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CONTENTS: JUNE 2009

A green point of view
The continued growth of the burgeoning green U.S. building sector is providing ample opportunities for waste reduction, materials diversion and the use of recycled-content products, all in the name of transforming buildings into green-certified structures.
by Rachael Jamison

Reimagining paper in the 21st century
With the North American paper industry lacking in its use of recycled fiber for manufacture of new products, one environmental group is undertaking a project that looks to improve, and increase, paper fiber recovery and the manufacturing of recycled paper.
by Pam Blackledge and Susan Kinsella

The value of recycling: What the numbers tell us
Details are provided of the economic value of recycling in several Northeast states, comparing the industry now to where it was nearly a decade ago.
by Ted Siegler and Natalie Starr

What has the last year done?
Plan versus reality in a changing economy.
by Lisa A. Skumatz and David Juri Freeman

Sorting it out                                                
A survey of North American MRFs and paper packing facilities yields a wealth of data on how such plants can improve the overall efficiency of sorting and recycling recovered post-consumer plastic materials.
by Henry Leineweber

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