One state now has standardized list of accepted recyclables
Connecticut brings material consistency to its residential program rules. That news is part of our roundup of recent materials recovery...
Data
Heavy lifting
Weight-based recycling targets are being downplayed by industry players who want to more effectively frame the overall impact of waste...
Texas recycling industry’s economic impact quantified
Materials recovery in the Lone Star State contributed $3.3 billion to the state’s economy in 2015, according to a new...
Bottle recycling rate falls for second consecutive year
The U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate declined to 29.7 percent in 2016, continuing a downward turn that began a year...
PET container collection falls as production climbs
The U.S. PET bottle recycling rate dropped from 30.1 percent to 28.4 percent in 2016, as the volume of new...
Boosting multi-family numbers with mixed-waste sorting
In Toronto, as in other cities, multi-family residential recycling rates have been stubbornly lower than their single-family counterparts. As Canada's...
National and state leaders launch recycling data event
When it comes to the way states measure materials diversion, it's less apples to oranges and more apples to 49...
Experts offer look at evolving world of recycling data
Similar to the material stream itself, the industry is undergoing a shift – one in which basic diversion rates no...
Ellison: Recycling tied to larger societal shift
In a rousing speech to recycling leaders, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison explained how pushing forward on materials diversion will lead...
Gap widens between California’s recycling rate and its 2020 goal
Last year, America's most populous state notched a 44 percent recycling rate, down from 47 percent in 2015 and 50...
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