Pizza boxes can now be recycled in Charlotte, NC

Households who recycle the cardboard boxes will no longer receive a notice of the violation.

By Nicole Wrona • March 20, 2014

Tulsa inspectors cracking down on repeat recycling offenders

Residential recyclers in Tulsa had better watch out, as city trash inspectors are trying aggressively to curb bad recycling behaviors by taking blue bins away from those who have repeatedly failed to recycle correctly.

By Nicole Wrona • March 19, 2014

Paper recycling plant construction underway in Valparaiso, Ind.

Pratt Industries broke ground at the site of its new facility, a project expected to cost $260M when complete. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 19, 2014

Brooklyn recycling center goes up in flames

200 firefighters called to the inferno were unable to save the building from being destroyed by flames.

By Nicole Wrona • March 19, 2014

Company aims to buy Mich. landfill for mining recyclables, waste-to-energy

TerRenova, a startup specializing in recycling materials at landfills, has offered $1M to buy a closed landfill that would be used for recycling mining. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 19, 2014

Portland, Maine requires landlords to offer recycling in apartment buildings

The ordinance will force landlords of larger buildings to provide recycling services to residents, or face fines up to $150 for non-compliance.

By Nicole Wrona • March 18, 2014

New recycling bin program launched in NYC

The New York Department of Sanitation and the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District have added 22 recycling receptacles to different locations on New York City's Upper West Side.

By Nicole Wrona • March 18, 2014

Gold rush? Metal mining in Maine landfills proves profitable

According to University of Southern Maine professor Travis Wagner, there may be over $114B in precious metals buried in United States landfills. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 17, 2014

VT bill passes in advance of universal recycling law

A bill unanimously passed by the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee in Vermont provided additional items not addressed in the state's universal recycling law.

By Nicole Wrona • March 14, 2014

Report: Increased recycling rate could create 110,000 jobs in Calif.

From Waste to Jobs: What Achieving 75 Percent Recycling Means for California outlines how an increase in statewide recycling rates could directly promote job growth.

By Nicole Wrona • March 13, 2014

Photographer David LaChapelle makes trash chic

The celebrity artist David LaChapelle has turned his focus to trash, creating a series of photographs depicting discarded waste as pieces of art.

By Nicole Wrona • March 12, 2014

Study: Rigid plastics recycling rate increases

More than one billion pounds of rigid plastics were recycled from 2011 to 2012, making it the fastest-growing category of recycling in plastics. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 12, 2014

Louisville starts new "Wet-Dry Recycling" program

Residents and businesses in Louisville, Kentucky will place wet and dry waste into separate bags, in an effort to increase the city's landfill diversion rate.

By Nicole Wrona • March 12, 2014

Group presents report to improve waste, recycling in Boston

Environmental groups outlined their recommendations to improve the recycling rate and increase the diversion rate in the city.

By Nicole Wrona • March 12, 2014

Hawaii electronics manufacturers may be required to recycle

Lawmakers in the state introduced a bill that would place the responsibility on manufacturers to recycle 50% of electronics sold by weight. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 12, 2014

Glass recycler agrees to $120K fine issued by ADEQ

Several violations were found at Dlubak Glass in Arizona during an inspection performed by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

By Nicole Wrona • March 11, 2014

Brooklyn's wastewater treatment plant experimenting with food waste

The facility generally handles sewage sludge, but is experimenting with adding food scraps to the mix. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 11, 2014

UCF partners with Republic for single-stream recycling

Republic Services will collect recyclable materials throughout the grounds of University of Central Florida. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 11, 2014

ISRI warns cell bill may have consequences for recyclers

The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act could force cell recycling companies to outsource work overseas.

By Nicole Wrona • March 10, 2014

Public art stolen worth $120K, recovered at Texas scrap recycling center

A bronze statue missing from a library in Port Arthur, Texas was found in pieces at a local metal recycling facility.

By Nicole Wrona • March 10, 2014

NWRA announces new chapter for companies in Maine, NH

The National Waste & Recycling Association is introducing the Northern New England Chapter.

By Nicole Wrona • March 7, 2014

TerraCycle, Bridgestone Arena partner to recycle cigarettes in Nashville, Tenn.

The partnership has collected 30,000 used cigarettes from the entertainment arena since the program began in mid-December.

By Nicole Wrona • March 7, 2014

EPA: Recycling rate for municipal waste fell in 2012

Data shows that the recycling rate for municipal solid waste has dropped since 2011. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 6, 2014

Clothing recycling program starts in Ill. county

The Vernon Hills Board agreed to form a partnership with the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County in Illinois that will facilitate textile and apparel recycling in the county.

By Nicole Wrona • March 6, 2014

Calif. county may ban recycling in shipping containers

Sacramento County has received a number of complaints about the businesses operating in shipping containers, prompting officials to propose revisions to the existing ordinance

By Nicole Wrona • March 6, 2014