollution. This year American Recycles Day is celebrated on Sunday, November 15Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:09:09 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1638D164E62BD92C8525766A0073C813EPA Announces Winner of the TV Recycling Challenge in Celebration of America Recycles Dayhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6396DAF7E320E5B585257669005E3318WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company (MRM) as the winner of the National TV Recycling Challenge for responsibly recycling approximately 3 million pounds of TVsMon, 9 Nov 2009 12:10:40 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6396DAF7E320E5B585257669005E3318EPA Visits STRIVE/East Harlem’s Green Job Training Program; Training Made Possible By Brownfields Grantshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/37993625E5F3EABF8525765C0065B6A9(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Acting Administrator George Pavlou paid a visit to STRIVE/East Harlem Employment Services, Inc. today to speak with students and community members about the importance of green jobsTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:36:23 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/37993625E5F3EABF8525765C0065B6A9Burn Wise for Safer, Healthier Winter. EPA’s Burn Wise campaign seeks to reduce wood smoke pollutionhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BE89AC013DDCFA9C85257657005449D0WASHINGTON - As smoke begins wafting from chimneys in cooler parts of the country, homeowners are starting the first fires of the home-heating season. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants homeowners to learn before they burn this winterThu, 22 Oct 2009 11:20:39 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BE89AC013DDCFA9C85257657005449D0EPA Signs Agreement with Army Corps, Dept. of Energy to Ensure Cleanup of Middlesex, NJ Sitehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/72729D105D8B56448525764E0068A29C(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Department of Energy (DOE) covering federal facilities, which details responsibilities for the cleanup of a contaminated site in Middlesex, New JerseyTue, 13 Oct 2009 15:47:57 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/72729D105D8B56448525764E0068A29CEPA Honors Green Building Challenge Winnershttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/679AE795DCA6B3578525764E0064A10F(San Francisco, Calif. -- 10/13/2009) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently honored innovative green building design ideas that reduce the environmental and energy impacts of buildingsTue, 13 Oct 2009 14:22:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/679AE795DCA6B3578525764E0064A10FOrder Requires Investigation and Cleanup of Spills at Truck Wholesale Salvage Yard in Wellsville, Kan.http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5E65B32A68F21A0C85257643004DC908Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 1, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has issued an administrative order against the owner-operators of a Wellsville, Kan., truck salvage business and the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5E65B32A68F21A0C85257643004DC908Connecticut Environmental Consulting Firm Pays Fine for PCB Violationshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C18B9C1AEE7597D6852576420053AA09(Boston, Mass. – October 1, 2009) - A Hamden, Conn. environmental consulting firm will pay a $23,212 fine for violating federal regulations covering the storage and handling of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:16:22 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C18B9C1AEE7597D6852576420053AA09EPA Awards Virgin Islands $4 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Healthhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9DA71C2A16828DAF8525764100704167(New York, N.Y.) In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, improve aging water and wastewater infrastructure and protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $4,061,700 to the U.S. Virgin IslandsWed, 30 Sep 2009 17:06:57 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9DA71C2A16828DAF8525764100704167U.S. EPA’s Region 2 Awards $1.2 Million in Recovery Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/13DE30310BB0236585257641006EF7C4(New York, N.Y.) In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, reduce diesel emissions and protect human health and the environment for people of New Jersey and New York, the U.SWed, 30 Sep 2009 17:06:44 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/13DE30310BB0236585257641006EF7C4EPA Proposes Agreement to Cleanup McGuire Air Force Base Superfund Sitehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C0A80902EC69A7E28525763500561BA1(New York, N.Y.) Working to protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the signing and public availability of an inter-agency agreement with the U.SFri, 18 Sep 2009 12:50:41 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C0A80902EC69A7E28525763500561BA1U.S. EPA awards more than $86,000 to Northern California tribes following major illegal dump cleanupshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B569CDDD8EE923B085257632007D8BB8More than 200 tons of trash, 400 vehicles removed from Klamath River Watershed SAN FRANCISCO - The U.STue, 15 Sep 2009 19:18:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B569CDDD8EE923B085257632007D8BB8Portland small business recognized by EPA for its green power efforts http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A3B1BBFE0364638285257632007D342F(Seattle, Wash.—Sept. 15, 2009) The Joinery, a hardwood furniture producer in Portland, Ore., is getting a green thumbs up from the Environmental Protection Agency for its dedication to fighting climate change by using green powerTue, 15 Sep 2009 18:51:24 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A3B1BBFE0364638285257632007D342FEPA Honors "United We Serve" Volunteers for Grandview C-4 School District's Chemical Cleanouthttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1231B1891F65D81F8525762D00790CA9Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., SeptThu, 10 Sep 2009 18:05:00 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1231B1891F65D81F8525762D00790CA9Firms to be Honored as "United We Serve" Volunteers for Grandview C-4 School District’s Chemical Cleanouthttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C4A0097692CA82CC8525762B00626F86Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., SeptTue, 8 Sep 2009 14:03:21 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C4A0097692CA82CC8525762B00626F86Stony Brook University Hospital and EPA Sign Historic Green Partnershiphttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DDD1BF3656D217158525761E00561195(New York, N.Y.) Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, N.Y. is not just the only university-based hospital on Long Island, it is the first hospital in the nation to pledge to reduce its environmental impact through a comprehensive agreement with the U.SWed, 26 Aug 2009 11:47:06 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DDD1BF3656D217158525761E00561195