Keurig Dr Pepper commits to 100% recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025
Beyond plastic in packaging, this list of new efforts addresses waste, water and carbon emissions — each of which will likely require some shifts in the supply chains of Keurig Dr Pepper’s brands.Continue Reading→
Florida County Announces Beginning Steps for New MRF
Orange County seeks public input for designing, constructing and operating a new materials recovery facility.Continue Reading→
Court upends St. Paul, Minnesota collection system, leaving fate to voters
Legal efforts to suspend an organized collection system for residential households have proven successful. Now, the city must determine how its trash will get picked up starting June 30.Continue Reading→
Cincinnati Chosen for Pilot Program to Increase Recycling
The U.S. Chamber Foundation’s Beyond 34 pilot project aims to increase the current U.S. recycling rate.Continue Reading→
Recycling Right Critical as Texas Landfill Nears Capacity
Roughly 80 percent of the items that end up in the landfill are recyclable items that were instead thrown in the trash.Continue Reading→
Plans for a recycled corrugated venture
New York-based CorrVentures plans to build a paper mill that will consume OCC from MRFs.Continue Reading→
NRC/RMC June 25th SWEEP. Webinar
Join Rob Watson, Founder and Co-Chair, SWEEP (Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol) as he discusses his work to transform the waste management industry sector toward sustainability. REGISTER NOW! June 25th from 1-2:15 ET
PepsiCo Aims to Change Recycling Behaviors—Starting in the Classroom
PepsiCo Recycling celebrates the students and teachers leading the charge with cash prizes totaling more than $350,000.Continue Reading→
Kentucky County Seeks Paper Recycling Options
Solid waste officials are looking for paper recycling options after a Lexington, Ky., recycling facility stopped accepting paper.Continue Reading→
Proposed Bill Would Bypass North Carolina’s E-waste-to-landfill Ban
An increase of old TVs ending up in landfills prompted the state to implement a ban on e-waste-to-landfill, but a new proposal seeks to change that.
