Smurfit recycling contracts with Philadelphia. (Municipal Recycling).The Smurfit Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. Company plant in Philadelphia has received a one-year contract from the City of Philadelphia to purchase and process recyclables collected from the city's 1.4 million residents and various municipal buildings. The initial term of the contract is from July 2002 through June 2003, with three one-year contract extensions possible at the city's discretion. Over the initial term of the contract, the City of Philadelphia will realize approximately $700,000 in rebates from the sale of the recycled material to Smurfit-Stone, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a release issued by Smurfit-Stone Container Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NASDAQ: SSCC) is an American paperboard and paper-based packaging company based in Chicago, Illinois. It has approximately 38,600 employees. Smurfit-Stone was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger between Jefferson Smurfit Corp. Corp, Chicago. The contract includes service for residential newspaper and commingled material, including glass and metal food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. containers. The service covers all six residential zones within the City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia also has adjusted its recycling schedule to coincide with residential trash collection to facilitate program participation. Andie Holt, general manager of Smurfit's Philadelphia plant, says the partnership builds on the city's efforts to increase recycling participation, while diverting increased amounts of recyclable re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. materials from the waste stream. |
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