Recycling innovation could spell end of 'separation anxiety'
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:30:05 GMT
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Across the state, usually on Mondays and Thursdays, a form of separation anxiety grips New Jerseyans as in, which recycling bin does that egg carton go in? And what do I do with that plastic deli container?
One of the banes of the homeowner's weekly routine may soon start to ease with the advent of single-stream recycling, which doesn't require recyclables to be separated before they reach the processing plant.
The trend is receiving a boost from the $4 million conversion of a plant owned by Houston-based Waste Management that will handle single-stream recycling. The official launch is scheduled for Wednesday.
The plant will be the largest single-stream recycling facility in New Jersey, and the first in the northern part of the state. Two other, smaller single-stream facilities are operated in Pitman and New Brunswick by other companies.
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