Overall, e-scrap, scrap metal, C&D debris, rubber and organics recycling facilities reported 373 fires, down 4% year over year. | Piotr Zajda/Shutterstock
An annual report from recycling industry fire protection firm Fire Rover found that publicly reported MRF and transfer station fires in the U.S. and Canada dropped by 9% in 2023 compared to the prior year. Continue Reading
A worker was killed in a MRF accident in Nebraska shortly after the publication of an article highlighting the often-dangerous working conditions in the recycling industry.
A Vermont materials recovery facility shuts down, and Ikea announces efforts to boost its already high recycling rate.
This story originally appeared in the April 2017 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.
An industry training and awareness program focused on vehicle safety kicked off Monday, just weeks after a report showed that occupational deaths among collectors were on the rise in 2015.
A New Jersey metals recycling company has been hit with more than $120,000 in fines by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
Garbage and recycling haulers had the fifth-highest death rate of all civilian occupations in 2014, with 27 people losing their lives, updated federal statistics show.
This story originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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This story originally appeared in the October 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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