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  2. Recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Stanolind Recycling Plant was in operation as early 1947. [32] Another early recycling mill was Waste Techniques, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972. [citation needed] Waste Techniques was sold to Frank Keel in 1978, and resold to BFI in 1981. Woodbury, New Jersey, was the first city in the United States to mandate recycling. [33]

  3. Materials recovery facility - Wikipedia

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    A materials recovery facility for the recycling of domestic waste Clean materials recovery facility recycling video. A materials recovery facility, materials reclamation facility, materials recycling facility or multi re-use facility (MRF, pronounced "murf") is a specialized waste sorting and recycling system [1] that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials for marketing to end ...

  4. Recycling codes - Wikipedia

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    Recycling codes on products. Recycling codes are used to identify the materials out of which the item is made, to facilitate easier recycling process.The presence on an item of a recycling code, a chasing arrows logo, or a resin code, is not an automatic indicator that a material is recyclable; it is an explanation of what the item is made of.

  5. List of Alabama area codes - Wikipedia

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    Area code Established Region Map Reference 205/659: 1947 November 12, 2019 Area code 205 covers the central and west central portions of the state including Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Northport, Jasper, Oneonta, Clanton, and Pell City. Covered the entire state before the creation of Area code 334. Area code 659 is an overlay of 205.

  6. Recycling - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 March 2025. Converting waste materials into new products This article is about recycling of waste materials. For recycling of waste energy, see Energy recycling. "Recycled" redirects here. For the album, see Recycled (Nektar album). The three chasing arrows of the universal recycling symbol Municipal ...

  7. Tire recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This bubbling can contaminate local water systems, as it can damage the landfill liners that are meant to control contaminants. The different stabilizers and flame retardants added to tires have also been known to kill advantageous bacteria in the soil. Originally, dumping in landfill was the primary form of disposal for scrap rubber (70% in ...

  8. List of Maryland area codes - Wikipedia

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    The blue area is assigned area codes 301, 240, and 227; the red area is area codes 410, 443 and 667. The state of Maryland is served by the following area codes:

  9. List of Colorado area codes - Wikipedia

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    Clickable map of Colorado area codes in blue (with bordering states). [1] The U.S. state of Colorado is served by five telephone area codes of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Area code 303 is the original area code assigned to the entire state when the first nationwide telephone numbering plan was created in 1947.