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	<title>CT Environmental Headlines &#187; Recycling</title>
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		<title>North Haven Rotary Club collects used cell phones for charity</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/01/north-haven-rotary-club-collects-used-cell-phones-for-charity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North Haven Rotary Club collects used cell phones and their batteries, which it submits to the PaceButler Coorperation in Oklahoma for redistribution to the military and needy people around the world. By recycling these phones fewer harmful chemicals end up in landfills, which helps protect our water supply. ]]></description>
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		<title>Unclaimed deposits could enhance state&#8217;s recycling infrastructure: CRRA</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/31/unclaimed-deposits-could-enhance-states-recycling-infrastructure-crra/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/31/unclaimed-deposits-could-enhance-states-recycling-infrastructure-crra/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently you may have heard or read that the state isn’t taking in as much money from unclaimed deposits on plastic water bottles as some officials had hoped.

In 2009 Connecticut expanded its bottle bill to put five-cent deposits on plastic water bottles, the same deposit Connecticut consumers pay on beer and soda bottles and cans. But where the bottlers and distributors keep the nickels from unredeemed beer and soda containers, the state would keep the unclaimed water deposits.
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		<title>RFP: Recycling Meets the Arts</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/28/rfp-recycling-meets-the-arts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recycling Education Through Visual and Performance Art The Hartford Recycling Coalition is soliciting proposals from nonprofit organizations for visual and performance art projects which educate residents and promote and encourage single-stream recycling in Hartford. Projects which involve children and youth are encouraged. Two proposals will be selected. Visual arts projects will be displayed and performances<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/28/rfp-recycling-meets-the-arts/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Bristol expanding recycling program</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/24/bristol-expanding-recycling-program/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/24/bristol-expanding-recycling-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The city is now offering enhanced recycling to residents. Residents no longer have to separate their paper recyclables from their bottles, cans and plastics, the public works department announced Friday. via Bristol expanding recycling program &#8211; The Bristol Press.]]></description>
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		<title>Unclaimed Bottle Deposits No Budget Booster For Conn.</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/24/unclaimed-bottle-deposits-no-budget-booster-for-conn/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/24/unclaimed-bottle-deposits-no-budget-booster-for-conn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Nutmeg State will come up short on the $17 million a year it had hoped to collect from unclaimed nickel deposits on water and soda bottles, WCBS 880 Connecticut Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau reports. It turns out people are redeeming the bottles themselves, or perhaps buying less bottled water. LISTEN: WCBS 880 Connecticut Bureau<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/24/unclaimed-bottle-deposits-no-budget-booster-for-conn/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Lodgings target &#8216;green&#8217; as the color of success</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/23/lodgings-target-green-as-the-color-of-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green lodging. It&#8217;s a relatively new term, but expect it to become more common as travelers increasingly seek to stay in a place that practices environmentally responsible policies, from saving water to recycling. In Connecticut, there are already 15 accommodations that participate in the Connecticut Green Lodging program, and several of them are located in<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/23/lodgings-target-green-as-the-color-of-success/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>SUBWAY Recognizes Partners for Sustainability Efforts</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/23/subway-recognizes-partners-for-sustainability-efforts/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/23/subway-recognizes-partners-for-sustainability-efforts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Milford, Connecticut-based SUBWAY, which has made a commitment to make its restaurants and global operations more environmentally responsible, presented Sustainability Awards to three vendors at its recent annual convention in Chicago.

The companies recognized are: Pactiv's PWP Industries of Vernon, California; Matosantos Commercial Corp. of Vega Bajam, Puerto Rico; and Closed Loop Recycling of Smithfield, Australia.

Closed Loop undertook a recycling initiative in Australia which saw 130,000 tons of materials removed from the waste stream to be later recycled and remanufactured.
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		<title>Tolland To Leave Recycling Coordinator Post Vacant</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/11/tolland-to-leave-recycling-coordinator-post-vacant/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/11/tolland-to-leave-recycling-coordinator-post-vacant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tolland&#8217;s refuse and recycling coordinator position will be left vacant for the foreseeable future, Town Manager Steven R. Werbner said in a memo to the town council. via Tolland To Leave Recycling Coordinator Post Vacant &#8211; Courant.com.]]></description>
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		<title>New Haven to begin overhaul of recycling program with cans in Westville</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/10/new-haven-to-begin-overhaul-of-recycling-program-with-cans-in-westville/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/10/new-haven-to-begin-overhaul-of-recycling-program-with-cans-in-westville/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Single-stream recycling is here for residents of New Haven, and the city is about to launch formal efforts aimed at boosting recycling rates. Starting next weekend, some residents will receive smaller, 48-gallon, brown bins to be used for trash. The old, 96-gallon, blue bins will now be used for recyclables instead of trash. The idea<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/10/new-haven-to-begin-overhaul-of-recycling-program-with-cans-in-westville/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Legislators slip in tough budget year: CTLCV 2010 Environmental Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/05/legislators-slip-in-tough-budget-year-ctlcv-2010-environmental-scorecard/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/05/legislators-slip-in-tough-budget-year-ctlcv-2010-environmental-scorecard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hartford, CT (August 5, 2010) &#8211; The scores are in.  And state legislators let their environmental grades slip in the 2010 legislative session, according to the 2010 Annual Environmental Scorecard released today by the bipartisan Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV).  Citizens who want a sense of how their state legislators performed on environmental issues this<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/08/05/legislators-slip-in-tough-budget-year-ctlcv-2010-environmental-scorecard/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling in New Canaan: Is the program antiquated?</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/29/recycling-in-new-canaan-is-the-program-antiquated/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/29/recycling-in-new-canaan-is-the-program-antiquated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The town adopted a recycling ordinance in 1991 after the state passed a law requiring towns to establish a program under the guidelines that no less than 25 percent of solid waste generated be recycled.  The ordinance changes proposed and approved last Wednesday night included taking out any mention of SWEROC, of which the town<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/29/recycling-in-new-canaan-is-the-program-antiquated/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Single-stream lifts recycling 39 percent</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/27/single-stream-lifts-recycling-39-percent/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/27/single-stream-lifts-recycling-39-percent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[STAMFORD &#8212; Municipal recycling has increased by 39 percent since Stamford adopted a single-stream system one year ago, according to city officials.]]></description>
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		<title>Trash Wars: Waste Removal Companies Bid For Town Contracts</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/23/trash-wars-waste-removal-companies-bid-for-town-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/23/trash-wars-waste-removal-companies-bid-for-town-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may be trash to most folks, but to those in the waste business, people&#8217;s garbage is a valuable commodity. And that&#8217;s why there;s a bidding war growing for the estimated 750,000 tons of garbage that 70 towns and cities pay more than $500 million a year to burn at a trash-to-energy plant in Hartford.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/23/trash-wars-waste-removal-companies-bid-for-town-contracts/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>State Green Lights Derby Transfer Station</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/17/state-green-lights-derby-transfer-station/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/17/state-green-lights-derby-transfer-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A state official sent word Wednesday that Derby will receive a permit for its transfer station on Pine Street. It is not clear when the city will re-open the facility. via State Green Lights Derby Transfer Station &#124; Valley Independent Sentinel.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a crime: Some stores refuse to refund bottle deposits</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/15/its-a-crime-some-stores-refuse-to-refund-bottle-deposits/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/15/its-a-crime-some-stores-refuse-to-refund-bottle-deposits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dennis Schain, a DEP spokesman, confirmed retailers who sell bottles must charge the deposit and then return them when a person returns a bottle of the same product. It doesn&#8217;t have to be one they sold, either; just as long as the store sells that brand, in that size, it has to return the deposit.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/15/its-a-crime-some-stores-refuse-to-refund-bottle-deposits/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Murphy Road Recycling &#8211; Notice of Tentative Determination of renewal of permit to operate</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/15/murphy-road-recycling-notice-of-tentative-determination-of-renewal-of-permit-to-operate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The existing Murphy Road Recycling, LLC recycling facility will process only paper and cardboard and incorporates the same features previously permitted: offices; a truck scale; outdoor staging areas for loaded/empty containers; and a processing building provided with loading docks, and a tipping floor incorporating an indoor rail spur, unloading and storage areas and various mechanical<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/15/murphy-road-recycling-notice-of-tentative-determination-of-renewal-of-permit-to-operate/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Rell Announces $5 Million for Hartford Landfill Shutdown</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/13/rell-announces-5-million-for-hartford-landfill-shutdown/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/13/rell-announces-5-million-for-hartford-landfill-shutdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State Bond Commission has approved $5 million to fund the closure of the Hartford Landfill. The funding, which will be awarded to the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA), is the final installment for the closure project, which has already commenced in the Hartford’s north-end.]]></description>
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		<title>East Hartford rolls out single stream recycling program</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/12/east-hartford-rolls-out-single-stream-recycling-program/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/12/east-hartford-rolls-out-single-stream-recycling-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The town&#8217;s new single-stream recycling program is set to begin this week. Under the new system people can put all recycling into a single container for bi-weekly collection. via East Hartford rolls out single stream recycling program &#8211; Courant.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling Gets Easier &#124; New Haven Independent</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/09/recycling-gets-easier-new-haven-independent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city had been waiting until July 1, the first day of the new fiscal year, to get moving on one part a plan to reform the way the city recycles. The big plan is to downsize residents’ regular trash bins, and upsize their recycling bins, to encourage more recycling—and save the city money. The<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/09/recycling-gets-easier-new-haven-independent/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Plastic bag ban debate continues in Wilton</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/09/plastic-bag-ban-debate-continues-in-wilton/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/09/plastic-bag-ban-debate-continues-in-wilton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WILTON &#8212; A plastic bag ban could be initiated in Wilton as early as this fall.At Tuesday night&#8217;s Board of Selectmen meeting, a proposed Plastic Bag Ordinance was discussed, along with a timeline for debating the issue further. Selectman Ted Hoffstatter said a plastic bag ordinance is a great idea for the already environmentally-friendly town.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/09/plastic-bag-ban-debate-continues-in-wilton/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>(audio) Lawmakers Seek Surcharge On Water Bottles &#124; WBUR</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/07/audio-lawmakers-seek-surcharge-on-water-bottles-wbur/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/07/audio-lawmakers-seek-surcharge-on-water-bottles-wbur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than 25 years, beer and soda drinkers in Massachusetts pay a little extra every time they shop. Every bottle or can carries a 5-cent surcharge. Bring the container back empty, and they get that nickel back. Now lawmakers and environmental advocates want to expand the law to cover water bottles and other non-carbonated<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/07/audio-lawmakers-seek-surcharge-on-water-bottles-wbur/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>State gets less revenue than expected from new bottle bill</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/05/state-gets-less-revenue-than-expected-from-new-bottle-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/05/state-gets-less-revenue-than-expected-from-new-bottle-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The expansion of the state&#8217;s nickel-deposit program to include water bottles is resulting in less revenue than lawmakers planned, as consumers apparently balk at paying higher prices. The law kicked in on Oct. 1, amid projections that unredeemed deposits, called escheats, would help the state&#8217;s financial problems, while reducing litter. The state Department of Environmental<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/05/state-gets-less-revenue-than-expected-from-new-bottle-bill/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Superheroes&#8217; turn powers to recycling, fundraising</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/05/superheroes-turn-powers-to-recycling-fundraising/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/05/superheroes-turn-powers-to-recycling-fundraising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norwich &#8211; It will be a strange sight at the Uncas Elementary School on July 16 as a team of &#8220;superheroes&#8221; greets the public to collect their old computers, discarded cell phones and even old cassette tapes and DVDs. The 105 students in the six-week Bridges summer enrichment program are learning what it means to<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/05/superheroes-turn-powers-to-recycling-fundraising/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon paint recycling program a national first</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/01/oregon-paint-recycling-program-a-national-first/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/01/oregon-paint-recycling-program-a-national-first/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation environmental plan for recycling paint goes into effect on Thursday, and consumers will see the price of paint increase with it. The paint “take back” program was passed by the Legislature in 2009 after similar measures failed in Vermont and Connecticut. via Oregon paint recycling program a national first &#124; Statesman<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/07/01/oregon-paint-recycling-program-a-national-first/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Middletown to Create Resource Recycling Advisory Commission</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/29/middletown-to-create-resource-recycling-advisory-commission/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/29/middletown-to-create-resource-recycling-advisory-commission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDDLETOWN — The common council has approved an ordinance to create a resource recycling advisory commission.]]></description>
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		<title>Old Lyme renews trash contract</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/29/old-lyme-renews-trash-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/29/old-lyme-renews-trash-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Old Lyme &#8211; The town has renewed its residential trash pick-up contract with Old Lyme-based Shoreline Sanitation Inc. The Day &#8211; Old Lyme renews trash contract &#124; News from southeastern Connecticut.]]></description>
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		<title>Stamford close to expanding recycling program</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/29/stamford-close-to-expanding-recycling-program/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/29/stamford-close-to-expanding-recycling-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a proposal likely to pass swiftly next week, city officials are seeking to establish a $15 fee for commercial haulers and non-residents to drop off recycling at the city transfer station. via City close to expanding recycling program &#8211; StamfordAdvocate.]]></description>
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		<title>Green Demolition Underway in New Haven</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/28/green-demolition-underway-in-new-haven/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/28/green-demolition-underway-in-new-haven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Normally we demo and dump. Now we ‘deconstruct’ and salvage.” That was the key lesson builder Tim Washington learned from a literally hands-on and groundbreaking program in green demolition that the city is offering to small contractors.]]></description>
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		<title>‘Green’ company gives scrap metal new life</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/21/%e2%80%98green%e2%80%99-company-gives-scrap-metal-new-life/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/21/%e2%80%98green%e2%80%99-company-gives-scrap-metal-new-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PLAINVILLE — At first, J.W. Green in Plainville doesn’t look very interesting. A few modular buildings, piles of scrap metal, some large machinery and some trucks are the scene that greets visitors arriving at the Washington Street facility. However, the work done there is an important part of industry. Indeed, the recycling of old metal<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/21/%e2%80%98green%e2%80%99-company-gives-scrap-metal-new-life/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles per hour</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/16/americans-use-2-5-million-plastic-bottles-per-hour/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/16/americans-use-2-5-million-plastic-bottles-per-hour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Try to use a reusable water bottle and recycle when you can&#8217;t.]]></description>
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		<title>Statewide &#8216;E-Waste&#8217; Recycling Program For Consumer Electronic Devices Is Planned By DEP; Could Start By Fall</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/16/statewide-e-waste-recycling-program-for-consumer-electronic-devices-is-planned-by-dep-could-start-by-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/16/statewide-e-waste-recycling-program-for-consumer-electronic-devices-is-planned-by-dep-could-start-by-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new statewide &#8220;e-waste&#8221; recycling system for obsolete electronic equipment &#8211; computers, monitors, printers, televisions and other devices &#8211; could be set up for state residents as early as this fall, state officials said Saturday. Do you live in a state with e-waste laws? You can check out a map of which states have what<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/16/statewide-e-waste-recycling-program-for-consumer-electronic-devices-is-planned-by-dep-could-start-by-fall/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>CRRA hosting household hazardous waste collections for 18 towns</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/16/crra-hosting-household-hazardous-waste-collections-for-18-towns/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/16/crra-hosting-household-hazardous-waste-collections-for-18-towns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In June, July and August, the Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resource Recovery Authority will host household hazardous waste collections for residents of 18 towns to bring their old fertilizers, insecticides, darkroom chemicals and like materials for proper disposal. Use the Gulf spill as a motivator. Visit any one of the collection sites 9 a.m. to 1<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/16/crra-hosting-household-hazardous-waste-collections-for-18-towns/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Connecticut law expands curbside recyling</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/07/new-connecticut-law-expands-curbside-recyling/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/07/new-connecticut-law-expands-curbside-recyling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A bill signed into law Thursday by Gov. M. Jodi Rell expands the list of items that can be recycled and the opportunities for curbside pickup. Beginning Oct. 1, the bill adds No. 1 and No. 2 plastic containers of three gallons or less and additional types of paper, such as boxboard, magazine and high-grade<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/07/new-connecticut-law-expands-curbside-recyling/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>State Grant Allows Single-Stream Reycling To Expand &#8211; Courant.com</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/state-grant-allows-single-stream-reycling-to-expand-courant-com/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/state-grant-allows-single-stream-reycling-to-expand-courant-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A $90,950 state grant will let Bristol expand its single-stream recycling program and expand it to Plainville. via State Grant Allows Single-Stream Reycling To Expand &#8211; Courant.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Tunxis Recycling to host electronic waste collection Saturday 9-2</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/tunxis-recycling-to-host-electronic-waste-collection-saturday-9-2/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/tunxis-recycling-to-host-electronic-waste-collection-saturday-9-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tunxis Recycling Operating Committee will hold a free electronic waste collection Saturday for computers, televisions, and other electronic items from households. Residents of Plainville, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Meriden, Morris, New Britain, Plymouth, Prospect, Southington, Warren, Washington and Wolcott may bring acceptable used electronics listed below to the collection site free of charge. via Tunxis Recycling<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/tunxis-recycling-to-host-electronic-waste-collection-saturday-9-2/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill puts DEP in charge of landfill siting Bulletin</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/bill-puts-dep-in-charge-of-landfill-siting-bulletin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed a bill this week that local leaders think will make it harder to create an ash landfill in Franklin, although the state’s trash authority hasn’t given up on the project.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Tree Farms Benefit the Environment</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/christmas-tree-farms-benefit-the-environment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Christmas Trees we grow benefit the environment. Choose &#38; Cut Christmas Tree Farms, such as Lovell Tree Farm, benefit the environment long before you take home the tree for the Holidays. Real Christmas trees are a benefit to the environment from the time they are planted until after the holiday season when they can<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/04/christmas-tree-farms-benefit-the-environment/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Open competition for town&#8217;s lucrative recycling contract begins</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/03/open-competition-for-towns-lucrative-recycling-contract-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the lead of Stamford and Norwalk, Greenwich will drop out of a regional recycling coalition next year when its current contract comes up for renewal, a move that town officials say could save taxpayers $1 million annually. via Open competition for town&#8217;s lucrative recycling contract begins &#8211; GreenwichTime.]]></description>
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		<title>State Rep. Schofield nominated for re-election to Connecticut General Assembly</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/02/state-rep-schofield-nominated-for-re-election-to-connecticut-general-assembly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Her four years in office have been characterized by results that have benefited Conn. residents and Simsbury residents. She’s taken tough stands on budget issues and has been a leading voice for fiscal prudence. She got legislation passed to improve health insurance options for individuals and businesses. &#8230; She got legislation passed to expand and<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/02/state-rep-schofield-nominated-for-re-election-to-connecticut-general-assembly/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Town of Salem, CT, moving to single stream recycling</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/01/town-of-salem-ct-moving-to-single-stream-recycling/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/01/town-of-salem-ct-moving-to-single-stream-recycling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Starting June 2, 2010, the town of Salem, Connecticut, will be going to Single Stream Recycling. This will allow many more items to be recycled. It will be easier to recycle too, since all recyclables can be put in the same bin and are then sorted at the recycling facility. As a community we do<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/01/town-of-salem-ct-moving-to-single-stream-recycling/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Jack Johnson remains authentic amid a sea of hype: Tour to raise funds for the environment and buses to run on biodiesel</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/01/jack-johnson-remains-authentic-amid-a-sea-of-hype-tour-to-raise-funds-for-the-environment-and-buses-to-run-on-biodiesel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack Johnson&#8217;s family will tag along for a world tour, and Johnson hopes to please crowds by night and blend into them by day. After a European swing, a 35-date North American leg starts July 9 in Hartford, Conn. His 2008 tour grosses exceeded $22 million, according to Billboard Boxscore, and all his profits went<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/06/01/jack-johnson-remains-authentic-amid-a-sea-of-hype-tour-to-raise-funds-for-the-environment-and-buses-to-run-on-biodiesel/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut Green News from Building CT Green</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/28/connecticut-green-news-from-building-ct-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 11:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News from Building CT Green: Propark Building World&#8217;s Greenest Parking Facility Hartford, Conn. &#8211; According to the Denver Business Journal, Hartford- based parking-lot operator Propark America is building an $18.6 million parking project near Denver International Airport that&#8217;s billed by its developer as the world&#8217;s greenest parking facility.]]></description>
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		<title>Column: Hazardous waste disposal events a plus</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/21/column-hazardous-waste-disposal-events-a-plus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 13:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1993, Colchester has sponsored a household hazardous waste collection event in an effort to provide the residents and small businesses of Colchester a place to properly dispose of these products. These one-day events produced a surprisingly large number of participants, but left those that missed the event high and dry until the following year.<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/21/column-hazardous-waste-disposal-events-a-plus/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>CBIA’s 2010 Sustainability Conference Wednesday, June 9, 2010</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/17/cbia%e2%80%99s-2010-sustainability-conference-wednesday-june-9-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 15:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water Conservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join CBIA and others from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Marriott Hartford Downtown, 200 Columbus Blvd, Hartford for a Hartford Business Journal Business Week events. Connecticut businesses are leaders in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and have demonstrated a strong commitment to good green business practices. More companies of all sizes have developed strategies to<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/17/cbia%e2%80%99s-2010-sustainability-conference-wednesday-june-9-2010/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Walmart keeping eye on sustainability goals</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/14/walmart-keeping-eye-on-sustainability-goals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 01:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walmart launched its sustainability efforts in 2005, and to date says it has made changes that are &#8220;&#8221;adding value&#8221; to its business. In the company&#8217;s Global Sustainability Report – 2010 Progress Update, Walmart says it continues to expand its renewable energy investments with new solar projects and by purchasing electricity generated by renewable sources.]]></description>
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		<title>How much open space does Connecticut have?</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/14/how-much-open-space-does-connecticut-have/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 01:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Space]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 2009 edition of Environmental Quality in Connecticut there are good trends &#8212; cleaner air, more bald eagles and piping plovers, more people recycling. But when it comes to reporting the amount of open space in the state, the report can&#8217;t say.]]></description>
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		<title>FAQs about new single-stream recycling system</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/14/faqs-about-new-single-stream-recycling-system/</link>
		<comments>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/14/faqs-about-new-single-stream-recycling-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Starting the week of June 7, 2010, the Town of West Hartford will begin collecting household recycling in 95-gallon automated barrels. Collection vehicles similar to the trucks that collect refuse will now be used to collect recyclables. The West Hartford News answers some questions about barrels and recycling: via FAQs about new single-stream recycling system<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/14/faqs-about-new-single-stream-recycling-system/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Hartford Officials Expect To Save $100,000 With Single-Stream Recycling</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/10/hartford-officials-expect-to-save-100000-with-single-stream-recycling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 14:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD — City officials estimate that the single-stream recycling program launched in Hartford last October will save the city about $100,000 in tipping fees when this fiscal year ends June 30.]]></description>
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		<title>urbanminers moving to new location this weekend!</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/07/urbanminers-moving-to-new-location-thsi-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Urban Miners is moving to a new location and is having a MAJOR CLOSEOUT to celebrate. Friday and Saturday May 7th &#38; 8th 9 to 3 PM &#8212; Moving from our old warehouse at 39 Oregon Avenue &#8212; Painted interior doors $10 each &#8211; Select sinks and toilets $10 each &#8212; Really inexpensive windows &#8212;<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/07/urbanminers-moving-to-new-location-thsi-weekend/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling law (5120) passes both houses, on to Governor for signature</title>
		<link>http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/06/recycling-law-5120-passes-both-houses-on-to-governor-for-signature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 18:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Zurcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Act Concerning Private And Municipal Recycling, Zoning Ordinances And Solid Waste Collection Contracts passed both houses during the legislative session that ended yesterday. The description of the bill includes the following: The law is to expand municipal reports concerning recycling, expand the list of designated recyclable items, prohibit zoning laws that prohibit the use<br /><span class="excerpt_more"><a href="http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/05/06/recycling-law-5120-passes-both-houses-on-to-governor-for-signature/">[continue reading...]</a></span>]]></description>
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