American Disposal, Carton Council partner to boost carton recycling in DC

The Council touts that carton recycling is now available for 60% of homes nationwide.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 2, 2016

5 frightening food waste facts that will chill you to the (chicken) bone

Pumpkins and Halloween candy are not the only food items entering our landfills this week.

By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 31, 2016

If we want to combat climate change, we must re-engineer our landfills

Renewable energy expert Adrian Tylim discusses the urgent need for immediate and extensive landfill makeovers.

By Adrian Tylim • Oct. 31, 2016

Portland, OR region could vote on commercial organics mandate next year

Many businesses already voluntary divert their food scraps but progress hasn't moved fast enough to slow landfilling.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 28, 2016

Wal-Mart's sustainability efforts to be driven by improved packaging

The retail giant is making a bigger push to promote recyclability through How2Recycle labels and various supplier participation strategies. 

By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 27, 2016

Can major US cities reach 'zero waste' without waste-to-energy?

While New York sees an opportunity in WTE, other cities aren't so sure that it's the best option for disposal.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 26, 2016

Canadian survey identifies confusion as a significant barrier to carton recycling

The Carton Council of Canada surveyed residents in Ontario and Quebec about their understanding of recycling options.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 26, 2016

Follow the PlasticRoad: Dutch company expands partnerships for scrap-to-road prototype

The PlasticRoad, which was first introduced in 2015, is now closer to becoming a reality.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 25, 2016

Massachusetts faced with limited disposal capacity, decreasing options

Landfill expansions have been facing heavy community opposition, and the state has a partial ban on combustion facilities.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 24, 2016

Austin, TX considers 2 new company contracts to increase zero waste efforts

The city fell short of its 50% diversion goal this year and is looking for new solutions.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 21, 2016

Anonymous GPS tracking now a regular feature of BAN's e-Stewards program

All e-Stewards certified facilities — domestic and international — may now randomly receive devices with trackers.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 21, 2016

5 charts that explain why more recycling efforts may not result in zero waste

Data shows that the U.S. may be missing the mark when it comes to reducing and reusing.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 19, 2016

Take a penny, trash a penny: Americans toss $62M in coins every year

Covanta has been collecting about $360,000 per year, but the plans to sell those coins to the U.S. Mint are on hold.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 19, 2016

APR sets its sights on small plastic that may be slipping through the cracks

The Association of Plastic Recyclers plans to make recovery of containers smaller than three inches a priority.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 19, 2016

UPDATE: SWANA releases report showing benefits of WTE ash recycling

The report makes a case for metal recovery from ash playing a role in meeting zero waste goals.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 18, 2016

One year later, Totes McGoats has improved some baaaad recycling habits

Niagara Falls' unique recycling mascot has been "instrumental" in improving the city's waste diversion program, according to a city official.

By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 18, 2016

Proposed bill would mandate commercial organics recycling in New Jersey

The bill calls for a Food Waste Recycling Market Development Council to also be formed.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 17, 2016

Rob Greenfield and the amazing technicolor trash coat

This activist is trying to get consumers to understand how much waste they produce on a daily basis — by wearing it around NYC like a suit.

By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 17, 2016

Plastic bottle waste raising red flags in Canada, UK

Separate reports from across the Atlantic make the case that too few of the bottles are being properly recycled.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 17, 2016

Business Commission report: Global food waste reduction could unlock billions in economic benefits

Just cutting food waste in the value chain could generate $405 billion alone, according to the Commission. 

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 17, 2016

San Diego not ready to recycle polystyrene food containers

The city accepts expanded polystyrene packaging, but sees food contamination in containers as being too costly.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016

Toronto officials tired of coffee pods, even the compostable ones

The chair of the city's public works committee has asked for a study about reducing the amount of pods in landfills.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016

APR: US PET bottle recycling rate dipped in 2015; it could have been worse

After weighing the factors, the industry sees this as a stabilization, not a decline.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016

Florida city and new MRF on opposite sides over glass recycling

Fort Walton Beach will no longer accept glass in its recycling bins and believes the new ECUA MRF will eventually do the same.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016

The e-waste nightmare of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 recall

The resources used to make 2.5 million devices will likely go to waste, but there are valuable repair lessons to be learned.

By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016