Medical Waste Partnership Launched by Sharps Compliance & Daniels Sharpsmart

Partnership will offer mail-back/ship-back solutions for small quantity generators of medical waste and used healthcare products

By Sean Griffey • May 4, 2012

Maryland Governor Signs Multifamily Recycling Bill

New law requires owners of condominiums and apartments with more than 10 units to provide recycling to residents

By Sean Griffey • May 4, 2012

Federal authorities reach $5.5 million settlement over Ohio river pollution

18 companies to share in cost of settlement over pollution in Ohio river

By Sean Griffey • May 4, 2012

Recycling Eyeglasses - A Feel Good Waste of Money

Study finds that delivering recycled eyeglasses can conservatively cost twice as much as a new pair

By Sean Griffey • May 4, 2012

Closed Loop Recycling & Recovery to Open CRT Recycling Plant in Ohio

Facility will target the recycling of cathode ray tube (CRT) devices from throughout the Northeast and Midwest

By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012

SC Legislators Vote Against Bill Requiring Restaurants to Recycle

Lawmakers fear that increased legislation would hurt hospitality industry

By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012

3,000 Ton per Day Waste-to-Energy Plant Approved in Florida

The plant is scheduled to begin commercial operation in spring 2015

By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012

Rehrig Pacific Logistics Opens Reverse Logistics Center in California

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., plant also will process post-industrial plastics.

By Sean Griffey • May 1, 2012

Plasma Gasification Technology Licensed for Industrial Waste Applications

Technology converts wastes into an energy rich syngas and a solid, vitrified product

By Sean Griffey • May 1, 2012

BHS acquires National Recovery Technologies

Terms of the deal were not disclosed

By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012

Cascades Wins ISRI Annual Design for Recycling Award

Award recognizes companies that are committed to designing products with economical recycling in mind.

By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012

Plastics Recycling Plant Opens in Oregon

Pacific PET Recycling's plant can process from 25 million to 30 million pounds of PET plastics annually.

By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012

Landfill Gas Project Delivering Power to Nissan in Mexico

Project is the first in Mexico to be registered with U.N. under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol

By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012

Sustainability Not Exclusive to Large Compaines

Small and mid-size waste services companies are re-inventing the trash business model and embracing sustainability.

By Sean Griffey • April 27, 2012

Plug gets pulled on curbside recycling in St. Pete

Waste Services of Florida Inc. has told St. Petersburg, Fla., city officials that it will not renew its curbside recycling contract. 

By Sean Griffey • April 27, 2012

Republic Down Sharply After Earnings Miss, Lower Guidance

Stock down sharply based on earnings report.  By Friday afternoon, stock was down ~13%.

By Sean Griffey • April 27, 2012

Waste-to-fuel startup Enerkem withdraws its IPO

Biofuel company backed by Waste Management and Valero Energy cites market conditions as it withdraws registration

By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012

Covanta CEO: Waste-to-Energy Growth Prospects Better Overseas

In an interview with Waste & Recycling News, Anthony Orlando discusses e-waste, industry growth prospects, zero waste, and new technologies

By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012

25 Year Digestate Recycling Contract for 4R Recycling

Under this contract it is expected that the company will handle up to 25,000 tons of material per year. 

By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012

Entrepreneurs Find Cash In Trash

Many entrepreneurs find that smarter waste management can lead to new start-ups

By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012

Stars align for NASA's corporate sustainability initiative

Launch, a collaboration between NASA, the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), Nike and the U.S. State Department, has examined sustainability issues such as water, health and energy. Next up for Launch? Waste. "The average person just doesn't think about waste,&...

By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012

Study: Single-Stream is More Wasteful, Expensive

Sorted recycling systems win out over single-stream recycling in a head-to-head competition when the municipal playing fields are even, according to a research report 

By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012

Covanta to Commercialize its Gasification Technology

Pilot commercial demonstration proves viability of new 300-ton-per-day modular system

By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012

Massachusetts Seeks Zero Discharge Area for Bay

EPA is evaluating the proposal and accepting public comments

By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012

Diversified Plastics Expands SC Plant

Company to invest $2.5 million to expand manufacturing operations for material handling containers and carts.

By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012