Data shows Minnesotans divert 1/3 more waste from landfills than 10 years ago

However residents of the state are tossing much more plastic film in the landfill, accounting for 382 million pounds of waste in 2015.

By Arlene Karidis • April 22, 2016

UW digital composting, recycling station displays money savings while inspiring change

A study found that improper sorting dropped from 48% to 40% and that correct diversion practices rose 10% since the installation launched.

By Arlene Karidis • April 22, 2016

UPDATE: Decision on NYC's controversial bag fee delayed until May

Councilman David Greenfield referred to the proposed five-cent fee as "one of the most divisive issues to come before the City Council."  

By Arlene Karidis • April 21, 2016

USDA invests millions in wastewater infrastructure projects across 33 states

The projects include drinking water and waste disposal systems for communities with under 10,000 residents.

By Arlene Karidis • April 20, 2016

Feedback partners with more than 40 organizations to combat food waste in NYC, DC

The coalition plans to host "Feeding the 5000" events to encourage reduction of food waste, empower the public, and demand a change from the food industry.

By Kristin Musulin • April 19, 2016

Seattle 'trash-snooping' ordinance debated in court hearing

Judge Beth M. Andrus is expected to rule on the validity of the ordinance before April 30.

By Kristin Musulin • April 18, 2016

Au-mazing: Apple recovered $40M worth of gold through e-cycling efforts in 2015

A recent report shows the tech giant recovered 61 million pounds of steel, glass, aluminum, and other industrial materials last year, including 2,204 pounds of gold.

By Arlene Karidis • April 18, 2016

Covanta assists in converting 3M pounds of fishing gear, marine debris into energy

The Fishing for Energy partnership has generated enough energy since 2008 to power 2,200 homes for one month.

By Kristin Musulin • April 15, 2016

Delaware to award $1M in recycling grants to schools, businesses

The funding aims to help businesses and organizations double commercial recycling and achieve statewide goals set by Gov. Jack Markell’s Universal Recycling initiative.

By Arlene Karidis • April 15, 2016

Chicago suburb reaps benefits from extending Groot Industries contract by 10 years

Glenview, IL will now pay less for landscape waste pickup, is guaranteed no collection rate increase through 2017, and will see a 50% cut in fees at town-owned facilities.

By Arlene Karidis • April 14, 2016

Does the lack of a federal e-cycling law have a negative impact on states?

Technology is ever-changing, causing electronics to come on line then die fast with no national system to handle them at the end of life.

By Arlene Karidis • April 14, 2016

Greenpeace survey: UK residents say no to microbeads

More than 250,000 UK residents have signed a petition appealing to Prime Minister David Cameron to ban products that contain microbeads.

By Arlene Karidis • April 14, 2016

Connecticut lags in diverting food waste, despite law intended to jumpstart change

The state's food waste increased from about 321,500 tons in 2010 to about 520,000 tons in 2015—and in that time, none of five proposed anaerobic digesters began construction.

By Arlene Karidis • April 13, 2016

SWANApalooza: How the US can utilize 133B pounds of food waste

If so much edible food is being tossed away in the US every year, why aren't we instead using it to combat hunger?

By Kristin Musulin • April 8, 2016

Waste-focused environmentalist will attempt to be youngest woman elected to Congress

“Most people in my generation don’t want to go anywhere near [government leadership] because the system seems broken. So I am throwing my hat into the ring," said Erin Schrode to Waste Dive.

By Arlene Karidis • April 7, 2016

Santa Cruz considers road to zero waste as last landfill cell opens

Today, 70% of the county’s trash never makes it to the dump, but is recycled, which has been buying the municipality time.

By Arlene Karidis • April 7, 2016

National survey shows Americans stand behind recycling

82% of consumers in a recent survey said all or some of their neighbors participated regularly in recycling collections.  

By Arlene Karidis • April 7, 2016

Report: California redemption centers lost $20M in 2015

An outdated payment system is at least one reason why the state has only 1,800 centers left.

By Arlene Karidis • April 7, 2016

New Jersey legislators renew push for bottle deposit bill

A2281 is opposed by the beverage industry and the Association of New Jersey Recyclers, but the Sierra Club and the Container Recycling Institute support it.

By Arlene Karidis • April 6, 2016

SWANApalooza: 3 industry leaders go head-to-head with opinions on landfill bans

To ban, or not to ban? That is the question surrounding organics at the landfill.

By Kristin Musulin • April 6, 2016

UPDATE: Charlotte will still offer trash services to townhouses, condos—but may cut apartments

If the proposal passes,103,000 apartments may no longer get city trash service as of July 2017.

By Arlene Karidis • April 5, 2016

EPA recognizes University of Arizona for diverting food scraps from landfill

Compost Cats, a student group, helped redirect 3.4 million pounds of waste.

By Arlene Karidis • April 5, 2016

Report: SPI clarifies bioplastics definition, regulatory requirements, and benefits

SPI and its members push for biobased plastics to foster an industry commitment to creating more sustainable materials, and the educational report is an extension of that goal.

By Arlene Karidis • April 4, 2016

New toolkit aims to teach the 'how and why' of foodservice packaging recycling

The toolkit targets foodservice establishments, local governments, and MRF operators to increase packaging recovery.

By Arlene Karidis • March 31, 2016

Keep America Beautiful program achieves 52% cigarette litter reduction in various communities

Grants from the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program have enabled more than 1,500 communities to launch an initiative aimed at changing behaviors and ending cigarette butt litter.

By Arlene Karidis • March 31, 2016