Category: David Goldstein Column
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America Recycles Day: Recycle textiles, batteries, bulbs, and e-waste
Our columnist David Goldstein explores Ventura County’s America Recycles Day initiative, highlighting textile recycling challenges, electronic waste collection, and community…
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Holiday gifts and many happy returns
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst.
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Mexico can teach us a couple things about recycling (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Carpet recycling capacity triples in Ventura County (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Hard-to-recycle plastics can “mail it in” (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Free the Recycling! When bagging is wrong and when it’s right (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Plastic debate: Holiday gift purchases support your side (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Plastic and recycling – Does either save trees? (FREE)
Christmas trees have something in common with trees cut to make paper. Replacing them with other materials does not really…
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Halloween plastic waste is not scary (FREE)
Plastic waste for Halloween can be minimized for costumes and candy wrappers, but plastic decorations ruin pumpkin composting. Article by…
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Plastic bags, textiles, and other consumer choices affected by waste reduction legislation (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Expect new plan to make a difference for recycling and composting (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Getting film plastic out of curbside recycling carts (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Plastic suffers most in pallet glut signaling possible economic slowing (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Plastic Free July does not seek ban on plastic (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Ventura school project replaces plastic tableware with metal (FREE)
Ventura school project replaces plastic tableware with metal Article by David Goldstein. This is a FREE article
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Fully plastic signs may be recyclable, plastic-coated paper is not (FREE)
Primary elections are concluding across America, but for some, political signs are such an important form of expression, they display…
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Local inventor’s plastic biodegradation product addresses local farmer’s concern (FREE)
Today, David talks about the CiCLO technology, making some major brands of clothing almost completely degradable in many environments. Did…
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New, higher deposit on part plastic containers not being redeemed in California (FREE)
David Goldstein comments the new deposit return scheme in California. This is a FREE article
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New reports measure progress on organics recycling (FREE)
“How is recycling really going?” Versions of that question come to me by phone and email every week. Article by…
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Crying carrot pleads for organics recycling (FREE)
The latest effort to boost participation in countywide food waste recycling programs features a charismatic crying carrot. “Please don’t throw…
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Plastic Free July wraps up with loss of recycling opportunity (FREE)
July saw the launch of Plastic Free July, but as the month ended, news came in about the closure of…
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Can tires be more sustainable? (FREE)
At a trade show last January, Goodyear displayed an amazing new tire touted as “sustainable.” It is made primarily of…
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Mattress Recycling Not as Effective as Often Assumed (FREE)
Polyurethane foam recycling not as effective as often assumed. Analysis reveals foam recycling misses 1:1 displacement. Article by David Goldstein.
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Need for Degradable Takeout Packaging may Decline as Commercial Sector Implements Food Recycling (FREE)
David Goldstein, an environmental resource analyst with the Ventura County Public Works Agency writes about the declining need for degradable…
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Not all Paper Products can be Recycled or Composted (FREE)
David Goldstein, an environmental resource analyst with the Ventura County Public Works Agency writes about paper. This is a FREE…
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