Kristina Smithe was running the California International Marathon in 2019, grabbing cups of water to stay hydrated, when she started to think about how much waste such events produce. On the flight ...

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Cincinnati-based Rumpke Waste & Recycling has announced that it will begin accepting disposable paper, plastic and aluminum cups in most of its curbside and drop-box recycling programs. According to a ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senate Bill 1167, proposed by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, would "require chain restaurants in California to ...

Kristina Smithe was running the California International Marathon in 2019, grabbing cups of water to stay hydrated, when she started to think about how much waste such events produce. On the flight ...