Recycling: Page 141


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    Dell honored for using 100% post-consumer recycled plastic

    Dell received an inaugural 2015 Catalyst Award, but not for its computer design.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 29, 2015
  • Adidas' 'infinity-cycling' will turn Messi's cleats into new shoes

    The company plans to recycle old sportswear — including Lionel Messi's cleats — into new sporting goods.

    By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 29, 2015
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    Navigating Modern MRF Operations

    Recycling facility operators are increasingly investing in new technology to keep up with evolving regulations and customer demands.

    By Waste Dive staff
  • San Diego Food Bank will use FOR Solutions composter to divert food waste

    The Food Bank will divert up to 500,000 pounds of food waste annually with the composter. 

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 29, 2015
  • Significant recycling losses force consideration of new business model

    "... price drops on steel, plastics, paper, cardboard and glass across the world ... and this is a problem that's going on everywhere," said Rob Reiter, a waste official.    

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 27, 2015
  • Boston's subway tests recycling kiosks for widespread use

    The transportation authority expects the recycling receptacles to be cost-neutral in terms of maintenance and also allow commuters to reduce their carbon footprint.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 27, 2015
  • Morrow Energy steps in to help Texas city get WTE plant

    Five years after a contract went nowhere, the city of Edinburg, TX has entered into an agreement to convert landfill gas into energy.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 27, 2015
  • L.A. beach closed after needles, personal care products wash ashore

    Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles County closed as bacteria levels in water exceed standards.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 25, 2015
  • California waste service retrofits SMaRT processing system

    Bay County Waste Services in Sunnyvale, CA reports increased recovery rates after retrofit.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 25, 2015
  • Closed Loop Fund to invest $100M in U.S. recycling infrastructure

    A Baltimore plastics plant will be the first of multiple recycling projects funded by the organization.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 25, 2015
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    Trash Trek: Kids solve industry issues in Lego competition

    250,000 of the world's brightest kids are coming together to tackle waste and recycling issues — using teamwork and Legos.

    By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 24, 2015
  • San Jose may fine residents who throw trash in recycling bins

    Recycling scofflaws in San Jose could face $50 fines.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015
  • Nearly half of U.S. seafood supply is wasted: study

    Most seafood waste in the U.S. happens at the consumer level.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015
  • Europe may get 300 new recycling plants by 2025: study

    New goals could mean more plastics recycling facilities in Europe.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015
  • Waste Management, Oakland agree on lower composting fees

    Restaurants in Oakland complained about composting fees, and the city and Waste Management listened.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015
  • RecyclePak program makes it easy to recycle universal waste

    Veolia and Covanta have put a recycling program in a box.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015
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    Judge overturns NYC Styrofoam ban, calls it 'arbitrary and capricious'

    Justice Margaret A. Chan requests that the NYC Department of Sanitation finds ways to recycle Styrofoam.

    By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 23, 2015
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    Washington State University partners with composite recycling center

    The center will convert carbon fiber composite scrap material into new products. 

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015
  • Keurig says K-Cups will soon be 100% recyclable

    The company's Chief Sustainability Officer Monique Oxender says the process has been a "journey."

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015
  • Enerkem names Robert Shaw as new CFO

    The Montreal-based waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer is poised to expand.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015
  • Pratt Industries opens flexible MRF in Georgia

    Pratt and Machinex have teamed up on a nimble materials recovery facility.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015
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    ScrubCan uses recycled water to clean trash cans

    The family business is scrubbing the smell out of California garbage bins. 

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015
  • Redwave announces leap in metal sorting technology

    The technology, originally used for glass sorting, now has wider applications.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015
  • NWRA opposes Massachusetts bill to restrict collection hours

    Is it ever too early or too late for trash pickup?

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015
  • Double trouble: Twice as much trash is sent to U.S. landfills than EPA estimate

    A study shows a recycling rate 13.1% lower than the EPA had already estimated.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015
  • Arizona cities fall well below national average recycling rate

    Phoenix's residential landfill diversion rate in the 2014-15 fiscal year was 20%.

    By Linda Tufano • Sept. 21, 2015