Anyone engaged in waste-reduction policy has surely witnessed the intense debate that has been raging for decades around the notion of burning municipal solid waste to create power.
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Anyone engaged in waste-reduction policy has surely witnessed the intense debate that has been raging for decades around the notion of burning municipal solid waste to create power.
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it.
Jeff Eager
There are few industries more intertwined with local government than recycling. The means, frequency and price for collecting recyclables from consumers and businesses are commonly regulated by the city or county. Continue Reading
Colleges and universities have begun a fierce competition to determine which campus can recycle the most.
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.