Procter & Gamble increases sustainability goals

The company plans to reduce product packaging by 20% by 2020 and hopes to create packaging that is 90% recyclable.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 14, 2014

WTE, recycler partner to treat medical waste

Two FL-based firms are working together to expand into the liquid sterilization market.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 13, 2014

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Navigating Modern MRF Operations

Recycling facility operators are increasingly investing in new technology to keep up with evolving regulations and customer demands.

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$50M recycling plant could lead CA city to 'Zero Waste' goals

The new materials recovery facility opens today in Sun Valley, CA.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 13, 2014

Dissolvable circuit boards may reduce e-waste

New developments in a technology that can dissolve the components in water have significant potential.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 13, 2014

Landmark large plastic recycling facility plans announced for IN

International Recycling Group will invest $70 million in renovation costs to open what developers call “the largest plastic recycling facility in the world."

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 10, 2014

Report: PET recycling hits record levels in the US

A new report finds that nearly 1.8 million pounds of post-consumer PET containers were recycled last year—a record-breaking figure. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 9, 2014

Mystery surrounds fatal shooting at CA recycling center

The owner of the Truxton Recycling center in Bakersfield, CA and his wife were involved in a fatal shooting at the facility. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 9, 2014

Documentary short sheds light on world's largest e-waste site

Regolith, a documentary film by Sam Goldwater, depicts the daily life of scrappers at Agbogbloshie -- a waste site in Ghana where a substantial volume of the world’s electronics end up. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 9, 2014

MD e-waste recycler touts proper recycling of electronics

Businesses are increasingly tapping into the e-waste recycling industry. But some are more invested than others in the proper handling and disposal of the hazardous waste.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 8, 2014

Fargo, ND eyes single-sort recycling collections

The Fargo City Commission will vote this month on expanding residential recycling collection to include single-sort pick-up. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 8, 2014

How two groups in Boulder, CO want to raise the business recycling rate

Eco-Cycle and the Boulder Chamber of Commerce want customers to pass out “cards” detailing how they perceive businesses are handling recycling.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 8, 2014

MA's new food waste ban: So far, so good

Only a few days into implementation of the statewide food ban in Massachusetts, a DEP official tours the state and touts the law's preliminary results.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 8, 2014

NIOSH: E-waste workers risk exposure to lead, cadmium

Research collected at various e-waste facilities showcase the health and safety risks to workers who process the materials.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 8, 2014

Startup aims to connect Indian waste pickers with US tech firms

An MIT grad discovered a way to partner with waste scavengers in Pune, India that connects US tech firms with recycled plastic filaments for use in 3D printers. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 7, 2014

Small businesses see potential in food waste collection, composting

A host of startups around the country have sprung up to fill the growing need to collect and recycle food waste. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 7, 2014

Battle heats up over MA bottle deposit proposal

Environmentalists and industry groups are exchanging questions about the accuracy of a television ad.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 6, 2014

NJ landlord sues recycling company, alleging 'environmental catastrophe'

A glass recycler in Camden, NJ is being accused of storing more than 20,000 tons of waste, prompting the warehouse’s landlord to file a lawsuit to pay estimated cleanup costs. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 3, 2014

U. of Tennessee boosts football game-day recycling

The university's recycling unit has increased efforts, leading to a diversion rate that is more than 50%.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 3, 2014

FL recycling company begins agricultural film reprocessing

Florida Agricultural Plastic Recyclers is in the midst of reprocessing agricultural film collected throughout the state.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 3, 2014

Aluminum cans remain most recycled material in US

For the past three years, the recycling rate has hovered above 65%, with the rate in 2013 reaching 66.7%.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 3, 2014

Novelis opens $258M aluminum recycling plant in Germany

The plant will be used to process scrap from throughout Europe. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 2, 2014

Civicorps recycling program expands after trash dispute settled

Participants in the program ccollect recycling and food scraps in Oakland, CA. After a waste dispute was settled, the nonprofit will expand its role to include commercial organic pick-up. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 2, 2014

More businesses in Austin now required to recycle

On Oct. 1, the first phase of a city ordinance went into effect that requires some businesses and hotels to recycle certain materials. 

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 2, 2014

Report: Polystyrene foam recycling up 35% in 2013

The increase is credited to the implementation of outreach programs.  

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 2, 2014

Dumpster diving across America: Photos from a food waste journey

Rob Greenfield is cycling across the U.S. and diving into dumpsters to highlight food waste -- and he's got the pictures to prove it.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 1, 2014