California waste service retrofits SMaRT processing system

Bay County Waste Services in Sunnyvale, CA reports increased recovery rates after retrofit.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 25, 2015

San Jose may fine residents who throw trash in recycling bins

Recycling scofflaws in San Jose could face $50 fines.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015

Nearly half of U.S. seafood supply is wasted: study

Most seafood waste in the U.S. happens at the consumer level.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015

Europe may get 300 new recycling plants by 2025: study

New goals could mean more plastics recycling facilities in Europe.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015

Waste Management, Oakland agree on lower composting fees

Restaurants in Oakland complained about composting fees, and the city and Waste Management listened.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015

RecyclePak program makes it easy to recycle universal waste

Veolia and Covanta have put a recycling program in a box.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015

Trash Trek: Kids solve industry issues in Lego competition

250,000 of the world's brightest kids are coming together to tackle waste and recycling issues — using teamwork and Legos.

By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 24, 2015

Judge overturns NYC Styrofoam ban, calls it 'arbitrary and capricious'

Justice Margaret A. Chan requests that the NYC Department of Sanitation finds ways to recycle Styrofoam.

By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 23, 2015

Pratt Industries opens flexible MRF in Georgia

Pratt and Machinex have teamed up on a nimble materials recovery facility.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015

Enerkem names Robert Shaw as new CFO

The Montreal-based waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer is poised to expand.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015

Washington State University partners with composite recycling center

The center will convert carbon fiber composite scrap material into new products. 

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015

Keurig says K-Cups will soon be 100% recyclable

The company's Chief Sustainability Officer Monique Oxender says the process has been a "journey."

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015

ScrubCan uses recycled water to clean trash cans

The family business is scrubbing the smell out of California garbage bins. 

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015

NWRA opposes Massachusetts bill to restrict collection hours

Is it ever too early or too late for trash pickup?

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015

Redwave announces leap in metal sorting technology

The technology, originally used for glass sorting, now has wider applications.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015

Double trouble: Twice as much trash is sent to U.S. landfills than EPA estimate

A study shows a recycling rate 13.1% lower than the EPA had already estimated.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015

Arizona cities fall well below national average recycling rate

Phoenix's residential landfill diversion rate in the 2014-15 fiscal year was 20%.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 21, 2015

Microsoft sues e-recycler over stolen software

Global Electronics Recycling is being sued for allegedly stealing and selling millions of dollars worth of Office 2010. 

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 21, 2015

Pennsylvania borough keeps trash fee consistent for 16 years

The town of Aldan, PA awarded a five-year contract of $900K to Suburban Waste Services. 

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 21, 2015

L.A. volunteers clean up 21K pounds of beach trash

What happens when 10,000 volunteers hit California beaches from Malibu to Compton?

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 21, 2015

Repreve partners with UNC football to 'Turn it Green'

The Tar Heels will go from blue-and-white to green at tomorrow's football game.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 18, 2015

New research aims to recover more flexible packaging

Materials Recovery for the Future seeks to improve sorting methods at MRFs.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 17, 2015

CU Denver professor creates building panels out of waste

Items like food waste and phonebooks are being used to build roofs and floors.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 16, 2015

Glass recycling in Europe hits all-time high of 73%

The European Container Glass Federation reported that both glass and PET recycling have increased.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 16, 2015

California Assembly passes tax exemption on recycling equipment

The new bill could generate investments in jobs to help sustain a strong economy in the state.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 16, 2015