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More Than 1 Million Mattresses Recycled in Connecticut
2021-10-19 08:00:00| Waste Age
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The success of the Mattress Recycling Council's (MRC) Bye Bye Mattress program in Connecticut is stacking up. After six years of steady growth, the country's first statewide mattress recycling program
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New Glass Recycling Program in Connecticut Separates Material from Mixed Stream
2021-09-01 15:39:00| Waste Age
Connecticut's Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) has implemented a new recycling program to separate glass from its current mixed, single-stream disposal system. As of September 1, residents of member towns including Bethel, Br
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Hartford, Connecticut Area is Seeing Less Recycling Contamination
2021-06-21 08:00:00| Waste Age
In the past pizza boxes, plastic bags and trash have been contaminating recycling in the Hartford, CT area. Now with education efforts, recycling habits are quickly making a difference in the loads arriving at the regional recycling ce
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Covanta Assists Local Connecticut Law Enforcement on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
2021-05-14 13:26:00| Waste Age
BRISTOL, Conn. - A recent national study found that over half of Americans do not know what to do with their old medications. To combat this alarming fact, Covanta, a state leader in sustainable waste disposal partnered with local law
USA Hauling Plans State-of-the-Art Recycling Facility in Connecticut
2021-03-15 07:00:00| Waste Age
USA Hauling is investing $30 million to build one of the largest and most technologically advanced recycling facilities in New England. Slated for completion in early 2022, the facility is designed to improve the purity of the sorted materials it pr
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