At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it.
At a time when some communities are retreating on glass recycling, Momentum Recycling is doubling down on it.
This story originally appeared in the March 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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Jim Fish, Waste Management CEO
The leader of the nation’s largest recycling collector says the firm is continuing to push to strengthen its recycling business even as the industry shifts.
The City of Columbus, Ohio recently received an indicator of current recycling market struggles, when its yard debris and recycling hauler quoted a price nearly 50 percent higher for the city’s next municipal collection contract. Continue Reading
The statewide recycling and composting rate for California fell to 47 percent last year after hovering near 50 percent during the previous three years.
Collectors of recovered plastic packaging note the value of baled material has risen for three consecutive months.
The U.S. recovery rate for old corrugated containers hit 92.9 percent in 2015, according to the Corrugated Packaging Alliance.
Low commodities prices and increasing contamination have forced materials recovery facilities in Great Britain to significantly increase charges to municipal partners, a survey shows.
Queensland becomes the latest Australian state to pass a bottle bill, and a textile company that uses recovered materials in fabrics makes moves in Europe.
A leader in a German village vows to fight food scrap collection, and an online panel will discuss ways to reverse the U.K.’s falling recycling rate.