Wastemakers spotlight honors eight overpackaged grocery items
Eight products highlighted by Clean Water Action and MaryPIRG at the sixth Wastemaker Awards in Frederick target excessive packaging. The groups accuse vendors of nonrecyclable materials and nested packaging and push for clear recyclability disclosures and packaging reforms.
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Wastemaker Awards
C. Burr Artz Library
Frederick
Baltimore
Clean Water Action
Maryland Public Interest Research Group
Marypirg
Power supply box burns Gaithersburg boy
An eight year old Gaithersburg boy sustained first and second degree burns to his arms and face after contacting a live power supply box near his Bremerton Way home in Autumn Woods. He was flown by state police helicopter to Children’s Hospital and listed in good condition on Thursday.
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Gaithersburg
Children’s Hospital
Montgomery County Fire Department
Angela Withers
Autumn Woods
Bremerton Way
Ms. Withers
Maryland State Police
State to hold hearing on PE power line plan
The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a hearing on February 11 at Frederick City Hall to review Potomac Electric Power Company's $11.4 million 230000 volt transmission line from Frederick to Mount Airy. The 146 mile line with a one mile loop near Bogers Mill Road and Gas House Pike aims to supply New Market and Mount Airy. comments have been filed by agencies and residents.
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State Public Service Commission
Frederick
Potomac Edison
Mount Airy
City Hall
N. Court St
Bogers Mill Road
Gas House Pike
New Market
Frank Fulton
PSC
Monocacy
Fulton
Maryland Historical Trust
Chevy Chase
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Minn
DowBrands Inc
Indianapolis
Ind
Maxwell House
General Foods USA
White Plans
N.Y
Valpro Inc
Corydon
Little Brock Foods
Bellevue
Wash
General Mills Inc
Minneapolis
White Plains
Montgomery
Commission
St Johns Bay
Stacy Adams
Jcpenney Company
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Levis
Jean
Frederick Towne Mall RT. 40
Elmwood Drive
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