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Eco-tip: Hard look at mattress recycling bounces back with ample benefits

Eye on the Environment, Integrated Waste Management Division

February 18, 2023 VC Star Does anyone ever question the basic assumptions of recycling? How do we know energy consumption and pollution created during collection, transportation and recycling of some items does not exceed the environmental benefit of making a new product from recycled material? On Feb. 7, the Mattress Recycling Council presented a detailed…

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Wildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement And Acquisition Projects

News, Watershed Protection

February 17, 2023 California Department of Fish and Wildlife At its February 16, 2023, quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $51.83 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. Some of the 25 approved projects will benefit fish and wildlife — including some endangered species —…