LA Sanitation: Lawsuit will not delay RecycLA franchise system

Plans for a July 1 start date are moving ahead, but the real estate group behind the lawsuit plans to see its case through.

By Cole Rosengren • June 15, 2017

UPDATE: Keurig announces all Canadian K-Cups to be recyclable by 2018

Keurig's annual sustainability report highlighted details about its testing at material recovery facilities in the U.S. and Canada. 

By Cole Rosengren • June 14, 2017

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The Rise of Recycling AI

Artificial intelligence has become increasingly common at MRFs, in collection trucks and even as a tool for consumer education at the point of generation.

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ISRI: Rumors of Chinese scrap import ban being taken 'very seriously'

ISRI's leadership gave an update on what they're hearing regarding a potentially major industry disruption after a recent overseas trip.

By Cole Rosengren • June 14, 2017

Industry, environmental groups join WWF to promote material reuse

The Recycling Partnership, American Chemistry Council and more are working with the World Wildlife Fund to encourage use of and access to recycled products.

By Cody Boteler • June 13, 2017

Ann Arbor, MI ends recycling arrangement with Waste Management

Nonprofit Recycle Ann Arbor will take over next month, though exporting will continue as the city's MRF remains inoperable.

By Cole Rosengren • June 12, 2017

Study: Massachusetts bottle bill adds at least $85M to state economy

A new study from the Container Recycling Institute estimates that more than 2,000 jobs are associated with the redemption system.

By Cole Rosengren • June 12, 2017

Survey: Wisconsin residents storing more than 8M unused devices in homes

Most residents knew that their electronics should be recycled, though a lack of awareness on how to do it still persists.

By Cole Rosengren • June 9, 2017

Waste Management driver shortage delays yard waste plans in Omaha, NE

The city planned to resume separate yard waste collection this month but service still isn't available to all residents.

By Cole Rosengren • June 9, 2017

Talkin' Trash: Quotes on marine pollution, plastic suits and Pittsburgh's sustainable growth

" 'Away' is some mega-landfill somewhere, and they're filling up," and other talking points you may have missed.

By Cody Boteler • June 9, 2017

UPDATE: Las Vegas City Council denies contract agreement appeal

The appeal, filed by the COO of Simple Environmental Services Group, stated the city failed to conduct a proper business impact study.

By Cole Rosengren • June 9, 2017

DSNY gives reuse more prominent role in 'zero waste' efforts

A donateNYC event, along with a new report highlighting more than 2,200 reuse operations in the city, have advanced the city's focus on reuse.

By Cole Rosengren • June 8, 2017

UPDATE: Maine Gov. LePage vetoes 'nip' liquor bottle deposit bill

In his veto message, LePage questioned the financial precedent of the bill's estimated $1 million cost.

By Cole Rosengren • June 6, 2017

RecycLA launches ahead of new commercial waste franchise system

Los Angeles is stepping up outreach to multi-unit residential buildings and commercial businesses before the July start date.

By Cole Rosengren • June 5, 2017

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

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