Recycling efforts continue to grow

Earlier this month, the N.C. Division of Waste Management announced that North Carolinians threw away less trash per capita in 2010-2011 than any time in the last 20 years. The report notes that the economy plays a big role in the amount of waste generated, but also recognizes the increasing role of recycling. At the N.C. State Fair, we’ve been doing our part. As noted in today’s News and Observer article about plastic bottle recycling, the N.C. State Fair placed the first four recycling bins around the fairgrounds in 2008. We have since purchased more of these large, bright, boxy…