Press Releases and News Articles
Press/Media/News Releases, Public Notices and Service Announcements
2011
- Commercial Recycling Presentations/Workshops - Released Sept. 12, 2011
- Compost Available at Landfills - Released May 16, 2011
2010
- CalRecycle Offers Holiday Waste Reduction Tips - 2010
- Household Hazardous Waste Soon Accepted at the Co. Landfills - Released Sept. 28, 2010
- Magic of Recycling Show Coming to Merced County - Released Sept. 10, 2010
- Simplified Recycling List for Merced County Programs - Released June 14, 2010
- Attorney General's Agents Make Recycling Fraud Arrests - Released May 5, 2010
- CalMAX Helps California Businesses Reuse, Recycle: Organizations Can Buy and Sell Materials Online Through Free Classified Ads - Released April 8, 2010
2009
- Recycling Interview between Jennifer Halpin, MCAG Recycling Specialist and Carol Winkler, Family Stations, Inc. - October 2009 (audio only)
2008
- DOC Creates Green Gift Guide - December 11, 2008 - Mariposa Gazette
- New Law Regulates Sharps Waste at Home and on Farms - Released Aug. 28, 2008
(visit the Hazardous Waste tab for updated information on Sharps disposal )
Recycling News Articles
- Boys & Girls Club, other groups to hold recycling event Jan. 16
January 9, 2012 - Merced Sun-Star
- Commercial recyclers ease into measure
October 7, 2011 - Los Banos Enterprise
- California to get new recycling laws in 2012
October 12, 2011 - Resource-Recycling.com
- Product Stewardship Law on Carpets Comes into Force in California
June 21, 2011 - Waste Management World
- Turlock plant helps turn junk into food cartons
December 22, 2010 - Merced Sun-Star
- Helena Collects 19,000 Pounds of Ag Containers during Recycling Event
December 2, 2010 - Helena Chemical Company
- Ballico's Rubber Bark says CalRecycle offers grants for public projects
November 10, 2010 - Merced Sun-Star
- Jon Benton: Recycling -- better late than never
October 30, 2010 - Merced Sun-Star
- Recycling pays off for Modesto businesses
September 2, 2010 - CVBizJournal.com
- Packaging Is All the Rage, and Not in a Good Way
September 9, 2010 - Provided by the New York Times
- Merced looks to build a green path to the future
September 8, 2010 - Merced Sun-Star
- 'Mr. Recycle' stays busy making sure nothing gets wasted
January 25, 2010 - Merced Sun-Star
- Merced area businesses recognized for green efforts - Win WRAP awards
December 1, 2009 - Merced Sun-Star
- Man with a Mission Recycles 38 Tons
September/October 2009 - The MCAG Reporter
- 'Pacific Garbage Patch' expedition finds plastic, plastic everywhere
September 1, 2009 - MercuryNews.com
- Back to school with less plastic -- a teaching moment
August 24, 2009 - LAtimes.com
- A Plague of Plastic
August 19, 2009 - Sott.net
- Mining the sea of plastic
August 17, 2009 - Environmental-expert.com
- State Funds Clean Power Project: $1.1 million loan will reduce almond processor’s greenhouse gas emissions
July 21, 2009 - Calif. Integrated Waste Management Board
- Saving the planet one ink cartridge at a time…
February 4, 2009 - Hilmar Times
- Tip List: Why aren’t businesses, apartment dwellers offered recycling like homeowners have?
April 24, 2008 - Merced Sun-Star
- Health center leads a greener existence
March 26, 2008 - Merced Sun-Star
- UC Merced turns food waste into 'green' waste
March 24, 2008 - Merced Sun-Star
- Letter to the Editor: Disposing of new lights
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