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California officials bust pair of container redemption scams

Published: October 18, 2016
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Sacramento_Reno_Recycling_Fraud_JuneEleven people were arrested over the summer in two separate fraud investigations by the California Department of Justice (CDOJ). The suspects are accused of trying to illegally redeem out-of-state beverage containers under the California Redemption Value program.

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Ousted Ann Arbor MRF operator questions motivation of city

Published: July 19, 2016
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MRF / Cylonphoto, ShutterstockThe City of Ann Arbor, Mich. recently terminated a processing contract with ReCommunity, alleging safety concerns. But a ReCommunity executive says the municipality was just trying to get out of a deal that was no longer producing financial returns.

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MRF of the Month: Republic Sonoma County MRF, Petaluma, Calif.

Published: June 9, 2017
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Bill Rich of Republic Services; David Rabbit, county of Sonoma supervisor; and Mike Caprio of Republic Services celebrate the opening of the facility.

Once known as the “Egg Capital of the World,” the town of Petaluma, Calif. is where the egg incubator was invented. It also once had the world’s only drugstore meant exclusively for poultry. Continue Reading

Editorial: An exception for Steve

Published: June 30, 2011
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Resource Recycling doesn’t publish obituaries nor print memorials for those recycling leaders who have passed. The principal reason is we do not want to judge who should be honored and who should not. Each and every person who has left us deserves accolades.

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