Recycling: Page 85
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Indiana county votes to save waste district despite opposition
Lake County — located in the Greater Chicago area — will continue to fund its solid waste district after two Republican councilmen called for the board to be disbanded.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 19, 2017 -
Fort Worth, TX approves 20-year waste management plan with an eye toward organics
The rapidly growing city aims to make diversion progress across multiple categories and build its own composting facility.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 18, 2017 -
Report: Pennsylvania needs organic recycling law to reduce food waste
Philabundance and the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic outlined 28 recommendations for progress in the Keystone State.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 18, 2017 -
Dow partners with industry leaders to create trash bags from recycled plastics
The companies are collaborating to transform post-industrial plastic scrap into usable trash bags.
By Cody Boteler • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Introduced bill would ban single-use water bottles from sale in national parks — again
An Illinois congressman wants to reinstate an Obama-era policy that regulated where plastic bottles could be sold.
By Cody Boteler • Sept. 14, 2017 -
Omaha, NE City Council approves plans to modernize old landfill site with new MRF
The project is part of a sale to Lewis Clark Recycling and Disposal, which will spend $2 million to upgrade the site.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 14, 2017 -
KAB teams up with EREF for K-12 food waste programs
Through a memorandum of understanding, the two will support each other's food waste research and Recycle-Bowl programs.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 14, 2017 -
After Irma, safety remains highest priority for collection crews in Florida
Downed power lines, impassable streets and standing water have put collection crews on high alert as they begin returning to their routes.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 13, 2017 -
Phoenix diversion rate jumps 10% as part of citywide recycling re-evaluation
The city is focusing on green waste, institutional recycling and more as part of a triple bottom line "zero waste" strategy.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 13, 2017 -
NWRA joins chorus of groups asking China for more time on scrap ban
The trade association said its members, and the markets they rely on, can't adapt quickly enough to a shift of this scale.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 12, 2017 -
Seattle businesses forgo plastic flatware, straws before ban takes effect
While the city is scheduled to require compostable or recyclable utensils and straws in July 2018, around 200 retailers have already voluntarily made the switch from plastic.
By Cody Boteler • Sept. 11, 2017 -
LASAN asked to study bin sharing in franchise system
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion tasking the agency to explore potential cost savings for customers, with support from Waste Management and Athens.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 8, 2017 -
Deep Dive
GAIA report: RDF and other WTE tech is 'a false path to zero waste'
The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives focused on the Hefty EnergyBag, SpecFUEL and RePower projects, among others.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Recycled electronic waste adds to cybersecurity concerns
As the fastest growing form of waste, e-waste can leave valuable data traceable.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
From weddings to wildfires, this business owner promotes diversion — and does it in style
"We ultimately want everyone to go zero waste, but we understand there's a progression there," Triple Flare Recycling and The Broomsmen owner Philip Torchio told Waste Dive.
By Cody Boteler • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Survey: Public wants glass recycling, but cost-sharing barriers remain
The Glass Recycling Coalition offers insight into what's holding glass recycling back: Namely, the lack of end markets and disagreement on cost sharing.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Talkin' Trash with Waste Dive: Insights on the unknown effects of China's scrap import ban
Executives and policymakers weighed in on what led to China's new scrap materials ban, how businesses are reacting and why it's not getting much play in D.C.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 6, 2017 -
SWANA: Chinese scrap import ban could 'greatly diminish' support for recycling programs
SWANA says the ban could be devastating to domestic recycling programs by reducing consumer confidence. However, it may bring new opportunities.
By Cody Boteler • Sept. 5, 2017 -
Top execs: Future of recycling to be driven by franchise contracts and revenue sharing
Executives from Waste Management, Republic Services and Casella discussed their preferences during the Resource Recycling Conference.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 1, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Rep. Keith Ellison calls for a zero waste revolution and industry shake-up
Ellison's remarks, alongside the EPA, closed out the Resource Recycling Conference in Minneapolis.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 31, 2017 -
Santa Rosa, CA awards Recology 15-year contract that will raise costs — and diversion
The $735 million deal is seen as a way to modernize the city's system and achieve a 60% diversion rate by 2029.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Q&A: After years without an executive director, Marjorie Griek outlines new role for NRC
Waste Dive caught up with the organization's first executive director in nearly a decade to discuss how NRC aims to get involved through collaboration.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 30, 2017 -
Recleim to expand appliance recycling capacity with Philly acquisition
The deal will increase Recleim's presence up the East Coast and allow for the company to reduce its carbon footprint from material transportation.
By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
For recycling mascots, education is not one-costume-fits-all
These cities and waste companies have made their unique mascots a part of their educational curriculums and communities.
By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 29, 2017 -
Carton Council announces second AI-driven carton recycling robot
This installation follows a March pilot program to test the robot at the Alpine Waste & Recycling materials recovery facility in Denver.
By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 29, 2017
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