SWANA Lauds Congressional Hearings on Recycling Programs
The Solid Waste Association of North America commends the U.S. House of Representatives for holding a hearing on recycling programs.Continue Reading→
New Mexico Recycling Coalition voices support for recycling legislation
Executive Director Sarah Pierpont says the legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Tom Udall would shift the management of plastics in the U.S.Continue Reading→
China issues additional scrap import quotas
This is the third batch of quotas issued for the first quarter of 2020.Continue Reading→
ISRI board to consider proposed specifications
Additional specifications for inbound single-, dual-stream material to be considered at Feb. 21 meeting.Continue Reading→
Plastics Recycling Show Europe announces conference program
2020 event will feature speakers from European Commission, Electrolux, Werner & Mertz, Lexmark and more.Continue Reading→
How Area Recycling helped curb contamination through new sorting technology
Area Recycling’s investment in new sorting technology has helped eliminate unwanted contaminants from the material stream.Continue Reading→
City of Detroit receives recycling funding
The Recycling Partnership and PepsiCo Foundation involved in $800,000 effort to fund education campaign and recycling cart purchases.Continue Reading→
Detroit receives $800K in grants for major residential and commercial recycling expansion
New funding from The Recycling Partnership and Michigan EGLE will be used to deploy more than 17,000 recycling carts and enhance education. Sustainability Director Joel Howrani Heeres shares more on the city’s strategy.Continue Reading→
European Union Considers Plastics Tax
Brussels, home to EU headquarters, hopes to use profits from a plastics waste tax to fill a “Brexit gap” in the budget.Continue Reading→
New Zealand Plans to Eliminate Single-use Plastics
New Zealand’s government plans to invest USD $26.2 million to help create a circular economy for plastics.Continue Reading→
