Recycling

People often ask me about the real-life potential for inhumane, merciless systems like Hal 9000 or the Terminator to destroy our society. Growing up in Belgium and away from Hollywood, my initial impressions of robots were not so violent. In retrospect, my early positive affiliations with robots likely fueled my…

Dragging your kids away from their devices just got a whole lot easier with this entertaining and educational board game. If 2021 was anything to go by, the product will be making waves in homes across the world. It was awarded ‘Recommended for Play 2021’ by Mensa Mind Games, and…

Feb. 3, 2022 KTVU was on the scene after police said a woman was hit and killed by a recycling truck in San Jose on Feb. 2, 2022. Image courtesy of KTVU A Bay Area woman died after she was struck by a recycling truck as she was standing in…

Highlights Operational by Q3 2022 at low levels of capacity Process 1,000 mt/year of batteries by 2024 Hope to invest further down the line Resource management company Veolia is building its first electric vehicles battery recycling facility in the UK, the company said in a Jan. 10 statement. Not registered?…

ATLANTA (AP) — A company that aims to recycle lithium ion batteries from vehicles and other uses will build its first large plant in suburban Atlanta, investing $43 million and hiring 150 people. Battery Resourcers, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, made the announcement Wednesday, saying it would take over an existing…

Lakeville, MN, just got a new waste disposal solution. Red Box Plus is a local company in the area that offers dumpster rental in Lakeville, trash pickup, and recycling services for residential homes and businesses. The company’s goal is to make everything about waste management easier, from ordering to disposal.…

Robert Kitchin/Stuff A rubbish man collects garbage in Newtown, where service has been pretty good, says Dave Armstrong. Not so for some other areas of the city and region. OPINION: After spending Christmas at Chez Armstrong, one of my principal occupations in the following hot, lazy days was stamping on…

'Someone with authority in the government needs to be making better decisions faster,' says Georgina resident BarrieToday welcomes letters to the editor at raymond@barrietoday.com. Please include your daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). ************************* I am a resident of Rushton Road in the Willow Beach hamlet in the Town of…

The Bishop of Umuahia Catholic Diocese, Most Reverend Lucius Ugorji, has urged Nigerians to take Pope Francis’ New Year’s message seriously. Mr Ugorji gave the advice in his homily on Sunday at the Mater Dei Cathedral Parish, Umuahia. He described the Papal message calling for an end to violence against…

A fire which burned at the Belfast Harbour estate for four days has been put out. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue service said on Friday the blaze at the scrap metal recycling centre on East Twin Road, Belfast, had been brought under control. It said on Twitter the fire…