Haulers enjoyed recyclables prices in 2020
by Jared Paben
Higher commodity prices boosted recycling revenues for Waste Management, Republic Services and North America’s other largest haulers last year, according to earnings reports.
by Jared Paben
Higher commodity prices boosted recycling revenues for Waste Management, Republic Services and North America’s other largest haulers last year, according to earnings reports.
by MaryEllen Etienne
In this first in a monthly series of interviews with women leading the global effort to move us toward a circular economy, we meet Stephanie Barger, who manages a zero waste certification program for the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
by Colin Staub
Several materials recovery facilities across North America and the U.K. recently announced upgrades or other major projects. The initiatives include optical sorter installations targeting fiber and plastic, advanced artificial intelligence plans and more.
by William Turley
Market development is a key trend across recycling, but several issues unique to the C&D realm have sparked action on that side of the sector.
by Beth Coddington
Over the past several years, industry stakeholders have been working on a pilot initiative to see how flexible plastic packaging recovered at the curb would behave in a large MRF. Here are the takeaways.
by Calvin Lakhan
Advocates of EPR for curbside materials have noted the producer-funding approach encourages recycle-friendly design and system efficiency. But one academic researcher in Canada calls those points into question.
by Colin Staub
Cooperation and coordination between local governments has helped boost materials recovery in the Green Bay, Wis. metropolitan area.
By Melissa Ann Schmidt
The solar recycling sector is in its early stage of development, but it’s never too early to plan for the future. With exponential growth of PV waste expected in the coming decades, now is the time to build sustainable recovery systems for this material.
