For North America’s largest haulers, recycling pleasure has given way to pain. After enjoying big returns from higher commodity prices in the first quarter, three recycling giants noted tumbling fiber prices in April.
For North America’s largest haulers, recycling pleasure has given way to pain. After enjoying big returns from higher commodity prices in the first quarter, three recycling giants noted tumbling fiber prices in April.
Forty-one states are awarded grants for recycling bins in public parks, and a Southwest state begins accepting applications for its $800,000 grant program.
An Ohio waste exchange program has been updated from a simple bulletin board system into an interactive marketplace model, which will calculate and report the environmental impact of each transaction.
A tech startup is developing a new product to verify trustworthiness among traders of recyclable materials.
Trina Matta, Sustainable Packaging Coalition
How can recycling players be sure their material choices aren’t damaging other links in the recovery chain? One industry collaboration has developed a resource to help.
A meeting of the International Council of Containership Operators got raided last week, sending tremors throughout the ocean shipping industry.
As we examine the challenges of the nation’s recycling landscape, it’s good to keep in mind two basic truths: There will always be a huge segment of the population that insists on opportunities to recycle. And recycling is here to stay.
Tens of thousands of people around the country are owed millions of dollars in unpaid appliance rebates after the failure of a major appliance-recycling company, court documents show.
Higher commodity values helped lift recycling-related revenues for the third-largest hauler in North America.
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it.