U.S. EPA Trash and Recycling News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/93F3DD504E519C6B852576C000636AAE$41 million proposed increase from Fiscal Year 2010 SAN FRANCISCO - The Obama Administration this week proposed a budget of $10 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyThu, 4 Feb 2010 13:07:37 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/93F3DD504E519C6B852576C000636AAEhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0EFB5BC261F61EB7852576BD00638467WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration today proposed a budget of $10 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:43:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0EFB5BC261F61EB7852576BD00638467http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D9FF9689275056CE852576BD004AECE9WASHINGTON – Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will hold a press conference call to discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Fiscal Year 2011 budget today at 2 p.m. EST. Due to limited lines, this call is for credentialed press onlyMon, 1 Feb 2010 10:02:29 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D9FF9689275056CE852576BD004AECE9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/169772A48415F57A852576B8005FECFCEPA and the Rocky Mountain Greener Venues Partnership Promote “Our Planet, Our Stuff, Our Choice” National Video Contest (Denver, Colo. – January 27, 2010) The U.SWed, 27 Jan 2010 12:31:44 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/169772A48415F57A852576B8005FECFChttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F4C80640683FAFE4852576A5006A7F0DFri, 8 Jan 2010 14:23:13 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F4C80640683FAFE4852576A5006A7F0Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/92F2500074354542852576A3006103E7(New York, N.Y.) From promoting green initiatives at hotels to developing sustainable practices at local colleges and universities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making its grant money count across New Jersey and New YorkWed, 6 Jan 2010 12:39:39 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/92F2500074354542852576A3006103E7http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2852C60DC0F65C688525769C0068B219WASHINGTON - As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s commitment to strengthen and reform chemical management, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a series of actions on four chemicals raising serious health or environmental concerns, including phthalatesWed, 30 Dec 2009 14:03:33 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2852C60DC0F65C688525769C0068B219http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/72250553B794B30685257696005E68C6WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening the regulations that govern the shipping of hazardous waste for recycling between the United States and other countriesMon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/72250553B794B30685257696005E68C6http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/166A204679E664898525768F00798D2EWASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making $2 million available in 2010 to reduce pollution at the local level through the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) programFri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/166A204679E664898525768F00798D2Ehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CB76EAAB4245BA078525768D007C06DDWASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring a video contest that challenges filmmakers to produce short, creative videos that highlight the “Three Rs” of individual consumption: reduce, reuse, and recycleWed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CB76EAAB4245BA078525768D007C06DDhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/002EC4F02AD5768D85257689005AAEDE(New York, NY) Making good on the Obama Administration’s goal of cleaning up contaminated sites while creating jobs and boosting local economies, Judith Enck, the newly-appointed U.SFri, 11 Dec 2009 11:30:30 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/002EC4F02AD5768D85257689005AAEDEhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/27F91FFF095DD0588525768100611842WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an online discussion forum designed to enhance communication between EPA and the public on contaminated sites, waste management, and recycling issuesThu, 3 Dec 2009 12:40:32 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/27F91FFF095DD0588525768100611842http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C8B16B81117583798525767F0064CF0A(New York, NY) While the Agency continues to review and prepare responses to comments received on its proposal to list the Gowanus Canal as a Superfund site, EPA’s work at the canal is progressingTue, 1 Dec 2009 13:21:06 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C8B16B81117583798525767F0064CF0Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3D9ED9D8A27647F68525767F0044159A(PHILADELPHIA – December 1, 2009) Last year 4.7 million students and 1.1 million faculty and staff from 510 participating campuses collectively recycled or composted just over 69.4 million pounds of waste during the 10-week RecycleMania competitionTue, 1 Dec 2009 07:23:39 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3D9ED9D8A27647F68525767F0044159Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/947D5B73EB83FEF285257677005C4371(New York, N.Y.) In an effort to enhance public safety and protect the environment, the U.SMon, 23 Nov 2009 11:47:45 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/947D5B73EB83FEF285257677005C4371http://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 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3C5CDDC745E8E9508525767300760777http://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 12:15:30 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3F60937FB041202B8525766D005ECDCEhttp://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 11:54:18 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/695C04909BDDADA98525766D005CDCC7http://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/FFE3A30D8AF044298525766C0075D527