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Sophia Academy Says No to Styrofoam

PROVIDENCE —  During the 2011-12 school year, Sophia Academy’s 62 girls sent 10,000 Styrofoam lunch trays to the landfill.

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Noxious Gases Released After BroadRock Explosion

JOHNSTON, R.I. — A day after an explosion at the landfill-gas power plant near the Central Landfill, officials worry that a widespread odor problem will return.

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Recycle Your Old Gym Socks (and more)

There’s more to those parking-lot collection bins than pleas for clothes and books; they’re part of a billion-dollar global textile industry. Most are legit; some are just making a buck. But that doesn’t mean they should be avoided. The bins are making money for nonprofits and getting clothes reused, recycled and retailored all over the world.

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