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11575
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On October 1, 2009, North Carolina becomes the first state in the Southeast to ban plastic bottles from landfills. Massachusetts and Wisconsin have similar bans. Legislators designed the bill to reduce energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reduce litter and save landfill space. Every year, North Carolinians throw away over $41 million in plastic.
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30860
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On October 1, 2009, North Carolina will become the first state in the Southeast to ban plastic bottles from landfills. Legislation was introduced to reduce energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to save landfill space and reduce litter. The new law will also have positive effects on the state’s economy.
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30868
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On September 1, 2009, North Carolina enacted a new state law banning plastic bags from many retailers on the Outer Banks in a pilot program that may expand to the entire state. The law requires retailers to stop giving out plastic bags, and instead offer customers recycled paper bags and incentives for them to bring in their own reusable bags. As the Outer Banks implement the new system, they are finding that paper bags are more expensive and may be less environmentally desirable than plastic bags.
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34192
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William L. Kovacs, an attorney who helped develop the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, was the keynote speaker at the North Carolina Recycling Association’s 1991 Conference and Exhibition in Winston-Salem, March 12-13. Kovacs discussed solid waste issues, the lack of federal support for recycling, and North Carolina’s Solid Waste Management Act of 1989.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 269, May/June 1991,
p5-6
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40790
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Recycling realities include penalties imposed if too much trash is mixed in and steps involved with separating what’s recyclable and not. Educating the public about the difference, and sparing facilities like ECVC penalties, includes a list in this article of what’s recyclable and not.
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Recycling; Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Laws and legislation; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Recycling facilities--Greenville; Recycling facilities--Pitt County; Eastern Carolina Vocational Center (Greenville); Recycling industries--employment--individuals with disabilities; Recyclables--see also recyclable items