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Students hear from a robot and Hagerstown city officials about the importance of recycling
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comCycler the recycle robot met with students at Pangborn Elementary School on Monday in the University Plaza in downtown Hagerstown for the City of Hagerstown Earth Day Celebration that featured Mayor David S. Gysberts, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts...Tags: Education, University System of Maryland, Earth Day, Schools, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Boonsboro business participates in cloth diaper awareness event
marieg@herald-mail.comCloth diapers are having a back-to-the-future moment. Sure, 95 percent of American families who use diapers purchase the throw-away variety. But as a result, says the Environmental Protection Agency, 3.5 million tons of used diapers are put in landfills...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Arts and Culture
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Judge rules that solid waste treatment company should operate in Berkeley County
matthewu@herald-mail.comA company that wants to produce solid refuse fuel from household garbage in Berkeley County should be allowed to do so, a West Virginia Public Service Commission administrative law judge has ruled. The recommended decision filed Monday grants a...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil and Public Service
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Berkeley County Council OKs donation of land for park
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe Berkeley County Council voted Thursday to take ownership of a 1.7-acre parcel that is being donated for a park in the community of Bedington, W.Va. The new recreation site, which is proposed to be named Goldie Gibbons Park, is along Bedington Road...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Environmental Issues, Human Interest, Animals, Waste Management Incorporated
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Waynesboro converting to 'single-stream' recycling
waynesboro@herald-mail.comNew recycling rules are coming to the Borough of Waynesboro for 2013, and the municipality’s 4,300 Waste Management customers will be getting larger recycling bins. The borough is converting to a “single-stream” system, meaning all...Tags: Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Waste
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Pa. towns eye switching municipal vehicles to natural gas
waynesboro@herald-mail.comSome local governments in Franklin County, Pa., are considering whether converting municipal vehicles to run on natural gas could provide long-term cost savings. Waynesboro’s borough manager, Lloyd Hamberger, said this week he thinks his...Tags: Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Alternative Energy, Local Government
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Waynesboro's new trash contract includes 'single-stream' recycling
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA new trash contract approved this week in the Borough of Waynesboro will change how residents and businesses recycle materials. The Waynesboro Borough Council unanimously approved a three-year contract with Waste Management on Wednesday. At $700,000 per...Tags: Environmental Issues, Waste Management Incorporated, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Waste
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Keeping the land picturesque while increasing food production
In agriculture, we are always hearing issues related to global warming, green energy, environmental sustainability and feeding the world. All of these issues can be hot-button issues and I am not here to debate them. I would, however, like to look...Tags: Energy Resources, Energy
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Hagerstown City Council briefs
Permanent seating at City Park band shell discussed The city of Hagerstown is considering installing permanent seating at the Peter Buys Band Shell at City Park. City Engineer Rodney Tissue presented initial plans Tuesday to the Hagerstown City Council,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Plant proposed to convert trash to fuel at old Berkeley Co. landfill
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA company that wants to sort and biologically treat garbage in Berkeley County to create a “solid refuse fuel” has applied for state certification. Entsorga West Virginia LLC filed a “certificate of need” application with the West...Tags: Environmental Issues, Companies and Corporations, Waste Management Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Waste
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Funkstown briefs
Town council members sworn in FUNKSTOWN — Four Funkstown Town Council members were sworn-in before the start of Monday night’s mayor and council meeting at Town Hall. Assistant Mayor Sharon Chirgott, who ran unopposed in the May 7 election;...Tags: Radio Industry, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Local Government
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Berkeley County briefs
Berkeley County awarded Think Green grant MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County was one of 41 communities nationwide to be awarded a Think Green grant announced recently by Keep America Beautiful. The $5,000 award, made possible by Waste...Tags: Environmental Issues, St. Louis, Dollar General Corporation, Local Government, Waste Management Incorporated
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