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Delaware may impose 5-cent plastic bag rule to fund recycling education
Delaware retailers are mandated to establish recycling programs where they accept customers’ used plastic bags and provide information on recycling and reusable bags.
By Arlene Karidis • March 11, 2016 -
Houston dumps Waste Management as recycling service provider
Waste Management's hometown had a hard time accepting the proposed six-year, $18 million contract for recycling.
By Kristin Musulin • March 10, 2016 -
International Bottled Water Association joins The Recycling Partnership to boost recovery
In 2015, The Recycling Partnership leveraged $11 million to support new recycling infrastructure, providing 165,000 carts and helping service 1.2 million households.
By Arlene Karidis • March 10, 2016 -
ARCA Recycling adapts to rocky recycling market through raised rates, new focuses
“Utilities, manufacturers, retailers, and consumers are all realizing the landscape has changed dramatically," said ARCA Recycling Division President Edward Cameron.
By Arlene Karidis • March 10, 2016 -
WRAP report: Recycling demand for used UK textile exports steadily dropping
Political and economic pressures on existing markets are driving a decrease in UK collections.
By Arlene Karidis • March 9, 2016 -
Opinion
'Good is the enemy of great' in recycling programs
If recycling programs aren’t effective, does this mean that the practice should be halted altogether, as some propose?
By Jack Buffington • March 7, 2016 -
Chicago-area electronics recycling program to shut down due to lack of funding
"Regrettably, we cannot afford to pay more when we are already providing nearly $150,000 per year in manpower and equipment at the five collection sites," SWALCO Chairman Larry Mount told NBC Chicago.
By Arlene Karidis • March 7, 2016 -
Carton Council survey: Consumers dependent on packaging for recycling info
Most consumers want to recycle, but clear communication on what can be tossed in the bin is key in order to encourage participation.
By Arlene Karidis • March 7, 2016 -
Foam Recycling Coalition to offer polystyrene recycling grants
There is very limited infrastructure to process Styrofoam, which is an issue FRC is trying to change.
By Arlene Karidis • March 4, 2016 -
Connecticut Sen. Kennedy pushes for packaging bill, bag bill to cut waste
The bills could mandate an industry-financed stewardship program and require single-use retail bags to have 80% recyclable material by 2020.
By Arlene Karidis • March 4, 2016 -
Report: E-waste recycling market to hit $34B by 2022, with Europe leading the way
Around 20 million to 50 million tons of e-waste are produced annually, increasing three times faster than any other municipal waste — and the e-cycling market is expanding with it.
By Arlene Karidis • March 3, 2016 -
Energizer launches first AA battery made from recycled materials
The company explained the technology will reduce the need for mining of virgin material and reduce the number of batteries required for power.
By Arlene Karidis • March 3, 2016 -
What can be done to save California's container redemption centers?
"The market today is unlike anything we have ever experienced, and we need to reform the program to account for times like this," rePlanet President and COO Rod Rougelot told Resource Recycling.
By Arlene Karidis • March 2, 2016 -
'Next generation recycling': ZenRobotics to distribute robotic sorter in the U.S.
The sorter, driven by artificial intelligence, is reportedly able to produce more and purer processed materials at lower costs.
By Arlene Karidis • March 2, 2016 -
EU delegates worry that proposed Circular Economy package may reduce recycling rates
Some member states' top recyclers, all who are past the 2020 target of 50%, say proposed changes to what counts as recyclables could set the states back below that mark.
By Arlene Karidis • March 1, 2016 -
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf debates best way to utilize funds from proposed tipping fee increase
The governor intends to put the funds toward environmental programs, while Sen. John Blake wishes to pump the funds into municipal recycling programs.
By Arlene Karidis • March 1, 2016 -
Pratt Recycling has been landfilling Savannah's glass, much to the city's surprise
While Pratt must pay for the recyclables under its 10-year contract, effective until 2018, there are no terms specifying how the company must handle the waste.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 29, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Sort it out: How high-tech equipment results in high recovery rates — and even higher profits
"Upsize your equipment. There is always more material, so buy the biggest you can afford," said Penn Waste Director of Operations Kathy Masch.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 29, 2016 -
China to lay off 1.8M workers in steel, coal sectors due to overcapacity
Yin Weimin, the Chinese minister for human resources and social security, said in a news conference that difficulties in the markets are due to economic downturns.
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 29, 2016 -
Court rules Indianapolis' mixed-waste contract with Covanta violated bidding laws
The decision was announced just two weeks after Indianapolis and Covanta reached an agreement to suspend the "dirty MRF" project.
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 26, 2016 -
Closed Loop Refinery and Recovery loses R2 certification in Arizona and Ohio
Auditing firm Orion stated concern about the volume of CRT glass the company stored, and the fact that it had no furnace for processing.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 26, 2016 -
New York scrutinizes e-waste law that benefits manufacturers at municipalities' expense
The statewide law helps manufacturers provide free recycling with mail-back programs, but much of the cost is falling back on municipalities.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 26, 2016 -
Houston considers re-signing contract with Waste Management — for twice the price
Based on the current volume of recyclables Houstonians generate and current commodities prices, a shifted financial model for recycling will cost the city more than $3 million annually.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 26, 2016 -
The Recycling Partnership offers grant to Santa Fe for new recycling carts
New residential carts will help boost the incentive for recycling across the city, which has been increasingly pushing diversion initiatives in the last year.
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 25, 2016 -
Zero Percent crowdfunding project diverts food waste while supporting charities in Chicago
The organization has diverted one million pounds of food since December and plans to expand its reach to Nashville and Minneapolis.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 25, 2016
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