The statewide recycling and composting rate for California fell to 47 percent last year after hovering near 50 percent during the previous three years.
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.
Following the recent shuttering of nearly 200 container redemption centers in California, the state says it is exploring ways to prevent further closures as it grapples with its own funding questions.
Industry experts contend recycling carts will contain more and more aluminum bottles in the coming years.
Hundreds of thousands of Texans could lose curbside recycling service if the Houston City Council rejects a new contract with Waste Management.
Four of the country’s largest publicly traded waste management companies had one thing in common in 2015: falling recycling revenues.