Researchers transform plastic bags into fuel

Scientists are creating a method to put a dent in the trillion bags that are used worldwide every year—and project leaders claim it will work. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 27, 2014

Can Manila turn into a zero-waste city?

Years after laws were created to prevent trash from taking over villages, a string of obstacles continues to prevent communities from diverting trash. One village is changing this.

By Nicole Wrona • March 27, 2014

Food diversion becomes priority for RI

The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation calls on organizations and the public to help reduce statewide organic waste disposal. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 25, 2014

NJ e-waste recycling on the verge of extinction

The Association of New Jersey Recyclers is finding that it doesn't pay to handle electronic waste, and may shut down programs across the Garden State.

By Nicole Wrona • March 25, 2014

Torrance, Calif.'s green waste recycling rate skyrockets

The city has increased its volume of residential organics collected by 204% since 2011.

By Nicole Wrona • March 24, 2014

Plans underway for scrap metal recycling plant in Sioux Falls, SD

Area firm TJN Enterprises will construct the facility for ferrous and non-ferrous scrap materials on a 20-acre site.

By Nicole Wrona • March 24, 2014

To boost recycling, Houston wants "One Bin For All"

The program would eliminate the need for households to separate recyclables from regular trash—but will it work? 

By Nicole Wrona • March 21, 2014

Covanta partners with waste management consolidation provider

Covanta inked a contract with Waste Harmonics for waste management services that will include transport and delivery of waste, recycling and organics.

By Nicole Wrona • March 21, 2014

Denver brings recycling to parks

As part of a pilot program, Denver Public Works and Denver Parks and Recreation distributed recycling bins in two public parks.

By Nicole Wrona • March 21, 2014

Vail passes recycling law

The resort town in Colorado is the first in the area to mandate recycling.

By Nicole Wrona • March 20, 2014

80% of Minneapolis' Metrodome will be recycled

A significant portion of the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota will be recycled, including seats, concrete and cables from the roof.

By Nicole Wrona • March 20, 2014

Roark Capital acquires NJ-based waste and recycling companies

The private equity firm purchased Central Jersey Waste and Recycling, Inc. and Premier Food Waste Recycling Inc. to add to its other environmental services, which include Waste Pro USA and GFL Environmental. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 20, 2014

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