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R.I. Needs Bottle Bill, Better Recycling Laws to Reduce Waste Problem

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URI Students Display Hundreds of Plastic Bottles on Quad to Support Bottle Bill

The university community members who approached the installation and signed the petition were a mix of people passionate about rivers and the natural world and people who had never heard of a bottle bill before.

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When Sally Sells Seashells by the Seashore, Do They End Up in a Landfill?
Woonsocket Wastewater Treatment Facility Target of Class-Action Lawsuit
Innovative R.I. Pilot Program Tackles Problem of Fiberglass Boat Disposal

Rhode Island Metals Buys 9-Acre Site Next to Its Allens Avenue Scrapyard

The Providence company's portfolio includes 288 Allens Ave., 434 Allens Ave., 444 Allens Ave., 355 Allens Ave., and 27 Warren Way.

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Picking Up Nips Presents Great Challenge for Litter Patrollers
Pediatrician Describes Health Risks and Solutions to Country’s Plastics Problem
Our Clothes are Sending Microplastics into Nature. Science and Industry are Gearing Up to Fight Back

Creative Reuse Center Offers ‘Magic’ with Surplus Materials

Creative reuse centers collect surplus materials and redistribute them in the community where they can find a second life.

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End of an Era: R.I.’s Last Municipal Dump Buried
South County Brewer Cans Plastic, Will Switch to Cardboard Beer Toppers
Dangers of Plastic Pollution Energize Citizens and Scientists as Lawmakers Devise Controls
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