Santa Fe, N.M., Reopens MRF with New Contract
The MRF was idled in 2015 after the Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency began a contract that shipped recyclables 65 miles away.Continue Reading→
PRC pop-up recycling events divert 170 tons of glass from landfills
Pennsylvania Resources Council launched the program in 2019 in response to changes in curbside recycling programs.Continue Reading→
New York group studies expansion of state’s bottle bill
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation analyzed the feasibility of expanding the bottle deposit system to include wine, liquor bottles.Continue Reading→
Stadler develops delabeler to address plastic sorting issue
Delabelers can significantly increase the output and purity rates of recycled plastic bottles, Stadler says.Continue Reading→
Coca-Cola, KAB Public Space Recycling Bin Grant Program application period opens
The program is funded through a $350,000 grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation to KAB.Continue Reading→
Omaha, Nebraska, to rebid recycling contract
City rejects Firstar Fiber’s bid to process recyclables.Continue Reading→
Senators introduce RECYCLE Act to increase recycling rates
The bipartisan legislation would authorize $15 million per year over five years in grants to help improve recycling education and outreach.Continue Reading→
CalRecycle director to leave his post at year-end
His departure follows the closing of rePlanet CRV redemption centers throughout the state this summer.Continue Reading→
Plastics Industry Association shares results from secondary sorting project
The project findings suggest that a regional secondary sorting MRF could help to increase material recovery by more than 50,000 tons per year.Continue Reading→
Ferrous scrap prices start to rebound slightly
Scrap prices gain about $20 per ton in November, according to RMDAS.Continue Reading→
