Public Agencies

Binghamton, N.Y., residents who have single-use plastic bags in their bins will get marked with a green recycling violation warning sticker.

Funds will support 14 projects in 10 U.S. states and territories and two federally recognized tribes.

Attorneys for both sides argued whether city officials could deny residents a vote on how their trash is collected.

The movement aims to make it easier and less expensive for consumers and independent shops to repair products, making devices last longer and reducing e-waste.

Officials are blaming high costs for suspending the city’s recycling program.

The city’s Public Works director says the city will consider reinstating a recycling program “when the marketplace reorganizes itself.”

The consortium aims to leverage Israel’s academic and industrial capabilities to promote the development of new plastics recycling technologies.