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
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
Ann Arbor, Mich. has ended a MRF operation contract with ReCommunity over alleged safety and fire issues at the city’s recycling facility.
The small city of Rock Island, Ill. is making changes to its curbside recycling program, and the single-stream system will now include glass.
This story originally appeared in the February 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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Houston’s move to remove glass from the curbside stream kills a planned multi-million-dollar industry investment there, according to an executive at glass processing company Strategic Materials.
Hundreds of thousands of Texans could lose curbside recycling service if the Houston City Council rejects a new contract with Waste Management.
The immediate future of Houston’s curbside recycling program is uncertain after city leaders rejected a proposed contract renewal with Waste Management.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner
Curbside recycling will likely continue uninterrupted in America’s fourth-largest city, but it comes at the expense of glass recovery.
The City of Los Angeles has approved commercial franchise hauling zones after more than two years of planning. Proponents say the change puts the nation’s second largest city on the path to achieving a 90 percent diversion rate by 2025.
When it comes to materials processing contracts, the debate is often framed in black and white: taxpayers versus shareholders battling to collect the financial rewards of recycling and avoid the costs.
