Glass recycling in Georgia has taken a beating in the public eye as of late, with some programs pushing to remove bottles and jars from curbside carts and media reports questioning glass recycling's value. Since the beginning of the year, mainstream media outlets in the region have offered up headlines such as "Your recycling may not end up where you...

A small-scale materials recovery facility in Arizona demonstrates the ability to engineer a line from both new and existing equipment. Right Away Disposal recently opened its 10-tons-per-hour single-stream line, which was provided by equipment company CP Group. The MRF in Apache Junction, east of Phoenix, includes new disc screens from CP Group incorporated alongside Right Away Disposal's existing sort lines,...

A processing operation in Singapore has become the first e-Stewards-certified location in Southeast Asia. Basel Action Network, the Seattle-based nonprofit group that owns the e-Stewards certification, announced that Global Ewaste Solutions has achieved certification for its Singapore location. The company has also gained e-Stewards certification for locations in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and British Columbia."Creating an e-Stewards-certified company in...

Industry innovators, here's a chance for some valuable exposure. The Association of Plastic Recyclers has opened up the nomination period for the group's Plastics Recycling Showcase, which features advancements that improve plastics collection and recycling. This is the second year APR has held the event. Last year's iteration highlighted a recycled-content product, recycling-friendly label, new polymers, sortation equipment and an...

Composite lumber manufacturer Trex is reducing the amount of recycled polyethylene it buys and sells, even while the company continues to post record profits. The Winchester, Va.-based company purchases recycled PE films to use in composite decking and railing products. And last year the company entered the business of creating and selling recycled LLDPE pellets to manufacturers of other products....

ReCommunity has filed a federal lawsuit against Ann Arbor, Mich., alleging the City violated and wrongfully terminated the company's MRF-operating contract. The company, which operates materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in numerous parts of the U.S., filed the lawsuit on July 27 in U.S. District Court in southern Michigan. It marked the latest chapter in the long-running dispute between Ann Arbor...

A $10.4 million investment in facility improvements, sortation equipment and curbside carts has allowed Davenport, Iowa area residents to switch to single-stream collection. The Waste Commission of Scott County held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 28 for its newly reopened materials recovery facility (MRF) in Davenport. The commission is calling the new single-stream collection program, which began Aug....

The National Waste & Recycling Association (NW&RA) and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) are providing recommendations to materials recovery facilities and municipalities to help them accurately track changing recycling streams and fluctuating market prices. The groups released two shared position pieces. The documents, addenda to their April 2015 Joint Advisory on Designing Contracts for Processing of Municipal...

California has ordered two companies to pay $13.8 million in restitution and penalties, alleging violations of beverage container redemption laws. But the companies are fighting back. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) demanded California Waste Solutions (CWS) pay over $12.1 million in restitution and more than $300,000 in fines. CWS provides recycling, waste management and materials brokering...

New York state will provide a temporary injection of money to help local governments manage e-scrap collections and recycling. The state's Department of Environmental Conservation will provide $3 million in grants to reimburse municipalities for up to half of their e-scrap management expenses. The money will come from the state's Environmental Protection Fund."The recycling of electronic waste has become extremely...