Accelerating the transition to a circular economy has become a high priority for major companies and governments around the globe.
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Accelerating the transition to a circular economy has become a high priority for major companies and governments around the globe.
In February, Congressman Keith Ellison reintroduced H.R. 1034, known as the Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act. The bill creates a grant program within the U.S. EPA that would be funded with up to $100 million of investments in zero waste infrastructure.
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.
Photo credit: Ryan Cosentino-Roush
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.