Higher commodity values helped lift recycling-related revenues for the third-largest hauler in North America.
Higher commodity values helped lift recycling-related revenues for the third-largest hauler in North America.
Scott Pruitt, photo by Gage Skidmore
Former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is the new leader of the U.S. EPA. Continue Reading
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it.
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.
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.
One of the two city-owned materials recovery facilities. Credit: Phoenix Public Works.
A recycling incentive and outreach program is now available to all Phoenix households, an effort that is aiming to boost participation and lower contamination. Continue Reading
Carton recycling is now available for 60 percent of U.S. households, meaning the packaging can begin carrying the “chasing arrows” symbol and “please recycle” text.
The City of Columbus, Ohio recently received an indicator of current recycling market struggles, when its yard debris and recycling hauler quoted a price nearly 50 percent higher for the city’s next municipal collection contract. Continue Reading
An industry training and awareness program focused on vehicle safety kicked off Monday, just weeks after a report showed that occupational deaths among collectors were on the rise in 2015.