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Consumer Watchdog is calling on the governor to tackle reform and require grocery chains to redeem bottles and cans. By Staff Writers,…
Aug 8, 2019
By Don Jergler, INSURANCE JOURNAL August 7, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/08/07/535203.htm A pair of companies has filed to overturn decisions by California Insurance Commissioner…
Aug 7, 2019
State’s largest company announces closure, shutters 11 local sites By Adam Brinklow, SF CURBED August 7, 2019 https://sf.curbed.com/2019/8/7/20759332/recycling-centers-replanet-out-of-business California recycling chain RePlanet…
Aug 7, 2019
By Sophia Kunthara & Elena Shao, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 7, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Huge-recycler-s-closure-leaves-Bay-Area-with-14285472.php Ophelia de la Cruz of South San Francisco found…
Aug 7, 2019
By Staff Reporters, THE HI-DESERT STAR August 7, 2019 http://www.hidesertstar.com/news/article_9cccac16-b975-11e9-880b-8f20c3f0548d.html TWENTYNINE PALMS — Declines in state fees and the recycling market will…
Aug 7, 2019
Comments follow word NHTSA ordered Tesla to cease-and-desist questionable safety claims. By Paul A. Eisenstein, THE DETROIT BUREAU August 7, 2019 Former…
Aug 7, 2019
By Lloyd Alter, TREEHUGGER August 7, 2019 https://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/recycling-broken-californias-replanet-shuts-all-its-recycling-centers.html We have long called for deposits on everything, California shows that even that is…
Aug 7, 2019
By I-Chun Chen, LA BIZ August 6, 2019 https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2019/08/06/californias-largest-recycling-redemption-center.html Citing the increased costs of processing recycled items, RePlanet, California’s largest operator of…
Aug 6, 2019
The popular recycling center closed its remaining 284 centers on Monday. By Kevin Smith, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER August 6, 2019 rePlanet closes…
Aug 6, 2019
By Tammy Murga, SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SIGNAL August 6, 2019 Recycling center chain rePlanet closes all CA locations, including in SCV California’s…
Aug 6, 2019
By Austin Schoonmaker, SAN DIEGO ENTERTAINER MAGAZINE August 6, 2019 California’s Largest Recycling Center Closes California’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers…
Aug 6, 2019
By Jennifer Hermes, ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER August 6, 2019 https://www.environmentalleader.com/2019/08/180487/ The largest bottle and can recycling center chain in California, RePlanet, has shut…
Aug 6, 2019
By Wu Qin, XINHUA NEWS CHINA August 6, 2019 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/06/c_138287902.htm SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — California’s largest recycling center has terminated…
Aug 6, 2019
Nearly 300 locations where people could redeem bottles and cans for money closed this week, and S.F. isn’t prepared to fill the…
Aug 6, 2019
By Staff Reporters, PACKAGING GATEWAY August 6, 2019 https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/consumer-watchdog-california-recycling-reform/ California’s Consumer Watchdog has asked Governor Gavin Newsom to prioritise recycling reform in…
Aug 6, 2019
The company closed all its sites in California, but other recycling options exist for locals to redeem cans and bottles. By Renee…
Aug 6, 2019
The company closes its remaining 284 recycling centers and processing facilities and lays off employees as it files for liquidation. By DeAnne…
Aug 6, 2019
By Colin Staub, RESOURCE RECYCLING August 6, 2019 California firm closes 284 deposit redemption centers RePlanet, once the largest operator of facilities…
Aug 6, 2019