When it made landfall on Aug. 25, Hurricane Harvey became the wettest tropical cyclone to ever hit the U.S., dumping more than five feet of water on Houston. The resulting floods have impacted the recycling industry in multiple ways, driving up prices for virgin plastics, hampering freight systems and halting curbside collections.
Features from the August 2017 print edition:
- Buying in
- Community Spotlight: How one SoCal beach town takes on diversion challenges
- Data Corner: How the US and EU stack up on pricing
- In My Opinion: Bringing nuance to the numbers
- MRF of the Month: Eureka Recycling, Minneapolis
- Picking dignity
- Step by step
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