Baltimore’s public works department failed to hit materials recovery targets for two straight years, a city audit recently found, but the department says the measurement metrics should be revised.
Colin Staub was a reporter and associate editor at Resource Recycling until August 2025.Baltimore’s public works department failed to hit materials recovery targets for two straight years, a city audit recently found, but the department says the measurement metrics should be revised.
Last year closed with record-setting numbers for battery collection and recycling in North America, according to stewardship group Call2Recycle.
California regulators are signaling they may want a mandatory program covering end-of-life management for packaging, and a workshop next week will explore what the details could look like.
A proposal to give Connecticut’s environmental agency the authority to create stewardship programs for a range of products has drawn substantial opposition from key recycling industry stakeholders.
Curbside organics collection could be a key component of Washington, D.C.’s strategy to reach an 80 percent diversion rate. A feasibility study has laid out implementation details.
Avangard Innovative’s Rick Perez speaking at Plastics Recycling 2017 in March. Credit: Riverview Photography
Avangard Innovative is continuing its efforts to optimize recycling streams with the assistance of new technology, and the results are playing into bale price negotiations.
A North Carolina government office that provides substantial recycling industry support would be eliminated as part of a budget bill approved by the state Senate last week.
Many municipalities struggle to find downstream uses for recovered glass, but one study offers a bit of hope for a modest new end market.
Laura Phillips, Walmart’s vice president of corporate affairs and sustainability, speaks at the company’s recent sustainability summit.
The world’s largest retailer has identified packaging recyclability as a key component of Project Gigaton, its recently announced effort to reduce greenhouse gases in its supply chain.
Minnesota is on track to improve the accuracy of its annual recycling and waste management data reporting, so its recent annual report covers a “transition year” for information on waste management activities.