Stakeholders gear up for America Recycles Day
The post Stakeholders gear up for America Recycles Day appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Companies, industry groups and government agencies are celebrating America Recycles Day on Nov. 15. The following are some of the events and announcements in the lead-up to the annual celebration. This year’s themes: According to Keep
A City’s Perspective of Waste and Recycling
Episode 13: A conversation with Tori Carle, waste reduction supervisor for the city of Greensboro, N.C.Continue Reading→
WM not expecting uptick on paper pricing any time soon
The post WM not expecting uptick on paper pricing any time soon appeared first on Resource Recycling News. North America’s largest garbage and recycling company experienced deepening pain from depressed recycling markets during the third quarter. Waste Management’s recycling business brought in $245 million in revenue during the quarter, down 27%
Faced with market turmoil, public sector leaders seek new approaches for waste and recycling
At this year’s WASTECON, officials from around the country laid out their vision for working through market challenges, collaborating with others and addressing climate change.Continue Reading→
Sims expects losses in the first half of its fiscal year
CEO Alistair Field says, “The short-term market fallout from the scrap price crash will be worse than originally anticipated.”Continue Reading→
PPRC 2019: Fixing recycling
Panelists at the Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference in Chicago discuss some major problems with municipal recycling and how these issues can best be addressed.Continue Reading→
IntegriCo diverts 80 million pounds of plastics from landfill
Sarepta, Louisiana-based company makes railroad ties and construction matting from hard-to-recycle plastics.Continue Reading→
Beverage giants pledge $100M to support bottle recycling
The post Beverage giants pledge $100M to support bottle recycling appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo today pledged to put their money behind boosting processing technology and increasing curbside collection access. They’ll also introduce a uniform recycling message on their bottles next year. The beverage
EREF releases analysis on national landfill tipping fees
National average MSW tipping fees increased from 2018 to 2019 by $2.74, or 5.2 percent, to $55.36 per ton.Continue Reading→
Greentown Labs identifies five startups for its Circularity Challenge
Five companies will participate in the six-month accelerator program to develop ideas in plastics, energy storage and recycling.Continue Reading→
