Curbside recycling can put additional collection trucks on the road. But the recycling process ultimately brings environmental benefits that far outweigh the extra vehicle emissions, according to a study from Waste Management.
Curbside recycling can put additional collection trucks on the road. But the recycling process ultimately brings environmental benefits that far outweigh the extra vehicle emissions, according to a study from Waste Management.
A Canadian foam processing company receives a major injection of capital, and San Antonio hopes fines will get people in the mood to recycle.
Ratepayers are seeing an increase for garbage and recycling in the Pacific Northwest’s largest city, and an appliance recycling company sees a stark revenue drop.
Ironically, ending curbside glass collection increases a Tennessee city’s glass recovery volumes, and a labor showdown in New York may be leading toward a MRF strike.
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Chicago wants to better educate residents of a neighborhood posting a 6 percent diversion rate, and two reports calls on Michigan lawmakers to take steps to boost recycling.
Seattle collectors will no longer be allowed to flip the lid on residential garbage cans to look for banned compostables.
This story originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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The Closed Loop Fund has provided financial backing to Memphis, Tenn. to help the municipality transition to single-stream recycling.
An effort in Austin to collect clothes at the curb aims to bolster convenience for residents, but nonprofit groups say it does so at the expense of established social programs.
The small city of Rock Island, Ill. is making changes to its curbside recycling program, and the single-stream system will now include glass.
