Recyclable Doesn’t Always Mean Recycled: Why Material Choice is Key – Packaging Europe
Recyclable Doesn’t Always Mean Recycled: Why Material Choice is Key Packaging EuropePick up most plastic packaging and the chances are you’ll see the word ‘recyclable’ on it, but an important point to consider in the plastics debate is that that the …Continue Reading→
How To Recycle Your Old Phone If You’re Due For That Upgrade – Bustle
How To Recycle Your Old Phone If You’re Due For That Upgrade BustleWhether you upgrade your smartphone every year, or you’re still loving your iPhone 6 (no judgment here), at some point, you’ll probably have an old phone or …Continue Reading→
New recycling scheme for single-use plastic beer kegs – Resource Magazine
New recycling scheme for single-use plastic beer kegs Resource MagazineA trial in London will see plastic KeyKegs, commonly used to store beer and wine, collected for recycling into new kegs by reprocessors OneCircle.Continue Reading→
LA Recycling Sorters to Get Paid for Shortened Lunch Breaks – Bloomberg Law
LA Recycling Sorters to Get Paid for Shortened Lunch Breaks Bloomberg LawRecycling sorters in Los Angeles are entitled to one hour of pay for each of their 30-minute lunch breaks that were shortened, plus pay for the time they worked …Continue Reading→
Arrests made in $16 million California recycling fraud
Agents takedown Arizona trucking company for smuggling out-of-state beverage containers into California.Continue Reading→
New Chinese policy is forcing people to think: Is there a better way to recycle? – PRI
New Chinese policy is forcing people to think: Is there a better way to recycle? PRIFor years, the model for American recycling was pretty simple: throw it in a bin, then let China deal with the mess. But no longer.Continue Reading→
States struggle to keep growing their diversion rates
Oregon and Colorado have very different recycling landscapes but are seeing a similar trend: stagnating recycling numbers. Recently released progress reports explain some of the factors holding diversion back in those regions and others, and they offer tips on where … Continue Reading→ The post States struggle to keep growing their diversion
CU Boulder waste diversion tops 50 percent for first time – CU Boulder Today
CU Boulder waste diversion tops 50 percent for first time CU Boulder TodayThe tonnage is tallied, and CU Boulder’s waste diversion rate eclipsed 50 percent for the first time in school history, with the campus recovering, recycling and …Continue Reading→
Oregon recycling centers seeing more non-redeemable containers — from Washington – KATU
Oregon recycling centers seeing more non-redeemable containers — from Washington KATULast year, Oregon’s 5-cent bottle deposit went up to 10 cents, and the number of bottles being redeemed has skyrocketed. From July through September of this …Continue Reading→
Ohioans Encouraged to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle During the Holidays – Cleveland Scene
Ohioans Encouraged to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle During the Holidays Cleveland SceneCOLUMBUS, Ohio – The “most wonderful time of the year” is also the most wasteful. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans throw away …Continue Reading→
