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Three organizations are pushing to have their packaging types accepted at MRFs, but six nonprofit recycling groups are pushing back.
Real Alloy, which runs 15 sites in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to continue operating as usual while it works to restructure and cut costs.
A patent battle over solar-powered recycling and garbage receptacles has taken a new twist, as the defendant has countersued the plaintiff for the same allegations of patent infringement.Features from the October 2017 print edition:
- Community Spotlight: County guides and fortifies local programs
- Data Corner: The terms used most often in outreach
- Destination unknown
- MRF of the Month: Republic Services Anaheim Recycling Center
- Recycling for all
- Small steps, big difference
- Taking it to the streets
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