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The National Recycling Coalition is a non-profit organization that is focused on the promotion and enhancement of recycling in the United States. We are 21-affiliated recycling organizations strong, and have a network of more than 6,000 members that extends across waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting.

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EPA Seeks Nominations for Members of Great Lakes Advisory Board

CHICAGO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking nominations of qualified candidates who desire to serve as members of EPA’s Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB).Continue Reading→

Hawaii Energized – Recycling refrigerators – KHON2

Hawaii Energized - Recycling refrigerators  KHON2Recycling refrigerators can turn your clunkers into cash.Continue Reading→

IBM researchers develop recycling tech that eats dirty bottles to make new plastic – Designboom

IBM researchers develop recycling tech that eats dirty bottles to make new plastic  DesignboomIBM researchers have discovered a catalytic chemical process, called VolCat, that digests plastics into a substance which can be used to create new plastic.Continue Reading→

Container Essentials introduces the ArmorBin – Recycling Today

Container Essentials introduces the ArmorBin  Recycling TodayContainer Essentials expands product lineup with durable, reusable commercial container.Continue Reading→

Michigan’s trash imports surge as low fees discourage recycling – Traverse City Record Eagle

Michigan's trash imports surge as low fees discourage recycling  Traverse City Record EagleLANSING — Almost 24 percent of the waste disposed in Michigan landfills came from other states and Canada in 2018, according to a recent state report.Continue Reading→

Midwest Recycling Facility Expands into Paper Cups – Environmental Leader

Midwest Recycling Facility Expands into Paper Cups  Environmental LeaderMillennium Recycling, a single-stream recycling facility based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is expanding the amount of recycled materials it can provide to ...Continue Reading→

Is New York’s 2030 ‘zero waste’ goal receding from reach?

Three key initiatives — single-stream recycling, curbside organics expansion and "save-as-you-throw" — are on hold indefinitely. Now, both skeptics and boosters are questioning whether it's practical or possible to hit the mark.Continue Reading→

Texas county makes bid for SDI mill

County commissioners designate land as reinvestment zone to try to lure steel mill.Continue Reading→

Women Leaders in Waste: Devina Rankin of Waste Management

More than 16 years ago, Rankin joined Waste Management as a relatively junior member of the company’s financial team. Now, she is the CFO of the largest waste services provider in North America.Continue Reading→

Coalition Launches Design for Recycled Content Guide

The free resource provides specific, practical recommendations to help brands use more recycled content.Continue Reading→
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