Chicago passes a budget that includes a fee on shopping bags, and Whirlpool offers an answer to food waste.
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Chicago passes a budget that includes a fee on shopping bags, and Whirlpool offers an answer to food waste.
A Vermont materials recovery facility shuts down, and Ikea announces efforts to boost its already high recycling rate.
The Windy City’s recycling rate sees another drop, and some residents are unhappy with the way Charlotte, N.C. wants OCC placed in the cart.
A couple of cities consider adding curbside service, and two other municipalities wrestle with the difficulties of providing recycling service to apartment buildings.
A Michigan facility has another record-setting year for the volume of recyclable materials it sends to market, and Denver gets some bad news about its recycling rate. Continue Reading
The U.S. officially withdraws from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and an Oklahoma community struggles with high rates of contamination in curbside carts.
An initiative emphasizes the job creation that recycling can bring, and a San Antonio facility is again ordered to vacate its premises due to alleged violations. Continue Reading
Miniature liquor bottles are proposed for inclusion in a state’s bottle bill, and building tenants in Chicago make some noise after their landlords’ failure to provide recycling service.
A Canadian city drives its curbside contamination rates down, and a U.S. city increases recycling tonnages by 20 percent.
One city may lower its diversion rate goals and abandon its single-stream collection plans, while another gets tough on apartment landlords.