Despite facing a torrent of criticism, officials in British Columbia say they are on track to transform the Canadian province’s recycling system into one led and funded by producers.
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Despite facing a torrent of criticism, officials in British Columbia say they are on track to transform the Canadian province’s recycling system into one led and funded by producers.
Should curbside recycling be treated like other utilities that send customers a bill every month? And what effects will potential minimum wage increases have on materials recovery facilities?
In a press release sent out this morning, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced that plans for the proposed Covanta mixed-waste materials recovery facility have been temporarily suspended.
Waste Management has fired five managers and launched an in-depth audit after discovering company drivers brought recyclable materials from several North Texas cities to a landfill. Continue Reading
The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled a $112 million deal to introduce mixed-waste processing in Indianapolis skirted the law.
In recent months, a number of communities in North America have inched closer to exploring mixed-waste processing, while other projects have hit roadblocks.
Add Atlanta to the list of American cities struggling with the economic realities of curbside glass recycling collection.
As the Resource Recycling Conference kicked off in Indianapolis last week, the host city’s recent decision to turn to mixed waste processing was the subject of a fiery and insightful debate.
Arguing that “increased recycling leads to the creation of new jobs,” a new study on Indiana’s recycling industry suggests that close to 10,000 new jobs would be created if the state managed to divert 25 percent of the waste it currently sends to landfills and incinerators.
Paige Bernacchi, Business Manager, Covanta
The Indiana Recycling Coalition’s Carey Hamilton is right – few things are more frustrating than missed opportunities. What Ms. Hamilton and the IRC fail to realize is the irony in their own rhetoric. Continue Reading