Recycling: Page 149
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ERI announces partnership with Wharton
The agreement aims to develop solutions for mounting e-waste recycling issues and create best business practices focused on sustainability.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 13, 2015 -
VT town could drop city-funded curbside recycling
A new law passed to encourage recycling could have the opposite effect.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 13, 2015 -
Iowa City expands curbside recycling program to boost rate
Iowa City, IA increased the variety of recyclables that can be accepted in residential curbside collections.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 12, 2015 -
Kuusakoski acquires remaining shares of Vintage Tech Recyclers
The acquisition will give the companies an opportunity to merge their processes while enhancing customer service.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 12, 2015 -
CalRecycle approves changes to CA's carpet recycling program
The recycling agency approved a payment increase by CARE that is expected to encourage carpet recycling in California.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 12, 2015 -
CA recycling facility to shutter over escalating costs
Rolling Hills, CA’s Palos Verdes Recycle Center announced that it would shut down its operations in March, citing high costs and competition.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 9, 2015 -
Composting Council aims to tackle senior hunger with new partnership
The Council and the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger established a common goal of spreading awareness of hunger affecting older citizens in conjunction with the issue of food waste.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 9, 2015 -
WA announces fluorescent light recycling program
The initiative is designed to help improve compliance with mercury laws, and for the benefit of the environment.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 8, 2015 -
Appliance recycling rebates boosted in Massachusetts
Mass Save has increased the rebates offered to consumers who recycle older refrigerators and freezers.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 8, 2015 -
Seattle food waste ban officially underway
And Seattle residents can be fined $1 for mixing organics in with regular household trash beginning in July.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 7, 2015 -
China-based firm acquires Wellman Plastics Recycling for $70M
Shanghai Pret Composites Co. Ltd. of China inked a deal to buy Wellman and certain assets in a move to facilitate global expansion.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 7, 2015 -
Bill Gates-backed project transforms human waste into water, electricity
The prototype, known as the OmniProcessor, has the potential to help emerging countries convert sewage into critical commodities like recycled water, power, and fertilizer.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 7, 2015 -
Connecticut mattress recycling plan approved by DEEP
The stewardship program aims to keep consumers' costs low while diverting mattresses and box springs from landfills.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 7, 2015 -
New tech process recycles plastic—without water
Researchers have discovered a recycling method that, not only doesn’t use water to recycle plastic materials, but also accomplishes the task at a lower cost.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 6, 2015 -
Washington regulators: 2013 recycling rate fell across state
The Washington Department of Ecology released data finding that the state’s recycling rate dropped between 2012 and 2013.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 6, 2015 -
Advanced Disposal acquires MI hauler
The waste and recycling company has purchased Ann Arbor, MI-based Hornback Recycling & Disposal Inc.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 6, 2015 -
Can Maryland's 'zero waste' plan work?
As officials in Maryland announce a proposal to reduce waste statewide, the plan is getting pushback from opponents who say it isn't effective.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 5, 2015 -
Rumpke wins award for OH recycling efforts
The waste and recycling company was honored for its continuous environmental contributions to Ohio throughout the past 25 years.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 5, 2015 -
Cohen Recycling clinches market with KY metal recycling facility acquisition
The purchase paves the way for Cohen to be the only scrap metal processor with operations in Lexington, KY.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 5, 2015 -
State auditor finds discrepancies in HI glass recycling program
A report issued by the state auditor of Hawaii raises questions regarding the usefulness of the glass advance disposal fee law.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 2, 2015 -
Upstate Shredding announces $15M heavy media facility in Owego, NY
The scrap metal processor and recycler said it plans to have the building begin operations in the middle of 2015.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 31, 2014 -
Despite all odds, could widespread organics recycling be the key to the future?
Although food waste recycling is not prevalent across the U.S., cities are experimenting with different approaches to address the low recycling rate of organics.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 23, 2014 -
NYC Housing Authority addresses hurdles to recycling in public housing
A lack of funds for recycling in NYC housing units is causing problems, including lowering the diversion rate across the entire city.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 23, 2014 -
Pratt Industries announces $52M recycled box plant in Beloit, WI
The company, based in Conyers, GA, expects to have the facility operational by January 2016.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 23, 2014 -
Carpet associations form voluntary product stewardship program
The Carpet and Rug Institute and Carpet America Recovery Effort joined forces to create a stewardship program that diverts carpeting from landfills.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 23, 2014
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