An industry group has launched an online survey asking municipal and state governments, MRFs and glass companies about their local experiences with glass recycling.
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].An industry group has launched an online survey asking municipal and state governments, MRFs and glass companies about their local experiences with glass recycling.
Tens of thousands of people around the country are owed millions of dollars in unpaid appliance rebates after the failure of a major appliance-recycling company, court documents show.
Using an advanced visioning system and deep-learning capabilities, a robot is now picking an average of one carton a second off a container line at a Denver-area MRF. It may be an early look at the future of materials processing.
Federally funded research into using robots to replace humans on MRF sorting lines could significantly lower materials sorting costs.
This story originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of Resource Recycling.
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Higher commodity values helped lift recycling-related revenues for the third-largest hauler in North America.
Washington’s recycling rate fell slightly in 2013, marking the fourth consecutive year of flat annual figures for the Evergreen State.
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it.
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it.
Composting experts have developed verbiage for possible legislation that states could use to limit claims made on plastic product packaging.