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Opinion
What if the Chinese import ban is a good thing?
Enevo's Christy Hurlburt argues China's import restrictions on scrap material are an opportunity, not just an obstacle, for the domestic recycling industry.
By Christy Hurlburt • Feb. 5, 2018 -
Waste Management Sustainability Forum offers a recycling reality check
Faced with new market realities, executives and analysts called for a war on contamination and a move toward sustainable materials management.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 2, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Talkin' Trash: A fatal crash leads to a federal investigation; DSNY considers 'save-as-you-throw'
Also in Talkin' Trash this week: The latest about how China's import policies are playing out across the U.S. and a look at Waste Management's Sustainability Forum.
By Cole Rosengren , Cody Boteler • Feb. 2, 2018 -
Deep Dive
A 'match.com' for furniture: How Green Standards reduces bulk waste
Waste Dive spoke with Trevor Langdon, executive general manager of Green Standards, about how the company works to reduce the amount of bulky office furniture that winds up in landfills.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 1, 2018 -
California EPS food container ban falls short for second year in a row
The Ocean Pollution Reduction Act, which would have banned expanded polystyrene food containers by 2020, was held back by a close vote in the California State Senate.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 31, 2018 -
Michigan lawmakers introduce bills to increase statewide recycling
Additionally, Gov. Rick Snyder has proposed raising the state's tipping fee from $0.36 per ton to $4.75 per ton.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 31, 2018 -
UN environment chief: China's import ban should spur recycling
Erik Solheim, executive director of UNEP, said other nations may not want to take China's place as an importer of waste and scrap material, so countries should focus on domestic processing.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 30, 2018 -
EPA webinar highlights free tools to improve plastics recycling
The tools can be leveraged to create a common language around plastics recycling, encouraging residents to increase participation in collection programs.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 29, 2018 -
Outgoing Michigan governor calls state recycling numbers 'disappointing'
Gov. Rick Snyder said his unsuccessful attempt to boost the state's recycling rate was one of the "most disappointing" outcomes he's had while in office.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 29, 2018 -
Massachusetts DEP: Local recyclers faced 'perfect storm' of hard factors this winter
A combination of heavy snow, low temperatures, high holiday volumes and Chinese import policies led to 30 state disposal ban waivers in recent months.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 26, 2018 -
Recycling market suffering from transport capacity shortage
"Recycling materials, whether for sale or purchase, are not very high in supply chain need," said Avery Vise, vice president of trucking research at FTR.
By Jennifer McKevitt • Jan. 26, 2018 -
Senators Feinstein, Wyden ask Chinese ambassador for extension on import ban
In a Jan. 17 letter, the two Senate Finance Committee members echoed industry calls for a longer transition period.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 25, 2018 -
New partnership aims to streamline recovered paper marketplace
Digitalization will improve capital, efficiency and transparency.
By Jennifer McKevitt • Jan. 25, 2018 -
Permission granted by TerraCycle
Q&AIs recycling only a Band-Aid? The TerraCycle CEO thinks so — and has plans to change the equation
"If everything became practically recyclable, that would harm TerraCycle's business, for sure," said Tom Szaky. "And I hope it happens. Full stop."
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 25, 2018 -
China boasts record smuggling crackdown in 2017, with emphasis on scrap
According to new customs data, officials investigated 286 smuggling cases last year, involving close to 1 million tons of waste, and plan to keep up the pace.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 24, 2018 -
UPDATE: Nashville, TN officially starts glass collection service at downtown bars
The program will collect glass from 20 establishments twice daily.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 24, 2018 -
Dallas will mandate multifamily recycling by 2020
The new City Council ordinance is expected to set off a flurry of activity for property owners and service providers.
By Cole Rosengren • Updated June 13, 2018 -
C&D tonnages in Northeast steady between 2006-2013; recovery decreases
New York recovered the most C&D material out of the Northeast states, sending about 1.1 million tons to be recycled or reused at landfills, compared to about 2 million tons of C&D material that was disposed.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 23, 2018 -
McDonald's aims to recycle 100% of guest packaging by 2025
The restaurant giant plans to recycle all of its customer packaging worldwide by 2025.
By Jennifer McKevitt • Jan. 22, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Franchising debate already changing NYC commercial waste industry
Heightened attention to safety, new recycling rules, environmental justice politics and ongoing stories from Los Angeles have brought added complexity to an already contentious reform debate.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 22, 2018 -
Coca-Cola aims to recycle 100% of its packaging by 2030
The beverage giant also set its sights on an average of 50% recycled material in its packaging by 2030.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 19, 2018 -
Los Angeles franchise opponents launch ballot initiative on steps of city hall
With their legal efforts stymied, a group of business owners and property managers is attempting to get a repeal question on the November ballot.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 19, 2018 -
Future of NYC bag policy unclear after inconclusive state report
Supporters of the city's preempted $0.05 fee are crying foul after a state task force declined to take a position on the issue.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 18, 2018 -
Report: At least 289 North American facilities suffered fires in 2017
New analysis from Fire Rover outlines China's scrap import ban, climate change and the uptick in lithium ion batteries as future risk factors.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 17, 2018 -
Data show Malaysia, Vietnam, India increasing plastic scrap imports
As China tightens imports, other countries in Southeast Asia and around the globe are beginning to import more scrap plastic than before.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 17, 2018
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