Scrap plastics recently enjoyed a month-to-month rise in shipments abroad. Paper and metals, however, were marked by declines.
Scrap plastics recently enjoyed a month-to-month rise in shipments abroad. Paper and metals, however, were marked by declines.
The Canadian city of Edmonton has been forced to eat its paper-recycling investment – millions of dollars – after the company it partnered with went bankrupt and no other firms stepped up to take over the plant.
This story originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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The product stewardship group at the center of British Columbia’s recently reshaped curbside program has taken on a new moniker.
Climbing recycled paper prices contributed to the recent idling or closure of two newsprint mills, one in North America and one in Asia.
For the second year in a row, U.S. paper recovery marked a record high in 2016. Use of recycled paper is also marking a new milestone in Canada.
This Saturday, April 22 marks Earth Day, an event that was first celebrated in the U.S. 47 years ago. Industry entities are marking the occasion with efforts that range from impactful to flat-out quirky.
Three optical sorters and a variety of screening technologies form the upgraded backbone of a recently re-opened California MRF.
Surges in commodity prices during the first quarter drove huge recycling revenue gains for Waste Management, Republic Services and Waste Connections.
