A $10.4 million investment in facility improvements, sortation equipment and curbside carts has allowed Davenport, Iowa area residents to switch to single-stream collection.
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A $10.4 million investment in facility improvements, sortation equipment and curbside carts has allowed Davenport, Iowa area residents to switch to single-stream collection.
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NW&RA) and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) are providing recommendations to materials recovery facilities and municipalities to help them accurately track changing recycling streams and fluctuating market prices.
The fourth international ReuseConex conference will be landing in Boston on October 17-19, 2016.
Building owners in Chicago could pay hefty fines for not following the city’s recycling ordinance.
In an attempt to steer coffee cups away from landfills, Starbucks stores in the U.K. are testing a cup that bills itself as easily recyclable.
Price and volume totals for the exports of most materials continue to lag levels from a year ago.
A grant from The Recycling Partnership is helping Athens, Ohio improve its curbside recycling program by switching from source-separated to commingled collection.
More than a billion people across the globe were expected to take part in environmental activities last Friday. As usual, materials recovery was a key component in many of the initiatives.
Exports of scrap plastics saw a sizable month-to-month bump in volume at the start of 2016, but most materials showed declines in comparison to 2015 levels.
Longtime recycling professional Steve Thompson passed away last week in Virginia. He was 66.