The Closed Loop Fund will loan up to $5 million in Connecticut this year to improve recycling infrastructure.
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 Closed Loop Fund will loan up to $5 million in Connecticut this year to improve recycling infrastructure.
The Home Depot will pay nearly $28 million in a California settlement involving disposal of household hazardous waste, electronics, batteries and intact customer information.
Struggles at facilities on both sides of the country demonstrate how local programs can be left in the lurch when nearby sorting capacity constricts.
The group that runs Oregon’s container deposit program announced it will donate unredeemed deposit money to charitable purposes if the redemption rate for containers drops below 80 percent.
With China having recently shaken up export possibilities, industry leaders in the U.S. have amplified their calls for more domestic markets for recyclables. Two upcoming events aim to accelerate that process.
Casella Waste Systems ended a good year on a bad note. China’s import restrictions dented recycling revenues for the Northeast company last fall.
President Trump will nominate a top chemical industry attorney to serve as the head of a U.S. EPA office that oversees waste management and recycling.
For North America’s largest garbage and recycling companies, 2017 overall was a good year in recycling. That being said, the fourth quarter was a bad one for the industry.
A $24 million operation designed to sort single-stream material, mixed waste and C&D debris has opened on the California coast.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers has added partners to a campaign designed to encourage the use of recycled-content products.