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Technology spurs the next level of bale quality control

Published: May 16, 2017
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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.

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Keys to rolling out an effective mandatory recycling ordinance

Published: May 9, 2017
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Any time a government forces residents to change their behaviors, there’s the possibility of a strong pushback. But a recent webinar explored ways municipal officials can draft and implement mandatory recycling ordinances without drawing substantial resistance.

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Q&A: How recyclability plays into Walmart’s sustainability plan

Published: May 2, 2017
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Laura Phillips, Walmart’s vice president of corporate affairs and sustainability, speaks at the company’s recent sustainability summit.

The world’s largest retailer has identified packaging recyclability as a key component of Project Gigaton, its recently announced effort to reduce greenhouse gases in its supply chain.

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RR Exclusive: Waste Management builds trash-sorting MRF near Oakland

Published: April 18, 2017
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Construction progress on Waste Management’s Alameda County facility as of February 2017. Photo credit: CalRecycle

An organics-focused operation in California estimated to cost more than $120 million will extract recoverable material from municipal solid waste. But it’s not aimed at replacing curbside recycling and compost collection.

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