Surprise, Arizona, suspends city’s recycling program
City announces recyclables will temporarily be diverted to the landfill due to rising costs and a ‘volatile recycling market.’Continue Reading→
$6.3M regional recycling facility to serve rural Michigan
Marquette County, Michigan, has obtained funding to construct a single-stream MRF, which will increase the state’s recycling capacity and bring glass recycling back to the county.Continue Reading→
DASANI Takes New Steps to Reduce Plastic Waste
The company has debuted its HybridBottle, which is the brand’s first package made partly from plants and recycled material.Continue Reading→
Poland Spring launches Instagram recycling hotline
The company partnered with The Recycling Partnership to start this recycling education initiative.Continue Reading→
China Rolls Out New Residential Trash Policy
Shanghai is a testing ground for a new trash separation policy that the Chinese government eventually hopes to roll out across the rest of the country.Continue Reading→
J.P. Mascaro & Sons receives $7.5M in municipal contracts
The company also received a five-year operating permit for its Brooke County Landfill.Continue Reading→
Post China and the Current Status of Recycling
Episode 18: A discussion from WasteExpo 2019 on “Post China & The Current Status of Recycling.”Continue Reading→
The Problem with Clamshell Plastic Packaging
Clamshells are single-use plastic packaging, and while they are technically recyclable, few are recycled in the U.S., reports National Geographic.Continue Reading→
Groups Aim to Make Recycling at Convenience Stores Convenient
A new guide from NACS and CMI offers tips for improving current practices and a checklist to help retailers reduce contamination in their recycling bins.Continue Reading→
SFO Bans Sale of Single-use Plastic Water Bottles
Airlines around the globe also are looking at how they can reduce the amount of waste generated during flights.Continue Reading→
