Recycling: Page 116
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Moore Recycling president: There's more to recycling 'than just that oil-to-virgin pricing'
Patty Moore explained that the issues of carbon emissions and ocean pollution will continue to drive recycling as a vital part of waste management.
By Arlene Karidis • April 13, 2016 -
Dow Chemical joins The Recycling Partnership
As the 23rd member of The Recycling Partnership, Dow aims to help bump the circular economy.
By Arlene Karidis • April 12, 2016 -
Experts: Despite rise in scrap value, 2016 'is not going to be a boom year'
Panelists at the 2016 ISRI Annual Convention said ferrous scrap has seen a price boost this year, though they are not convinced that the rebound will stick.
By Arlene Karidis • April 12, 2016 -
Ohio squashes $100M recycling facility deal with Team Gemini
The plan was slated for completion in June, but there were concerns about the feasibility of the technology on a large scale.
By Arlene Karidis • April 8, 2016 -
Proposed Illinois bill would ban penalties on storing CRT glass in landfill cells
If passed, the bill would mark "the beginning of the end of the R2 standard," according to an email from Sustainable Electronics Recycling International to the state's R2-certified e-scrap recyclers.
By Arlene Karidis • April 8, 2016 -
Indianapolis discusses new recycling plan following voided Covanta deal
Indianapolis has some of the lowest recycling rates and poorest recycling infrastructure among major US cities, with only 5.8% of residential waste recycled.
By Arlene Karidis • April 8, 2016 -
EESC study: Consumers more likely to buy products with lifetime information displayed on packaging
EESC argued that manufacturers should be required to fund the recycling of products that last less than five years, creating incentive to manufacture more sustainable products.
By Arlene Karidis • April 8, 2016 -
Border bust: New Evolution Trucking driver arrested for attempted recycling fraud in California
This is the second time in three months that a New Evolution driver has been arrested for the illegal transport of used beverage containers from Nevada into California.
By Arlene Karidis • April 8, 2016 -
Report: Plastic caps, film, glass containers added to list of difficult-to-recover packaging
The PAC Next report lists the top 15 difficult-to-recover packaging types, and also offers recommendations to improve such recovery.
By Kristin Musulin • April 7, 2016 -
Santa Cruz considers road to zero waste as last landfill cell opens
Today, 70% of the county’s trash never makes it to the dump, but is recycled, which has been buying the municipality time.
By Arlene Karidis • April 7, 2016 -
National survey shows Americans stand behind recycling
82% of consumers in a recent survey said all or some of their neighbors participated regularly in recycling collections.
By Arlene Karidis • April 7, 2016 -
Report: California redemption centers lost $20M in 2015
An outdated payment system is at least one reason why the state has only 1,800 centers left.
By Arlene Karidis • April 7, 2016 -
Normal, IL hires Henson Disposal and Recycling for C&D waste to help reach diversion target
McLean County has been inching closer to its goal of a 40% recycling rate, as it is currently holding at 37%.
By Arlene Karidis • April 6, 2016 -
New Jersey legislators renew push for bottle deposit bill
A2281 is opposed by the beverage industry and the Association of New Jersey Recyclers, but the Sierra Club and the Container Recycling Institute support it.
By Arlene Karidis • April 6, 2016 -
CP Group to build Waste Pro single-stream recycling facility in Sarasota, FL
The MRF will take in materials from the region to include cardboard containers, mixed paper, news print, and plastic containers.
By Arlene Karidis • April 5, 2016 -
Alabama Environmental Council brings glass recycling back to Birmingham
The operation will collect large volumes and sell it locally for reuse.
By Arlene Karidis • April 5, 2016 -
UNF psychological experiment shows surprising correlation between politics and recycling
The study, involving a sample of 231 college students, was to test if behavioral "nudges" toward being environmentally-friendly can backfire.
By Kristin Musulin • April 4, 2016 -
Pratt Industries opens fourth 100% recycled paper mill, marking largest US investment
The $260 million, 250,000-square-foot paper mill is "the most modern in the world,” said Pratt Chairman Anthony Pratt during a grand opening ceremony.
By Arlene Karidis • April 4, 2016 -
Waste Management has closed 1/5 of its recycling facilities since 2014
"We have to shutter some plants. We have to be more efficient in our processing. If we can do that, we can continue to make money," said Waste Management CEO David Steiner to CNBC.
By Kristin Musulin • April 1, 2016 -
Colorado city launches 'Click & Haul' program to deal with bulky waste
The Click & Haul program is a tweaked version of what started as occasional spring collections—which proved to be too costly.
By Arlene Karidis • April 1, 2016 -
New toolkit aims to teach the 'how and why' of foodservice packaging recycling
The toolkit targets foodservice establishments, local governments, and MRF operators to increase packaging recovery.
By Arlene Karidis • March 31, 2016 -
Michigan governor signs bill to establish recycling data collection system
The bill will require recyclers to submit records of collection volumes annually or quarterly to the Department of Environmental Quality.
By Arlene Karidis • March 31, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Good things come in plant packages: How 'bioplastics' could become mainstream
The race to develop and commercialize 100% biobased plastics has been on for years, with manufacturers seeking freedom from fossil fuel dependency and access to cleaner, renewable feedstocks.
By Arlene Karidis • March 31, 2016 -
Several Maine towns mull over decisions for waste disposal contracts
There is little support to stick with PERC, leaving the big decision of who to enter a new contract with: ecomaine or MRC.
By Arlene Karidis • March 31, 2016 -
Exports of plastics, ferrous metals, aluminum see significant decline in early 2016
The most dramatic decline was in ferrous scrap, with 552,000 metric tons being exported in January 2016—a 47% drop from January 2015.
By Arlene Karidis • March 30, 2016
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