The recently formed Glass Recycling Foundation has a goal of raising $1 million over the next year to invest in glass recycling projects, according to a leader of the nonprofit entity.
Associate Editor Jared Paben has worked for Resource Recycling since December 2014. Most of his earlier career was spent as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Bellingham, Wash., but he also has experience working for the Oregon volunteerism commission and for Oregon nonprofits serving low-income populations. He can be contacted at [email protected].The recently formed Glass Recycling Foundation has a goal of raising $1 million over the next year to invest in glass recycling projects, according to a leader of the nonprofit entity.
In response to fiber market conditions, a manufacturer has started mixing OCC and white recovered papers together to create a cheaper line of tissue products.
After a three-year gap, curbside acceptance of glass has resumed in America’s fourth-largest city.
In new court filings seeking cleanup funds, two warehouse owners have named over 40 electronics recycling companies they say contributed to what became the largest CRT glass stockpile in U.S. history. The landlords invoke Superfund law in their suits.
A recycling expert has offered up criticisms of British Columbia’s extended producer responsibility system for printed paper and packaging.
For decades, a pricing index has reported prices for recyclables in Canada’s most populous province. The group behind the sheet recently evaluated how it compares with other market reports.
A half-million dollars is up for grabs as part of a recycling market development competition launched in New York City. The entrepreneur behind the effort recently provided more details on the initiative.
Still from a Waste Robotics demonstration video.
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The Canadian government will invest in a company that’s developing artificial intelligence machinery to separate materials at recycling facilities.
Bills prohibiting single-use plastic products are gaining traction this year in a few state capitols. Here’s a look at a few states that have advanced legislation out of at least one chamber.
A coffee capsule company will spend more than $1 million to allow for curbside recycling of its single-use packaging in New York City.