Each year in early May, compost advocates globally join their voices during International Compost Awareness Week.
Each year in early May, compost advocates globally join their voices during International Compost Awareness Week.
Mathy Stanislaus, who served under President Obama, says current U.S. EPA leaders aren’t fully valuing materials recovery and are harming the industry by putting a singular focus on deregulation.
Many recycling associations are preparing for their biggest gatherings of the year, and three group leaders recently explained how China-related market disruptions will be tackled at their events.
Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycling Partnership, at the 2016 Resource Recycling Conference.
The Recycling Partnership now has nearly 40 industry entities behind it. That raises an interesting question: How does one organization balance the needs of so many corporate backers?
The Closed Loop Fund will loan up to $5 million in Connecticut this year to improve recycling infrastructure.
A shuttered Alabama facility that was built to separate recyclables from trash could reopen in October, and city leaders are leaning toward trying the mixed-waste approach again.
Industry stakeholders have formed a state recycling organization in Ohio. The group aims to serve as a one-stop shop for business development and support services.
With China having recently shaken up export possibilities, industry leaders in the U.S. have amplified their calls for more domestic markets for recyclables. Two upcoming events aim to accelerate that process.
More than 100 government and corporate recycling leaders convened in Chattanooga, Tenn. to assess where the recycling industry stands in terms of data collection and analysis, and to generate recommendations on what new measurement steps need to be taken.
Extended producer responsibility rose to the forefront of debate in Connecticut as a strategy to reduce packaging waste in line with state mandates. A committee tasked with advising lawmakers during the coming legislative session recently split on the strategy, but the majority advised against it.