Discussion of how China’s National Sword campaign is affecting the North American recycling industry continued to draw our readers’ attention in May.
Discussion of how China’s National Sword campaign is affecting the North American recycling industry continued to draw our readers’ attention in May.
How successful are existing sortation systems at separating flexible packaging? New research aims to answer that question.
The much-discussed mixed-waste materials recovery facility in Montgomery, Ala. has closed its doors.
Local governments are saving money through their participation in statewide paint stewardship programs, according to the Product Stewardship Institute.
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The Closed Loop Fund has provided financial backing to Memphis, Tenn. to help the municipality transition to single-stream recycling.
The California Product Stewardship Council has helped form a new group to advocate for extended producer responsibility laws around the country.
Maine legislators are mulling a wide-ranging bill meant to help the state meet its 50 percent diversion goal.
A processing contract in Iowa is expected to boost one county’s recycling tipping fee by 88 percent, and plans for a recycling facility in New Jersey have been shelved over toxic chemical concerns.
For the past 14 months, The Recycling Partnership has supplied an average of 235 recycling carts each day to U.S. curbside programs, according to the group.
A pair of Northeast states accept applications for recycling-related grants, and funds are awarded for a host of initiatives in Midwest and West Coast jurisdictions.