Arkansas recycling rates climb with government encouragement: report

An Arkansas DEQ report showed Arkansas' recycling rates climbed this year, despite decline in value of some recyclable materials.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 17, 2015

Denver's Clear Intentions sets up glass-only recycling bins

The glass recycling company collects about 25 tons of glass per month, and plans to recycle 100% of it.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 16, 2015

D.C. tech startup ZeroCycle promotes 'friendly competition' in recycling

ZeroCycle coins an out-of-the box way to track recycling behaviors and jumpstart healthy competition among neighborhoods.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 16, 2015

How Keep America Beautiful turned the nation green on #AmericaRecyclesDay

Did you take the pledge to recycle more?

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 16, 2015

Adrian Grenier to Uber around NYC, collect e-waste for Dell initiative

The Entourage star and Dell Social Good Advocate is helping divert e-waste from landfills while promoting upcycling.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 13, 2015

QRS of Maryland launches $15M Baltimore-based plastics recycling facility

Supported by Closed Loop Fund, the plastics facility will process 4,500 tons of materials a month — nearly double the current capacity, domestically.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 13, 2015

Republic opens new $35M Las Vegas recycling center

The Southern Nevada Recycling Center will be capable of processing two million pounds of recyclable material per day. 

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 13, 2015

Huntington Beach, CA bucks implemented plastic bag ban

California's Huntington Beach repealed its plastic bag ban legislation after fighting other "eco-friendly" bans.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 12, 2015

75 industry stakeholders push competition to boost recycling in Michigan

The Michigan Recycling Coalition and Consumers Energy challenge stakeholders to plan and pitch state recycling schemes.  

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 12, 2015

Online petition tells Canada to take back its trash from the Philippines

The Change.org petition has received nearly 40,000 signatures as of Wednesday.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 12, 2015

Waste Management to offer billing credits to customers in Indian River County, FL

Waste Management gets off to rocky start in Indian River County, but customer credit offering brings resolution.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 11, 2015

Recyc-Mattresses facility faces 19 OSHA violations, $27K fine

The facility was cited for creating a fire hazard by stacking mattresses outside of a fire exit, among other violations.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 11, 2015

Massachusetts' proposed recycling fund may backfire: report

A new Massachusetts recycling bill could save the beverage industry nearly $174 million over the next decade, though state and municipalities would lose a combined $435 million.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 11, 2015

Scrap steel loses value globally as recyclers struggle

A devalued dollar, weak global economy, and plummeting demand for scrap metal have all challenged recyclers.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 11, 2015

Organics recycler Agromin opens new 5-acre facility

The "green waste" recycling site is designed to produce 50,000 tons of organic compost annually. 

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 11, 2015

Recycle for London urges residents to rethink waste disposal

Most Londoners do not recycle, or even know how, according to a recent poll. However, the mayor hopes a new campaign will help set the city on the way to 50% recycling by 2020.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 10, 2015

Austin residents checked out books and checked in your batteries

As part of an effort to reduce landfill waste by 90% by 2040, the city of Austin instituted the Recharge Challenge—a program that brought in almost 6,000 lbs. of recycled batteries in just one month.  

Nov. 10, 2015

New $2.88M waste transfer station, recycling center to increase efficiency in Minnesota

 Minnesota's larger, more efficiently designed transfer and recycling facilities in Becker County will come at a time when the region's solid waste management needs are growing, as are its goals.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 9, 2015

Reduce, reuse, rejoice: The benefits of recycling old holiday lights

Some retailers are helping consumers reduce their carbon footprint by diverting their holiday bulbs from the landfill.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 9, 2015

Twin Enviro to open new MRF—available to all haulers—in Northwest Colorado

The new MRF will be open to Twin Enviro, as well as competitors like Waste Management. "When you consider the carbon issue, I think we’re doing the right thing," said Twin Enviro Services founder Les Liman.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 9, 2015

U.S. plastic bottle recycling hit 3 billion pounds in 2014: report

The 25-year trend of increased plastic bottle recycling coincides with adoption of single-stream recycling and programs’ moves to accept plastic bottles of all types.  

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 9, 2015

Florida-based ECUA selects Bulk Handling Systems to design new MRF

The materials recovery facility, which is set to open next year, will process more than 25 tons of materials per hour.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 6, 2015

E-scrap recyclers challenged by market predicaments, complicated logistics

E-scrap recyclers argued at the recent Bureau of International Recycling’s E-Scrap Committee Meeting that they are victims of a "messaging issue."

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 6, 2015

Cascades invests $4.5M to upgrade recyclable packaging production

The packaging company's high front-end costs are part of an asset modernization process to increase market share in the food packaging sector.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 5, 2015

California's Ingenium will turn medical waste into energy for the grid

Cutting-edge medical waste-to-energy technology is an alternative to autoclave and landfill treatment and eliminates the requirement to ship red bag waste out of state for incineration.

By Arlene Karidis • Nov. 5, 2015