CALIFORNIA RECYCLING RATE REACHES 76 PERCENT
November 19, 2008
November 19, 2008
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 19 -- The California Department of Conservation issued the following press release:
Californians recycled a record 7.6 billion beverage containers between January and June 2008, raising the six-month California Refund Value (CRV) recycling rate to 76 percent. The jump is an increase of nearly 600 million beverage containers over the same period in 2007, when the recycling rate was 71 percent.
"This is an extraordinary accomplishment in . . .
Californians recycled a record 7.6 billion beverage containers between January and June 2008, raising the six-month California Refund Value (CRV) recycling rate to 76 percent. The jump is an increase of nearly 600 million beverage containers over the same period in 2007, when the recycling rate was 71 percent.
"This is an extraordinary accomplishment in . . .