The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ruled that Ohio-based ECM Biofilms was wrong in the past for claiming its additives promote complete degradation and will be wrong again unless the company proves otherwise. Continue Reading
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ruled that Ohio-based ECM Biofilms was wrong in the past for claiming its additives promote complete degradation and will be wrong again unless the company proves otherwise. Continue Reading
Composting experts have developed verbiage for possible legislation that states could use to limit claims made on plastic product packaging.
The opening general session of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ annual convention tackled the recycling industry’s most vexing question: When will markets rebound?
David Steiner is OK feeling the wrath of some recycling professionals – as long it leads to better business.
Jim Fish, Waste Management CEO
The leader of the nation’s largest recycling collector says the firm is continuing to push to strengthen its recycling business even as the industry shifts.
The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC), which operates the state’s container deposit program, announced it will pursue a refillable glass bottle program in partnership with local craft brewers.
A new materials recovery facility in San Diego is sorting single-stream material from commercial and multi-family sources. Fibers and films make up a substantial portion of those streams, necessitating a specially built sorting system.
Germany continues to post the highest recycling rate in Europe, and a few other countries experienced surges in their rates.
One of the two city-owned materials recovery facilities. Credit: Phoenix Public Works.
A recycling incentive and outreach program is now available to all Phoenix households, an effort that is aiming to boost participation and lower contamination. Continue Reading
A London initiative will target the collection of single-use coffee cups for recycling, and carpet diversion continues its rise throughout the United Kingdom. Continue Reading