## NewsBits
_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_
**Minneapolis is considering new rules** that would require large events, such as parades and races, to recycle their waste, reports [_www.minnpost.com_][1]. The city already has [mandatory commercial recycling][2].
**Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Conservation** are seeking [proposals][3] to conduct **a comprehensive analysis of the state's waste stream**, as well as costs and benefits related to diverting specific material types. The proposal comes in anticipation of the enactment of Vermont's [universal recycling law][4].
**ShoeBox Recycling**, a shoe recycling company based in Fairless Hill, Pennsylvania, is partnering with **Fusion Logistics**, an authorized sales and service partner of UPS, to help the company develop a convenient and uncomplicated shipping process for customers to [send in their unwanted shoes for recycling and reuse][5].
You've probably heard about problems of **marine plastic pollution**. Now a team of French industrial designers have developed a [drone][6] that swims through the ocean, collecting plastic and other debris in its net for recycling, while warding off fish with an infrasound system. Via [good.is][7].
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[1]: http://www.minnpost.com/two-cities/2012/07/minneapolis-council-considering-mandatory-recycling-rules-large-scale-events
[2]: http://resource-recycling.com/node/2051
[3]: http://www.vermontbidsystem.com/BidPreview.aspx?BidID=9166
[4]: http://resource-recycling.com/node/2846
[5]: http://www.prweb.com/releases/shoeboxrecycling/ShoeRecyclingShoeReuse/prweb9651704.htm
[6]: http://www.elieahovi.com/40900/382644/work/marine-drone-
[7]: http://www.good.is/post/swimming-with-the-trash-a-marine-drone-seeks-to-scoop-up-plastic/
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[9]: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs003/1101941066519/archive/1110343564556.html
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