North America battery recycling effort rises by 20 percent
Vermont's law mandating that producers fund the takeback and recycling of single-use batteries has helped significantly boost battery collections in...
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Wide world of plastics recycling, UK edition: July 19, 2016
Two companies are working on a new resin made with a mix of plastic and fiber, and an exports-focused company...
Illinois city says yes to glass collection
The small city of Rock Island, Ill. is making changes to its curbside recycling program, and the single-stream system will...
Programs in action: July 18, 2016
Haulers in one Colorado city could be allowed to charge more for collection services due to falling recycling revenues, and...
Navigating the path
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Organics recovery at a crossroads
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Ontario’s e-scrap collections continue downward trend
Product lightweighting is preventing manufacturers from increasing e-scrap collection volumes in Canada's most populous province. Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES), the...
In other news: July 13, 2016
California aims to raise the recycling fee it charges buyers of new electronics, and Illinois begins to restore some of...
Success in selective routing
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A multi-polymer pouch engineered for recyclability
Dow Chemical Co. has developed an advanced barrier pouch that can be recycled through retail PE collection streams. Dow recently...
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