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Skip Hire & Recycling News Headlines

IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- When you recycle a plastic bottle, it doesn't necessarily become another plastic bottle....
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:02:54 GMT - Associated Press

Fungi used to compost plastics

Sofas, shoes, cables and paints made with difficult-to-recycle polyurethane plastics could be degraded in compost heaps using fungi.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:26:00 GMT - The Engineer

Crews remain at waste centre fire

Firefighters are still at the scene of a fire at a recycling centre at Campsie on the outskirts of Londonderry.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:51:12 GMT - BBC News

The 'waterless' washing machine that could save you money

New machine by Xeros cleans clothes with beads and a tiny amount of water and may cut household bills by 30%"Dry" cleaning is set to become a domestic activity with a washing machine that uses 90% less water than a normal laundry cycle and could be ...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:16:11 GMT - The Guardian

Shanks shares dive as Carlyle bid fails

Shares in Shanks crashed after the waste management company said it had ended lengthy potential takeover talks and rejected a lower £476m offer from private equity firm Carlyle.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:44:53 GMT - Telegraph News

San Francisco giving gardeners toxic sludge

AP - San Francisco wears its environmental consciousness like a green badge of honor. Residents separate and recycle their food scraps. Streets close to cars so people can walk and bike them. A city department even gives away "high-quality, nutrient-rich, ...
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:19:10 GMT - AP

Riverfront oil recycler could shut under plan

A recently troubled oil recycling plant on Wilmington's waterfront would shut down under a Baltimore-based company's plan to build a new, larger operation in a vacant factory north of Delaware City.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT - Delaware Online (The News Journal)

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