Virginia recycling gains speed across the state
Virginia moves to expand recycling as localities set 25 percent by 1995 a state law requires. Local centers report higher demand while costs and markets for some recycled items strain programs. Officials cite need for state support and deposits on bottles amid debates on bottle bills and funding.
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Susan Hogue
Newport News
Virginia
Pat Franklin
Virginians For Recycling
National Container Recycling Coalition
Washington, D.C
General Assembly
Franklin
Goa
Tazewell moves to recycle with town dumpsters
Tazewell Virginia Town Council plans to place dumpsters in several locations for recyclable waste and haul it to Tazewell Auto Salvage rather than the landfill. Council members cite landfill life extension and state mandates urging municipal recycling.
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Tazewell
Bettye van Dyke
Four-Way
EPA probes McDowell County hazmat spill after vandalized drums
EPA investigators from Wheeling examined a midnight dumping site in Jenkinsones McDowell County after drums storing hazardous waste were vandalized. No spill confirmed yet. soil sampling continues as EPA seeks an out of state disposal site with no WV commercial facility available. Downie notes temporary storage facilities have closed and a quick disposal turnaround is about 90 days.
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Jenkin Jones
Environmental Protection Agency
Jack Downie
EPA
Wheeling
Department of Natural Resources
Downie
West Virginia
B.G. Smith
Jenkinsones
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