Recycling: Page 153
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TRDI hopes recycling survey will lead to better policy
The Texas Recycling Data Initiative aims to arm policy-makers with the enough info to effectively direct economic and environmental policies in the state.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Earthwise Disposal names new VP of sales
The waste and recycling company named Ashley Sloterdyk as the vice president of the Des Moines, IA-based firm.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 27, 2014 -
BAN launches online e-waste trading platform
The eStewards Marketplace is a platform between businesses that encourages the trade of used electronics.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 27, 2014 -
ACH to expand Wisconsin polystyrene plant
The polystyrene manufacturer recycles 100% of its expanded polystyrene foam products.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 24, 2014 -
Researchers unveil novel tech that converts waste, old tires into fuel
A group of researchers discovered that it is possible to produce a petroleum alternative from organic waste and old tires.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 24, 2014 -
Labor Department: Record waste, recycling job growth in September
Employment in the waste and recycling field grew for the 8th consecutive month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 24, 2014 -
ISRI launches worker safety program
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries is launching the “Circle of Safety Excellence” initiative in an effort to increase workplace protections within the recycling industry.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 23, 2014 -
Minneapolis, MN recycling rate up almost 40%
The city reported a marked increase in the residential recycling rate after it implemented its single-sort program.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 23, 2014 -
Delaware agency orders compost recycler to cease operations
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control forced the recycling unit of a Wilmington composting facility to stop accepting all materials.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 23, 2014 -
Could prisons be an integral part of waste diversion?
One Vermont prison underscores the possibilities.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Detroit plans to scrap its own copper, could yield up to $40M
The Motor City is looking to cash in on the large quantities of copper used in lighting fixtures installed throughout the city.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Heritage-Crystal Clean acquires FCC Environmental for $89.3M
The CFO of the industrial oil recycler expects the acquired assets to bring in $19.14 million within the next year.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Shipping group endorses rate hike for sending recyclables to China
TSA Westbound advises a price increase to transport metal, plastic, and recovered paper commodities into Asian ports, citing low demand and escalating shipping costs.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 21, 2014 -
Rumpke's OH recycling facility battles scourge of non-recyclables
Rumpke is begging customers to only place recyclables in the collection bin as the facility grapples with an inordinate amount of non-recyclables entering its new recycling plant.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 21, 2014 -
State EPA finds discrepancies in OH recycling facility plan
Numerous errors have prompted the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to request revisions to a five-year plan for the Medina County Solid Waste District.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 21, 2014 -
Holding company pays $525M for Aleris' aluminum recycling unit
Signature Group Holdings will acquire the aluminum recycling unit as it moves to take advantage of an automotive “mega-trend” in scrap alloy.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Global Clean Energy, Liberty Tire Recycling team up to turn tires into fuel
Under the agreement, Global Clean will convert up to 800,000 tires into 1.5 million gallons of fuel.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Hattiesburg, MS weighs ending curbside recycling
The town’s mayor said the costs of its recycling services are too expensive for the city to maintain over the next three years.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 20, 2014 -
E-waste recycling law triggers unmanageable costs for Illinois town
The Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act is inadvertently causing recycling centers in Normal, IL to end e-collection programs as the town struggles to keep them afloat.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 20, 2014 -
e-Stewards launches e-waste impact calculator app
The app measures and demonstrates the impact of electronic waste.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 17, 2014 -
TerraCycle's reality series renewed for second season
The TV show that follows the recycling company's employees has proved popular with viewers.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2014 -
PA Supreme Court will hear 'Right to Farm' biosolids case
The court will consider a suit that challenges the use of recycled biosolids on agricultural land.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Minneapolis mayor pushes for expanded food waste recycling
The latest proposal hinges on an expansion of the current organic composting program.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Company teams with NFL QB on recycling campaign
The recycling initiative features Detroit Lions’ Matthew Stafford challenging fans to send in videos showing unique ways of tossing plastic bottles into recycling bins.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Packaging group announces Foam Recycling Coalition
The group was formed after a study showed demand is rising for recycled polystyrene.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 15, 2014
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