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![These are different size options of the trash cans Athens residents will receive under the city's new contract with Rumpke Waste and Recycling. The cans are part of the extra cost residents will pay under the new contract.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Rumpke-trash-cans-e1700518857699-900x422.jpeg)
Athens residents will soon receive new trash cans. What happens to the existing ones?
By: Jack Greene
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens residents will receive new cans under a contract with the city’s new trash collector. The question now is what happens with all the existing cans…. Read More
![A man stands in front of a lathe he is repairing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8072-6d993ec858c4de3368cf5639652c4d6ad7ef0c2d-scaled-e1685219887177-900x422.jpeg)
Fixit culture is on the rise, but repair legislation faces resistance
By: Chloe Veltman I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Americans are responsible for throwing out more stuff than any other nation in the world. According to the Public Interest Research Group, people in this country… Read More
![The PureCycle plant in Ironton, Ohio. The plant recycles plastic waste into reusable "feedstock" pellets.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PureCycle-plant-e1673456445860-900x422.jpg)
A new plant in Ironton uses cutting-edge technology to recycle plastic waste
By: Taylor Burnette
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IRONTON, Ohio (WOUB) — “A molecular washing machine” is how PureCycle’s CEO Dustino Olson describes the company’s plastic recycling process. At their recently constructed plant in Ironton, all sorts of… Read More