Texas-based recycling coordinator CheckSammy is pushing to do more business with events such as fairs and music festivals. | Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
Often, recycling services focus on handling the day-to-day stream. CheckSammy entered the scene in 2018 looking to bring more flexibility to the space, and is now helping large event venues divert waste. Continue Reading
The higher court found that Fort Smith’s actions, though deceptive, did not rise to the level of an illegal exaction. | Rawf8/Shutterstock
The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling that citizens were entitled to restitution of recycling fees after a city was discovered to be dumping recyclables in the landfill.
A partnership between two glass recycling stakeholders is expected to divert 210 million glass bottles from landfill every year. | Pjhpix/Shutterstock
Arglass Yamamura partnered with The Upcycling Company to feed its bottle factory and bring glass recycling access to 1.7 million residents in Georgia and Northern Florida. Continue Reading
An official at the Arizona DEQ predicts interest in serving on the Recycling Advisory Committee will be high. | EQRoy/Shutterstock
After over a decade, Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality is relaunching its recycling grant program thanks to funding from the state. Continue Reading
Dow donated 1.2 million pounds of resin to be used in the 65-gallon carts. | Courtesy of The Recycling Partnership
Kansas City, Mo. will receive 162,000 carts from The Recycling Partnership, marking the group’s second-largest cart grant to date.
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Deposit containers collected in Oregon at the OBRC sorting facility outside Portland. | Dan Leif/Resource Recycling
Oregon residents turned in over 2 billion beverage containers in 2022, an 88.5% preliminary redemption rate for one of the country’s most successful bottle and can redemption systems. Continue Reading
Impacts on low-income residents drove the Vancouver, British Columbia city council to rethink its fee on single-use cups. | yy Apartment/Shutterstock
A year after it went into effect, Vancouver, British Columbia is moving to end its 25-cent fee on single-use coffee cups.
Gresham, Ore.’s educational materials explaining the new curbside battery recycling system to residents. | Courtesy of the city of Gresham, Ore.
Clackamas County, Ore. is the latest county in the state to adopt a different approach to battery collection and fire prevention.
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Nashville is set to receive $141,000 from The Recycling Partnership and American Beverage’s Every Bottle Back initiative. | Eric Buermeyer/Shutterstock
Tennessee’s largest city is increasing the frequency of its curbside collection, and it’s getting some financial and technical assistance from private sector groups to help with the transition. Continue Reading
