New N.C. statutes launch today
Starting today, North Carolina residents need to be more careful about what goes in the trash and what goes in the recycling bin. Under a new state law, plastic bottles are banned from landfills as a way to encourage recycling, build the state’s green industry and reduce trash that winds up in the ground. “It’s not at all about penalizing people,” said Chris Frazier with the Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance, which has been leading a statewide education effort to get the word out about the change.
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New N.C. statutes launch today
Posted on September 30th, 2009 by
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