Over the past month, the market for grades of curbside paper has been fairly stable.
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Over the past month, the market for grades of curbside paper has been fairly stable.
For a long time, the story of recycling has been purported to be simple – you just have to do X and it’ll all work out. X, of course, changes over the years.
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In late October, 80 New Yorkers teamed up to spend three days devising innovative ways to tackle one of the city’s oldest and most vexing challenges: waste. Continue Reading
As we enter 2018, the market for most grades of curbside recyclables remains unchanged, although aluminum prices have seen a recent uptick.
Earlier this year, ABC, the national government broadcaster in Australia, ran a series of programs called “War on Waste.” These shows were dedicated to putting the huge amount of waste generated in the forefront of people’s thinking.
In less than a month, Europe has laid out its legislative and long-term policy blueprint on waste and recycling. Continue Reading
Post-consumer curbside material prices have remained steady through January 2018.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers has added partners to a campaign designed to encourage the use of recycled-content products.
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Chinese authorities have issued the first five rounds of recyclable-material import permits for 2018. Compared with 2017, the country has allowed substantially less recycled plastic to enter the country and approved permits for far fewer companies across all material types.
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Amid market disruption from China’s import restrictions, Republic Services continued to realize recycling revenue gains last year.