Once upon a time, you collected waste door to door and hauled it to the city dump near the town limits.
This article originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.
Our monthly markets update shows OCC is still selling at record levels, and other fiber grades have seen notable upticks. Plastics is more of a mixed big, however.
Thanks to the work of Minnesota recycling stakeholders, residents have been able to access low-cost, recycled-content rain barrels.
The Recycling Association of Minnesota (RAM) is thrilled to welcome the Resource Recycling Conference and its national partners to Minnesota. This event will be marked by all-star collection of speakers, presentations, workshops and exhibitors.
Will Sagar
Today’s smartphones automatically find your location on a map. Not so for state and local government leaders planning sustainable materials management (SMM). The variances in data reporting from state to state make comparisons and benchmarking difficult.
Susan Collins
The Container Recycling Institute (CRI) commends PepsiCo for recent statements from Vice President Roberta Barbieri supporting the value of bottle bills for producing clean materials for bottle-to-bottle recycling. However, it is important to point out inaccuracies in Ms. Barbieri’s statements, particularly about the cost-effectiveness of bottle bills (container deposit laws).
