Recycling: Page 129
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Redwave announces leap in metal sorting technology
The technology, originally used for glass sorting, now has wider applications.
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 -
Microsoft sues e-recycler over stolen software
Global Electronics Recycling is being sued for allegedly stealing and selling millions of dollars worth of Office 2010.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 21, 2015 -
Pennsylvania borough keeps trash fee consistent for 16 years
The town of Aldan, PA awarded a five-year contract of $900K to Suburban Waste Services.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 21, 2015 -
L.A. volunteers clean up 21K pounds of beach trash
What happens when 10,000 volunteers hit California beaches from Malibu to Compton?
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 21, 2015 -
Repreve partners with UNC football to 'Turn it Green'
The Tar Heels will go from blue-and-white to green at tomorrow's football game.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 18, 2015 -
New research aims to recover more flexible packaging
Materials Recovery for the Future seeks to improve sorting methods at MRFs.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 17, 2015 -
CU Denver professor creates building panels out of waste
Items like food waste and phonebooks are being used to build roofs and floors.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 16, 2015 -
Glass recycling in Europe hits all-time high of 73%
The European Container Glass Federation reported that both glass and PET recycling have increased.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 16, 2015 -
California Assembly passes tax exemption on recycling equipment
The new bill could generate investments in jobs to help sustain a strong economy in the state.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 16, 2015 -
Total Merchant acquires NJ scrap processor Metalico
Metalico accepted Total Merchant's all-cash offer of approximately $102 million.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 16, 2015 -
Singapore can be a model for cities with zero-waste goals
The city-state sends only 2% of its solid waste to landfills.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 15, 2015 -
Recycling has a positive impact on U.S. economy: study
Despite recycling struggles, the amount of recyclables being processed is more economically beneficial than you may think.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 15, 2015 -
Idaho city may follow Teton County's lead on trash and recycling contract
The agreement is sparking several pressing questions among the public.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 15, 2015 -
Seattle Public Utilities: Trash inspection is 'not a controversial program'
Seattle is defending this practice, and delivered a statement in July that said the ordinance "fully complies with the law."
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 15, 2015 -
Officials approve $253M tax break for recycling complex in Camden, NJ
The EDA has now approved more than $1 billion in tax breaks for Camden-based projects.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 11, 2015 -
Recycling returns to New Orleans 10 years after Katrina
Empire struck a deal to not only collect glass but also clean up after the mules and horses who carry tourists around the city.
By Deborah Barrington • Sept. 11, 2015
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