Strategic Materials names chief executive officer
Christopher Dods formerly served as CEO of Clean Earth.Continue Reading→
Sustainability alert: Starbucks pledges to become ‘resource-positive’ in coming decades
Nestlé commits to food-grade recycled plastics, Coca-Cola announces $11M in funding to clean up rivers and more sustainability-related news.Continue Reading→
California: First State to Mandate Universal Composting
CalRecycle will be responsible for reducing organic waste disposal by 75 percent and recovering 20 percent of edible food that is thrown away by 2025.Continue Reading→
U.S. Cities, States Fall Short on 2020 Recycling Goals
Bloomberg Environment examines five cities, three states, one county and one university that set 2020 markers to increase recycling above the national average.Continue Reading→
Strategic Materials opens new facility in Houston
The company will produce crushed glass abrasives production at the plant, which will replace its older plant in Houston.Continue Reading→
Nebraska Recycling Council offers material management toolkit
The toolkit includes nearly 400 resources for solid waste, recycling and organics management.Continue Reading→
Tomra reverse vending machine offers sorting function
Company’s R1 model allows users to feed it bags full of mixed metal and plastic beverage containers.Continue Reading→
China’s nonferrous scrap specifications gaining clarity
New rules, set to begin in the second half of this year, call for red metal purity from 94 to 99.9 percent.Continue Reading→
Venture capitalist urges massive plastics recycling investment
World Economic Forum participant makes link to reducing plastics in the ocean.Continue Reading→
In memoriam: Jerry Simms
Robin Wiener remembers ISRI’s former chair, who died Jan. 17.Continue Reading→
