Nashville, Tenn. leaders have identified increased recycling as a key component of improving the city’s livability.
Nashville, Tenn. leaders have identified increased recycling as a key component of improving the city’s livability.
California regulators are signaling they may want a mandatory program covering end-of-life management for packaging, and a workshop next week will explore what the details could look like.
Vermont’s law mandating that producers fund the takeback and recycling of single-use batteries has helped significantly boost battery collections in the state. Meanwhile, collections are trending upward across the U.S. and Canada, according to Call2Recycle.
A government auditor in British Columbia has released a report on the Canadian province’s EPR (extended producer responsibility) program for printed paper and packaging. Overall, the auditor is pleased with the program but does identify areas for improvement.
California regulators are threatening to bring the hammer down on a carpet stewardship group, saying it has failed for years to grow carpet recycling.
A proposal to give Connecticut’s environmental agency the authority to create stewardship programs for a range of products has drawn substantial opposition from key recycling industry stakeholders.
More than 134,000 jobs in the U.S. are in some way supported by exports in the recycling industry, according to a new analysis.
Surges in commodity prices during the first quarter drove huge recycling revenue gains for Waste Management, Republic Services and Waste Connections.
Avangard Innovative’s Rick Perez speaking at Plastics Recycling 2017 in March. Credit: Riverview Photography
Avangard Innovative is continuing its efforts to optimize recycling streams with the assistance of new technology, and the results are playing into bale price negotiations.
A North Carolina government office that provides substantial recycling industry support would be eliminated as part of a budget bill approved by the state Senate last week.