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Closed Loop progress report touts $25M in investments, new recycling projects
The corporate fund has nearly doubled the amount of waste it helped divert from landfills since a report six months ago.
By Cole Rosengren • June 5, 2017 -
UPDATE: New Jersey Senate committee advances bill to combat criminal activity in recycling
The bill would expand New Jersey's existing system of industry background checks to include salespeople, consultants and brokers.
By Kristin Musulin , Cole Rosengren • June 4, 2017 -
Faced with high contamination costs, more cities are inspecting residential recycling carts
New and ongoing programs in Utah, Florida and Canada are the latest in a growing trend to address single-stream side effects.
By Cole Rosengren • June 2, 2017 -
Oregon city hopes to attract more support for residential composting with state grant
One year into a program with Republic Services, some Lake Oswego residents still aren't sold on separating their food scraps.
By Cole Rosengren • June 2, 2017 -
Online tool from Glass Recycling Coalition takes the guesswork out of glass handling
The interactive offering aims to show program managers that there may be more options for glass recycling than they think.
By Cole Rosengren • June 1, 2017 -
Iowa to expand statewide pharmaceutical collection program
The state is installing dozens of metal lockboxes at pharmacies to ensure proper recycling of unused medications.
By Kristin Musulin • May 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
NRRA Executive Director Mike Durfor on the realities of recycling
Waste Dive spoke with the head of the Northeast Resource Recovery Association to learn more about the organics wave and why people may forget that recycling isn't free.
By Cole Rosengren • May 30, 2017 -
Rhode Island bans shredded paper from state-run MRF
The state said the costs of contamination from both shredded paper and the plastic bags it comes in were outweighing the benefits.
By Cole Rosengren • May 26, 2017 -
Paris aims for citywide curbside organics collection by 2020
About 120,000 residents in the French capital now have access to a pilot collection program, which will utilize compostable bags from Novamont.
By Cole Rosengren • May 26, 2017 -
Nestle invests $6M in Closed Loop Fund to boost recycling infrastructure
The food and beverage giant has pledged its support to finding solutions for a "critical recycling gap" in the U.S.
By Cole Rosengren • May 25, 2017 -
Republic partners with Alabama Coastal Foundation for oyster shell collection
The company collects shells from 28 restaurants three times per week using environmental grant funding.
By Cole Rosengren • May 25, 2017 -
Report: DC's most cost-effective organics solution is to compost within city limits
A new study by Resource Recycling Systems estimates that Washington could be diverting nearly 149,000 tons of organics per year.
By Cole Rosengren • May 25, 2017 -
With WISR, industry women now have a network to call their own
The new networking and personal development organization was launched this month, drawing the attention of women in the public and private sectors nationwide.
By Kristin Musulin • May 24, 2017 -
Rhode Island raising tip fee at largest landfill to preserve capacity, cover funding shortfall
Increasing tip fees by 23% this year, and even more in 2018, may also encourage more diversion from cities such as Providence.
By Cole Rosengren • May 24, 2017 -
Long Beach, CA may be next for commercial waste franchising
The City Council voted to study the effects of franchising and to initiate a mandatory five-year notice period for haulers ahead of potential changes.
By Cole Rosengren • May 24, 2017 -
Trump budget proposal doubles down on EPA cuts
The 31% cut zeroes out funds for RCRA Waste Minimization and Recycling programs to "focus on core environmental work."
By Cole Rosengren • May 24, 2017 -
Courtesy of Casella Waste Systems
John Casella at NRRA: 'There is no more exciting time to be involved in recycling'
Casella's keynote at NRRA's annual conference emphasized the financial evolution of recycling and what's next for organics.
By Cole Rosengren • May 23, 2017 -
SWANA, ASTSWMO partner to develop educational strategies for recycling, food waste
The groups have signed a memorandum of understanding that is intended to "strengthen both associations," according to SWANA CEO David Biderman.
By Kristin Musulin • May 22, 2017 -
Iowa crayon recycling program shows cost of handling unique items
The small city of Maquoketa is trying to make a dent in the large amount of annual crayon waste but can't afford the cost.
By Cole Rosengren • May 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Talkin' Trash with Waste Dive: Advice from 8 of the industry's top CEOs
In this special podcast episode, the Waste Dive team sat down with eight CEOs — including Jim Fish and Ron Mittelstaedt — to ask for advice on everything from leadership to company culture.
By Kristin Musulin , Cole Rosengren • May 22, 2017 -
ISRI: US scrap exports create more than $28B in economic activity
The association has released new export data to support its agenda and coincide with World Trade Week.
By Cole Rosengren • May 19, 2017 -
Ellen MacArthur Foundation offering $2M to rethink plastic packaging
The prize money will be split between two categories — one focused on recycling solutions for small items, like straws, and one focused on broader packaging solutions.
By Cole Rosengren • May 18, 2017 -
California container recycling rate hits lowest point since 2008
The state's beverage container rate dipped below 80% in the wake of hundreds of recycling center closures.
By Cole Rosengren • May 17, 2017 -
AF&PA: Paper recovery rates rise as capacity declines
Both statistics follow recent annual trends in the paper market, while overall containerboard capacity continues to rise.
By Cole Rosengren • May 17, 2017 -
Deep Dive
For Rubicon Global, corporate chatter fuels a competitive fire
The 'Uber of trash' took the stage at WasteExpo to tout its business model — which many of the industry's top CEOs mercilessly critiqued.
By Cole Rosengren • May 16, 2017
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