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Disposable Coffee Cup Lifestyle Slow to Change

Dunkin' Donuts, the state’s largest chain of coffee shops, isn’t quite ready to give up its signature polystyrene coffee containers for the sake of the environment. But the 24-hour breakfast and caffeinated beverage giant says it is trying to be somewhat green.

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The Plastic May Be Clear, But the Consensus Is Not

In a statement that caught many consumers and industry insiders by surprise, Sarah Kite, director of recycling services at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, said Rhode Island’s post-consumer PET plastics buyers considered plant-based PET a contaminant.

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Attention Sidewalk Shoppers and Dumpster Divers

PROVIDENCE — As college students packed up to leave the city, many of their belongings ended up curbside. During the past few weeks of May, it's not unusual to see couches, desks, floor lamps and small appliances lining the curbs in front of multifamily homes. On campus, overstuffed Dumpsters outside dorms often disgorge their contents.

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