Resource Recycling Magazine: NewsBits

## NewsBits

_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

[Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced this week](http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-20/news/chi-recycling-service-added-to-131000-city-homes-20130220_1_city-homes-greenest-mayors-smaller-residential-buildings) that the city was **expanding its residential recycling program to include 130,000 more households** this March and April. The additional households served by the Windy City's recycling program are part of a greater expansion of 340,000 households, to be completed later this year.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Novelis, the giant aluminum producer, have decided to end the **Cash for Cans City Recycling Challenge**. The joint aluminum can collection project issued about $450,000 in contest prizes over nearly a decade. The two parties cited waning interest in the contest among local governments over the past three years, due in part to budget constraints at many cities.

**The Beer Store**, the primary alcohol retailer in **Ontario** that also collects the packaging for beer and spirits, has launched a plot project where consumers can **drop off electronics, batteries and paint**. Called "[Recycling Plus](http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/02/15/beer_stores_new_recycling_service_launches_in_toronto.html)," the program will debut in Ontario's west end and is being done in cooperation with **Stewardship Ontario** through its **Orange Drop Program** and **Sims Recycling Solutions Canada** will handle the recycling.

In **Oregon**, lawmakers are considering a measure that would allow **winemakers** to fill up **reusable containers** that customers bring in or buy, not unlike what the state currently allows with microbrews, reports [_The Oregonian_](http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/02/oregon_wine_like_beer_could_st.html#cmpid=9547239). "It puts us at the leading edge of sustainability," Dan Jarman, a lobbyist for the Oregon Winegrowers Association, said of the idea, citing how it could **cut down on the need to haul around glass**.

**PGA, Inc. **, a processor of recycled plastics, [will relocate its operations to an existing facility in White Haven, Pennsylvania](http://www.newpa.com/newsroom/governor-corbett-plastics-recycler-expand-and-create-28-jobs-luzerne-county), creating 28 jobs. The company will invest more than **$600,000** in land and building acquisitions and development, building renovations, equipment purchases and employee training.

The **U.S. Composting Council** has launched a new website, [Buy-compost.com](http://buy-compost.com/), that's meant to help consumers purchase compost from members of the trade organization. It also will answer **purchasing questions** and serves as a portal for **community gardens looking for compost donations**.

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