With the frequency of container deposit-related legislation, advocates often look to other states for examples of what to expect when a new law is proposed, and there’s no shortage of states to refer to.
With the frequency of container deposit-related legislation, advocates often look to other states for examples of what to expect when a new law is proposed, and there’s no shortage of states to refer to.
The future of recovered materials exports to China remains hazy, but leaders from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) made a few things clear after a recent trip to Hong Kong and Beijing.
Glass continues to draw sharp focus in municipal programs across the country, as market realities, transport logistics and contamination form a barrier to cost-effective recovery.
Houston council members approve a contract continuing curbside recycling but jettisoning glass, and newspapers resist joining British Columbia’s printed paper and packaging stewardship group.
Regulators in British Columbia ramp up pressure on newspaper publishers to contribute to recycling funding, and New York City Council members will likely vote in early May on a plastic bag fee law.
One of the world’s biggest fast-food companies is reportedly failing to meet its recycling obligations in British Columbia, and The Recycling Partnership provides cart financing in Michigan.
A reporter tests the expiration dates stamped on food, and a curbside recycling contract dispute gets dirty.
More and more people are recycling cardboard, and an industry group is reacting to Connecticut’s plan to reduce waste.
A new MRF is making some money and extending the life of a landfill, and the European Union’s elected body approves aggressive recycling targets.
Some lawmakers say it’s time to update Pennsylvania’s 30-year-old recycling law, and an Indiana elementary school wins the Recycle-Bowl competition.