One deadline approaches for recycling grants in Iowa, and $4.6 million is awarded to a host of projects in Kentucky.
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One deadline approaches for recycling grants in Iowa, and $4.6 million is awarded to a host of projects in Kentucky.
Bob Gedert, National Recycling Coalition
In President Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget, EPA funding is cut by one-third. This would result in the elimination of over 50 programs, including the Sustainable Materials Management program and the Waste Reduction Model.
Brent Bell, vice president of recycling operations.
The recycling chief at Waste Management recently reflected on the company’s ongoing efforts to clean up the material stream. The takeaway: It’s a long slog.
Why are paper recycling prices at near-record levels? The answer boils down to uncertainties in the Chinese market and strong demand at home.
Clarissa Morawski
Single-use packaging is easy to spot. A short walk along a beach, anywhere in the world, will reveal the consequences of our throwaway culture as each tide brings in a fresh layer of debris, most of it single-use plastics.
A woman is fined for trying to recycle cardboard, and a beer company creates sand from used bottles.