Oregon communities reach agreement with Waste Connections to revive recycling
The deal, which comes with a rate increase and the elimination of mixed plastics, was struck by some of the last areas still receiving state approval to dispose of commingled recyclables.Continue Reading→
Orlando, Fla., Firm Launches Zero Waste Program
MSW is implementing Zero Waste Boxes in its work vans to make it convenient for field operations staff to recycle materials that are otherwise not recyclable.Continue Reading→
Michigan unveils statewide recycling education campaign
Michigan’s Know It Before You Throw It campaign aims to double the state’s recycling rate to 30 percent by 2025.Continue Reading→
Not much light at end of mixed-paper tunnel
The post Not much light at end of mixed-paper tunnel appeared first on Resource Recycling News. North America’s residential mixed-paper prices are deep in the negative numbers in some areas. That pain will likely persist for some time, one analyst predicts. “It’s going to be many years before we get back
Lexington, Ky., Announces Plan to Fix Citywide Recycling Problems
The city hired Resource Recycling Systems to help Lexington overhaul its recycling program.Continue Reading→
U.K. Food Businesses Pledge to Halve Food Waste by 2030
The pledge falls in line with England’s goal of eliminating food waste to landfill by 2030.Continue Reading→
Report Details the Impact of China’s New Import Policies
The report underscores the objectives behind China’s policies and the impact the regulations have had on China.Continue Reading→
Canada Sets its ELD Mandate Timeline
Commercial truck and bus drivers in Canada will move from paper logs to electronic logging devices by 2021. Canadian and U.S. operators can use the same ELD in both countries.Continue Reading→
EPA Recognizes Four New York and New Jersey 2018 WasteWise Winners for Diverting Over 356,000 Tons of Waste from Landfills
NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey as one of the 2018 winners of the national WasteWise awards, as well as four regional winners in New York and New Jersey.Continue Reading→
World crude steel production continues to make gains
May production increased 5.4 percent compared with May 2018.Continue Reading→
