New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has killed two pieces of recycling-oriented legislation – one focused on updating the state’s struggling e-scrap program and another creating a paint stewardship program.
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].New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has killed two pieces of recycling-oriented legislation – one focused on updating the state’s struggling e-scrap program and another creating a paint stewardship program.
Vermont’s law mandating that producers fund the takeback and recycling of single-use batteries has helped significantly boost battery collections in the state. Meanwhile, collections are trending upward across the U.S. and Canada, according to Call2Recycle.
California regulators are threatening to bring the hammer down on a carpet stewardship group, saying it has failed for years to grow carpet recycling.
More than 134,000 jobs in the U.S. are in some way supported by exports in the recycling industry, according to a new analysis.
Surges in commodity prices during the first quarter drove huge recycling revenue gains for Waste Management, Republic Services and Waste Connections.
Aluminum rolling and recycling company Novelis continues to boost its usage of recovered metals.
Any time a government forces residents to change their behaviors, there’s the possibility of a strong pushback. But a recent webinar explored ways municipal officials can draft and implement mandatory recycling ordinances without drawing substantial resistance.
The creation of a major glass-processing program in the nation’s heartland started with a frank conversation at a beer tasting. Now it’s arguably the most successful venture of its kind.
The Spanish word perdido translates to “lost,” so it’s fitting an advanced materials recovery facility has been built adjacent to Florida’s Perdido Landfill. The MRF is working to help the local community hold onto valuable commodities.
When Chad Hurley helped found YouTube in 2005, he likely had no idea the video-sharing website would later help his hometown tell the world about its new materials recovery facility.