The country’s recycling and composting rate remains stuck at just over 34 percent, according to the U.S. EPA.
The country’s recycling and composting rate remains stuck at just over 34 percent, according to the U.S. EPA.
Strategic Materials shut down its Franklin, Mass. facility last month, a development caused by the closure of a massive bottle manufacturer nearby.
In the midst of a recycling market downturn, a growing number of small municipal programs across North America are moving away from single-stream at the curb.
The U.S. recycling market disruption from China’s import restrictions has received mainstream media attention since the beginning of 2018. But recently, the issue has engaged a handful of right-leaning opinion writers.
Four years ago, it became clear Montgomery, Ala. was going to be the testing ground for an updated approach to mixed-waste processing.
A shuttered mixed-waste processing site in Montgomery, Ala. will reopen to once again separate recyclables from garbage.
San Francisco has seen significantly more diversion from its curbside program since changing the standard sizes of recycling and garbage receptacles issued to residents.
Debate over source separation has carried on since the single-stream concept emerged, but it has received particular attention over the past year, because of China’s import restrictions and the ensuing market fallout.
Each year in early May, compost advocates globally join their voices during International Compost Awareness Week.
