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16906
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In this second in a series examining the state's trash, Ney discusses the problem with plastic bags. First introduced in grocery stores in the 1970s, now 90 percent of the shopping bags used worldwide are plastic and less than five percent are returned for recycling. Those thrown away endanger wildlife, emit toxic fumes if burned, contaminate soil, and pollute waterways. Ney discusses possible solutions.
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19405
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Since 1991 Orange County has proactively worked to reduce personal waste by 59 percent. Refinancing proposals could potentially weaken this successful program by privatizing the waste management program. Orange County's recycling efforts and reduction in waste production is the best among all other counties - Wake being the closest having reduced waste production by 25 percent in the same time period.
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25027
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With an astonishing amount of recyclable materials ending up in landfills and the ocean, what other option is there for getting rid of waste? Recycling is the answer. Most things can be recycled and if recycling were to increase, the amount of waste buried would decrease dramatically.
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26798
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An ideal conservation bill for North Carolina to introduce would be a bottle bill that requires plastic beverage containers to be returned and reused. By transitioning back to the returnable system, the state could reduce litter and save energy, resources, and tax dollars.
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27378
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Governor Jim Martin and the state of North Carolina are struggling to find a home for their hazardous waste. A planned incinerator has been rejected in 15 counties due to citizen opposition and concern for public health. One solution is the forthcoming bill named the Toxic Use Reduction Act which proposes a shift toward toxic waste reduction and commitment to clean manufacturing rather than hazardous waste disposal. Businesses, politicians, and environmentalists believe a solution can be met if all sides are willing to compromise.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 8, Feb. 20-26 1991,
p8-9
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27474
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Crystal Dreisbach is the founder of Don’t Waste Durham, a community organization which hopes to reduce consumer waste. Dreisbach just launched a reusable takeout container program called GreenBox. With a special app, consumers can sign up to check out and return the containers at participating Durham restaurants.
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27558
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The Triangle area is facing landfill shortages. Voluntary recycling has increased in the Triangle over the last few years, but by 2013, Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill will see all of their landfills filled. The Triangle and area politicians need to get serious about waste reduction and recycling efforts.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 32, October 12-18 1989,
p8-10, 12
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28368
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The Triangle area’s landfills are filling up. While recycling household items has become more common, two-thirds of what goes into landfills comes from industrial and commercial waste. Efforts are underway to try to recycle waste from these companies by finding markets for the used materials. While the market for recycled materials is growing, the problem is that many of these materials do not need to be produced in the first place.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 16, April 1992,
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28504
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Recycling plastic bottles creates jobs for North Carolinians. Several recycling centers across the state turn old bottles into fabric fibers. The fibers can be used for a variety of products including t-shirts and car seat covers. The bottles are in such high demand that the Carolinas Plastics Recycling Council has started a campaign to increase the recycling of plastic bottles to support local manufacturers and businesses.
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29220
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Locomotive cars returning home from delivering coal usually do so empty. But now, they will be filled with compost collected from three North Carolina counties, and use to spread across where coal mining has stripped the land. This endeavor represents a marketplace development for the state, of turning trash into treasure and constitutes an achievement of the General Assembly's Solid Waste Management Act.
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29457
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While recycling efforts have taken hold in North Carolina, residences, businesses and industries still have a way to go. Therefore, state efforts are shifting toward the business community. With limits set by the General Assembly, businesses across the state are taking a closer look at their recycling and have found ways to reduce waste and save money.
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29458
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In North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, IBM has been making a market for recycled materials for years. Not only does the company utilize old computers to make new ones, it sets goals for reducing waste and has set up an engineering center for environmentally conscious products.
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29459
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Cherokee Sanford Group, Inc., North Carolina's largest brickmaker, has developed a system to handle petroleum-contaminated soil and water that can be recycled through its brick kilns. The company also uses sawdust from the furniture industry and non-contaminated waste and sludge from other industries such as the automotive industry.
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29460
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In Waynesville, North Carolina Dayco Products, Inc. is taking steps to changes its image and be a better neighbor. In an effort to combat negative publicity due to solvent emissions, the company is recycling scrap wood, paper, oil and batteries.
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29461
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Duke Power set a goal last year to reduce its solid and hazardous wastes through a system of stock incentives. The company has trimmed 16,000 tons of waste or 177% of its goal.
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