Dozens of new N.C. laws taking effect Thursday (The Virginian-Pilot)

By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH, N.C. Starting Thursday, North Carolina residents need to be more careful about what goes in the trash and what goes in the recycling bin. Under a new state law, plastic bottles are banned from landfills as a way to encourage recycling, build the state's green industry and reduce trash that winds up in the ground.