Pa. city to save $230K from composting program

Bethlehem, Pa. has come up with a plan to make the compost-to-mulch process a lot less expensive.

By Shauna Blackmon • March 11, 2013

San Jose, Calif. triples recycling rate in just six months

By switching from several haulers to one, the city was able to drastically improve its recycling rate.

By Shauna Blackmon • March 11, 2013

California weighs battery recycling law

Batteries have been banned from California landfills for years but residents don't have a reasonable alternative to dispose of them.

By Shauna Blackmon • March 7, 2013

Reward for recycling? Park benches

A new program encourages residents to recycling with park benches.

By Shauna Blackmon • March 7, 2013

US firm spurs e-waste recycling boom in Latin America

Green Technology Solutions and other high-profile profile electronic producers and recyclers are helping Latin America capitalize on the next big trend in waste.  

By Shauna Blackmon • March 6, 2013

Anheuser-Busch exceeds 99% recycling goal, saves $420M

In addition to having a remarkably high recycling rate, Anheuser-Busch has reduced its water use, energy consumption and carbon emissions. 

By Shauna Blackmon • March 6, 2013

Is mandatory recycling coming to Salem, Mass.?

If passed, Salem could receive a $50,000 state grant to help further push recycling projects. 

By Shauna Blackmon • March 5, 2013

Key West, Fla. spends over $600K to increase size of recycling bins

Hoping to boost its measly 10% recycling rate, the city of Key West will spark the change with bigger bins. 

By Shauna Blackmon • March 4, 2013

E-scrap recycling facility to be built entirely out of e-waste

Innovators in Taiwan are coming up with groundbreaking ways to deal with their countries growing e-waste problem.

By Shauna Blackmon • March 4, 2013

Penn. county pulls plug on waste dept., recycling efforts

Carbon County, Penn., voted to shut down its solid waste department, ending a county-wide curbside recycling program. 

By Shauna Blackmon • March 1, 2013

Rochester, Minn. strives to become first 100% recycled city

A technology under development would allow homes to be built entirely from garbage.

By Shauna Blackmon • March 1, 2013

Bag full of used needles sends recycling worker to ER

For the second time in her life, a recycling worker in Fargo, North Dakota was injured by an improperly disposed bag of needles.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 28, 2013

Lyne Plastics to open Mo. recycling plant

The new line is expected to process 1 million pounds of recyclables within the next month.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 27, 2013

Buffalo fails to meet recycling goal

While Buffalo rolled out 70,000 recycling bins in an effort to reach its goal, only 55% of them are being used.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 27, 2013

Proposed Mich. law to stop $10-13M worth of can refund fraud

New legislation would jail fraudsters gaming Michigan's recycling refund program. 

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 27, 2013

Report: Over 1B lbs. of plastic bags recycled in 2011

A report by the American Chemistry Council found that 583 million pounds of plastic were recycled in North America alone.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 26, 2013

Sewage ash may be used as lawn fertilizer in Ohio

An EPA decision in Ohio might give sewage incinerator ash in Ohio a second life.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 26, 2013

Pa. plastics recycler gets state money for expansion

PGA Inc. will spend more than $600,000 on creating new jobs and building a recycling plant.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 25, 2013

Maryland law will require landlords to provide recycling

Starting in Oct. 2014, apartment building owners in Maryland will be obligated to provide a recycling option for their tenants.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 25, 2013

Iowa kids inspire organic waste legislation

Inspired by a science project, three young boys took their case to the Des Moines court.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 25, 2013

Nearly 39% of plastic bottles are now recycled

New information shows that recycling figures are going up while the amount of plastic used for each bottle is going down.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 25, 2013

Chicago expands curbside recycling

By the end of next fall, Chicago will provide recycling to 340,000 additional households.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 21, 2013

Human leg discovered in Dayton recycling facility

Recycling workers have come to expect the unexpected in their line of work, but they certainly weren't expecting this.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 21, 2013

General Motors to boost recycling

The auto manufacturer plans to tackle recycling starting in the Southeast.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 21, 2013

SC to get cutting edge recycling facility

Recleim has chosen Graniteville, S.C. as the site for their new e-waste recycling facility.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 21, 2013