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Deep Dive
Novolex exec: Plastic bag industry 'is about sustainability'
Senior director Phil Rozenski said his company believes people should have a choice in using plastic, paper, or reusable plastic bags, rather than having the government decide for them.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015 -
DTE Energy to install solar-powered waste collection sites in downtown Detroit
DTE Energy will soon place solar-powered composters and recyclables bins in several spots in Detroit's downtown.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015 -
Boston recycling rate surges 12%, still lags behind national average
An aggressive effort to increase the rate in the city is paying off, but will it ever catch up to other metros?
By Jonathan Barnes • June 30, 2015 -
Casella challenges waste pricing 'fantasy', tacks on recycling fee to customers' bills
The monthly fee — a result of the company's inability to effectively profit from recycling divisions — will fluctuate and is mostly a reflection of commodities pricing.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 29, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Mid America Recycling exec: 'Recycling is in your blood, forever'
Company president and co-owner Mick Barry, 65, is bringing a fresh approach to recycling that views recyclables as valuable materials to be marketed to the highest bidders, rather than as nearly junk that must be shipped and in as great quantities as possible.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015 -
New recycling center keeps county's recycling trending upward
In recent years Delaware County, NY has decreased what it puts in a landfill by two-thirds, and now a new recycling plant is helping the county to save even more recyclables from going to a landfill.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015 -
Waste Management's Recyclebank offers Aspinwall, PA residents rewards for recycling
Each property in the city will get new 25-gallon recycling bins by July 31.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015 -
New processing tech could up mixed-waste recycling and waste diversion volumes: report
The report notes that the typical waste sent through a mixed-waste processing facility is made up of up to 50% recyclables, and can contain even more recyclables in some cases.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015 -
ISRI, NCSL concur in opposing proposed federal metals theft law
A proposed federal law intended to combat metals theft would be redundant, and hurt efforts to stop such crimes, ISRI recently said.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015 -
MO recycler suspends metals collection due to low aluminum prices
Civic Recycling stopped accepting metal from the public last week, and will keep it on hold for at least until the week's close.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015 -
Recycling workers suffer more than twice as many injuries as workers in other industries: report
The widespread use of temporary workers may be exacerbating the problem, a new report details.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015 -
Dell: 1.4B pounds of recycled e-waste since 2007
A corporate social responsibilty effort by Dell has resulted in $53M in savings from packaging.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
Launching K2: Industry pros see profit in entering struggling market
Two industry pros see future profits in waste and recycling and have created K2 Waste Solutions LLC, to assemble a group of companies in mid-sized markets.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
UPenn develops process for easier recycling of rare earth metals
University of Pennsylvnia researchers have developed a lower-cost process through which rare earth magnets can be recycled for re-use in new electronics more cheaply than locating raw materials.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
About 90% of waste sent to landfill could be recycled or composted
Organic waste is the biggest proportion of potentially usable waste deposited in a landfill from Austin, TX at 46%.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
CO landfill now accepting e-waste drop-offs for small fees
Montezuma County landfill in Colorado now will accept electronic waste and plastics for recyling, providing an outlet for e-waste being stored or illegaly dumped in the state since it outlawed e-waste being depositied in landfills in 2013.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
York County, NY supervisors approve wood recycling plant
Despite its proximity to a planned 222-home residential development, a planned wood waste recycling facility recently was OK'd by York County supervisors.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 22, 2015 -
Waste Management CEO calls recycling 'nationwide crisis'
The recycling industry is weathering tough economic times, partly because of the systems in place for recycling in towns across the country, but also due to low commodity prices and less demand for recyclables across the globe.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 22, 2015 -
Northern Illinois donors fund upgrade so food bank recycling center can accept scraps
Republic, a partner with the food bank, can pick up food scraps at a lower cost than sending them to a landfill.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 22, 2015 -
Vermont's 2012 Universal Recycling Law effective July 1
A far-reaching recycling law in Vermont will cover nearly all types of recyclables, and economic opportunities for cities are inherent in it.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 22, 2015 -
Pratt launches 2 new recycling centers
The facilities are aimed at supporting the company's soon-to-open box plant in Indiana.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 19, 2015 -
Philadelphia nixes plastic bag fee, but the refuse remains
City leaders recently chose not to institute a five cents per bag tax on plastic bags, but the problem of what to do with the more than 101 billion bags put into the U.S. waste stream each year is still unresolved.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 19, 2015 -
Metalico OKs sale to China-based Total Merchant Limited
The former has agreed to the sale to the latter for $105 million.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 18, 2015 -
Senate bill calls for viability study on recycled carbon fiber
In the interest of maximizing federal funds, the senator asked the DOE and the Port of Port Angeles to combine efforts.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 17, 2015 -
Metallix ups precious metals capability with plant acquisition
The company recently bought a Maxton, NC precious metals recycling plant, enabling the firm to upgrade its catalytic converter recycling services.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 17, 2015
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