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Energy & Environment Randy Yohe,

Annual Adopt-A Highway Spring Cleanup Aims To Beat Last Year's Numbers

Nearly 300 groups, with more than 2,600 participants, are registered to comb Mountain State main and back roads, picking up tons of trash.

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Energy & Environment Liz McCormick,

‘A Recyclable Commodity’ – Martinsburg's New Waste-to-Energy Facility Turns Trash Into Fuel

Today, most of our trash ends up in landfills. In the United States, we produce more than 200 million tons of trash every single year. But what if we…

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WVPB News Liz McCormick,

House Passes Bill Increasing Penalties for Littering

Lawmakers in the House have approved a bill that would increase the penalties for littering in the state.Littering on public or private property in West…

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WVPB News Liz McCormick,

Italian Company Could Change the Way W.Va. Looks at Waste

Landfilling has been the main source of getting rid of waste for centuries. But a new technology coming to West Virginia may change how we think of waste…

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