Two Ontario cities resume polystyrene recycling
Brockton and Hanover receive grants to expand processing capabilities.Continue Reading→
Malaysia returns tons of plastic scrap to exporting countries
Southeast Asian countries send containers of nonrecyclables back to UK, US, Canada and other nations.Continue Reading→
Vermont passes sweeping single-use plastics ban
The post Vermont passes sweeping single-use plastics ban appeared first on Resource Recycling News. With an overwhelming number of votes in favor, Vermont lawmakers have sent the governor a bill banning plastic bags, expanded polystyrene food service containers and plastic stir sticks. S.113 also creates a working group to explore ways
BIR 2019: A tight ceiling remains on stainless scrap pricing
Asia’s growing stainless steel production capacity is increasingly configured to use nickel pig iron, rather than scrap, as its main raw material.Continue Reading→
BIR 2019: Seeking to hold the high ground
The recycling industry is poised to capitalize on a lower carbon emissions future, but it may need to bolster its reputation first.Continue Reading→
“Radical Changes” Ahead for NYC’s Commercial Waste Zone Bill?
A bill to be introduced next week would create an exclusive waste system in which a single hauler would be responsible for each zone.Continue Reading→
Conversations with execs from 8 key industry companies
Catch up on Waste Dive’s interviews with Waste Management, Republic Services, Waste Connections, GFL Environmental, Covanta, WCA Waste, FCC Environmental and Rubicon Global from WasteExpo 2019.Continue Reading→
Scrap Collector: Vermont passes nation’s ‘toughest’ plastics bill yet
Plus: Wheelabrator withdraws New York monofill proposal, and study reveals Coca-Cola to be the most common plastic packaging pollution source at UK beaches.Continue Reading→
Whole Foods to Further Reduce Plastics Across All Stores
Whole Foods announced it will become the first national grocer to ban plastic straws as of July 2019.Continue Reading→
US House Appropriations Committee asks EPA to develop national recycling strategy
The House Appropriations Committee passed a $37.2 billion Interior-Environment funding bill for fiscal 2020, which now goes to the House floor for consideration.Continue Reading→
