San Francisco has approved a wide-ranging ban on expanded polystyrene products. The policy goes into effect next year.
San Francisco has approved a wide-ranging ban on expanded polystyrene products. The policy goes into effect next year.
A county in Washington state has over the past decade developed a recycling promotion event that draws tens of thousands of attendees, all while supporting markets for recovered materials.
Low commodities prices and increasing contamination have forced materials recovery facilities in Great Britain to significantly increase charges to municipal partners, a survey shows.
Cara Russell, the newly appointed head of the Colorado Association for Recycling, was killed last week at the age of 52. A vigil was held in her memory June 30 and a memorial fund has been created in her name.
Ann Arbor, Mich. has ended a MRF operation contract with ReCommunity over alleged safety and fire issues at the city’s recycling facility.
Haulers in one Colorado city could be allowed to charge more for collection services due to falling recycling revenues, and Seattle considers changes to its plastic bag ban.
The Closed Loop Foundation launches a grant program to take aim at food waste, and Massachusetts provides funding to give recycling businesses a boost.
Legislation requiring cities to reduce their per-capita waste generation has gained traction in Massachusetts.
Big bag changes take effect in Morocco, and coffee chains in the U.K. push forward goals to recycle paper cups.
Several workers were killed in an accident at a U.K. metals recycling operation, and Hong Kong beachgoers can’t find the sand through the trash.