At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it. The Salt Lake City-based secondary glass processor is currently building an $11 million glass cleaning and sorting plant near Denver (see photo to the left and below), enabling bottle-to-bottle recycling there. In Utah, the company already collects and processes glass for use...

At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it. The Salt Lake City-based secondary glass processor is currently building an $11 million glass cleaning and sorting plant near Denver (see photos to the right and below), enabling bottle-to-bottle recycling there. In Utah, the company already collects and processes glass for use...

Packaging producers should choose clear or translucent PET containers because opaque and colored ones inhibit recycling of the material into higher-value applications.

When Energizer developed a battery with 4 percent recycled content, company officials agonized over whether to market the achievement to the public. The concern was the 4 percent figure would leave consumers asking, "Why not more?" But ultimately the company did move to publicize its product, which had resulted from seven years of research and development. "We try to educate...

Apple says it is taking steps to boost its internal recycling efforts after the diversion rate at the company's non-manufacturing sites fell for the second year in a row. The Cupertino, Calif.-based electronics giant diverted 63 percent of material from landfill during the 2015 fiscal year, down from 68 percent in 2014 and 73 percent in 2013. The numbers exclude...

Apple recovered around 61 million pounds of e-scrap in 2015, according to the company. "We work hard to keep electronic devices out of landfills so that the precious resources they contain can be reused," the company stated in its latest Environmental Responsibility Report. "And we want to ensure that these devices are recycled properly so they don’t pose a threat...

Saying a material can't be thrown away isn't a guarantee it will be recycled. That's a takeaway from the cardboard landfill ban Fort Collins, Colo. imposed in 2013. "It's hard to have a ban itself be a primary motivator for getting new locations to sign up for recycling service," said Caroline Mitchell, environmental planner at the city. Mitchell was speaking...

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' ISRI2016 show didn't just discuss industry issues and equipment – it also provided a platform for ventures looking to drive social change with recycled materials. The show, held in Las Vegas earlier this month, included three vendors selling recycled goods at an "Upcycled Pavilion": Hipcycle, which sells a variety of recycled-content goods made by...

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' ISRI2016 show didn't just discuss industry issues and equipment – it also provided a platform for ventures looking to drive social change with recycled materials. The show, held in Las Vegas earlier this month, included three vendors selling recycled goods at an "Upcycled Pavilion": Hipcycle, which sells a variety of recycled-content goods made by...

Illinois legislators are quickly advancing a bill that aims to make it easier for e-scrap companies to send CRT glass to storage cells. The legislation says the state won't require accreditation for companies using that storage-cell option. It also says "any organization that accredits facilities" is prohibited from penalizing e-scrap companies if they use the option.Kuusakoski U.S. began placing leaded...