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A look at the first winners of memorial grant for recycling

Published: September 13, 2016
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After announcing the Steve Thompson Memorial Grant, organizers received over 200 applications. Ultimately, only nine individuals were selected for the all-expenses-paid trip to the Resource Recycling Conference, held two weeks ago in New Orleans.

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Glass contamination and regulations collide in California

Published: October 4, 2016
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glass / Joseph_Sohm, ShutterstockThe closing of container-redemption centers across California has meant dirtier downstream loads of recovered glass. Regulators are now adding emergency regulations to ensure that increased contamination doesn’t threaten the state’s glass recycling industry.

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Major investments announced for North American MRFs

Published: December 6, 2016
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Photo credit: Sven Eberlein

Photo credit: Sven Eberlein

Upgrades to a San Francisco materials recovery facility have boosted throughputs by nearly 40 percent and ensured the adaptability needed to confront an evolving ton. Recology, which operates the state-of-the-art facility, provided Resource Recycling with details of the major upgrade.

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