Recycling: Page 80
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Bottle plant closure causes glass recycling 'domino effect' in Massachusetts
Due to the loss of this key market for Strategic Materials, some municipalities have lost an outlet for their material and the state is working to avoid disposal.
By Cole Rosengren • March 2, 2018 -
China places battery recycling responsibility on car manufacturers
China is making car manufacturers responsible for what happens to lithium batteries once they're no longer in use in hopes of protecting its environment.
By Cody Boteler • March 1, 2018 -
EPA previews what's next for Sustainable Materials Management program
The agency plans to release its 2015 Facts and Figures report later this year, update WARM in 2019, pursue new work around recycling contamination and much more.
By Cole Rosengren • March 1, 2018 -
New York lawmakers again introduce legislation for a statewide bag ban
Bills have been introduced in New York to impose a statewide ban on plastic bags. At the same time, lawmakers in Utah are considering a preemption bill.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 28, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Recycle Across America: Standardization, not education, can fix contamination
"We need to make it easier for the public to start recycling right ... But until we fix that public experience at the bin, we're at risk of losing recycling," Executive Director Mitch Hedlund told Waste Dive.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 28, 2018 -
NRC wants to 'rejuvenate and reanimate' state recycling market development
The first of multiple regional events has been scheduled in Portland, OR for April 4, with a goal to facilitate new discussions around expanding domestic infrastructure.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 27, 2018 -
Advanced CEO: Business will improve in 2018; recycling prices won't
The company did well in its full year of being publicly traded — including 14 acquisitions — and is optimistic about how tax cuts will boost waste volumes.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 26, 2018 -
Recycling pressures continue in Oregon; bigger cities holding out on changes
The state is still issuing disposal concurrences, and local programs are still being reduced, but the Portland region's Metro government isn't ready to alter course.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 23, 2018 -
Port of Rotterdam signs agreement for plastic recycling project
The sustainability initiative has the potential to reduce carbon emissions and, if successful, could inspire U.S. projects.
By Jennifer McKevitt , Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 21, 2018 -
UPDATE: APR expands Demand Champions Campaign with new partners and uses
The plastic recycling association has already seen success increasing North American market demand for PCR.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Rubicon's sustainability VP talks contamination, markets and circular economy
Waste Dive recently spoke to David Rachelson about the company's new "RUBICONMethod" for setting up and maintaining successful commercial recycling programs.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2018 -
CalRecycle loans nearly $4M to boost domestic recycling markets
The funding will help a paper recycling firm and a carpet recycling company purchase and install equipment that CalRecycle says will help reduce dependence on overseas markets.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 21, 2018 -
Waste Connections off to busy start with M&A in 2018
During the latest earnings call, CEO Ron Mittelstaedt discussed why he thinks the recycling model is "broken" and plans for wage hikes due to the tax cut.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 16, 2018 -
ISRI: Overall scrap exports up in 2017, despite China disrupting paper, plastic
Metal exports helped the U.S. see a gain in value overall in 2017, but plastic and paper exports are hurting.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 16, 2018 -
WM CEO on the 'battle against contamination' and why he gave bonuses
Waste Management's Jim Fish was optimistic after another good year, despite ongoing China headwinds, and hinted at a new robotic recycling pilot. Additionally, COO Jim Trevathan announced his retirement.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 16, 2018 -
Seeking to boost domestic markets, SWANA convenes recycling task force
The Solid Waste Association of North America is bringing together a group of experts to consult with industry stakeholders regarding the difficult time for U.S. markets created by China's import policies.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 15, 2018 -
China hits Boise, ID again — first mixed plastics, now mixed paper
Due to rising processing costs, Idaho's capital may have to raise rates or drop mixed paper. Officials have also asked to study the costs involved to return to source-separated recycling.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 15, 2018 -
UPDATE: Houston to resume bulk waste, tree waste collection
Months after Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston, sanitation workers have the resources to collect bulk waste and yard waste once again.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 15, 2018 -
Los Angeles councilmember moves to exit RecycLA franchise program
The motion asks the city attorney to provide details on the process of exiting the $3.5 billion program. Canceling the arrangement would likely be complicated.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 14, 2018 -
Nonprofit recycling system in St. Paul, MN ices over
The city doesn't clear alleys of snow and ice, causing some residents to go weeks at a time without recycling collection.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 14, 2018 -
Connecticut task force shies away from packaging EPR
The group's final report focused more on voluntary solutions, such as using unclaimed container deposits for recycling infrastructure, to hit a 25% packaging waste reduction target by 2024.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 14, 2018 -
Deep Dive
What Trump's budget would mean for the waste industry
Documents released by the White House and federal agencies show new resource provision in some areas — but include cuts in funding for waste sector programs.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 13, 2018 -
Container deposits are evolving in Florida, Connecticut and Oregon
Connecticut and Oregon may expand existing container deposits, while Florida looks to create a new, two-tiered deposit law.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 12, 2018 -
Republic CEO on tax 'windfall' plans: New trucks and locker rooms, not bonuses
Out of all our post-tax cut earnings coverage, this one resonated the most. CEO Don Slager described why focusing on retention was the best use of $190 million in cash tax savings during the company's Q4 earnings call.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 9, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Behind the curtain of the Los Angeles franchise rollout
All seven service providers — including Waste Management, Republic Services and Athens Services — publicly addressed transition issues for the first time during a six-hour hearing.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 8, 2018