Community Spotlight: Regional cooperation is key for Wisconsin county
In the greater Green Bay, Wis. metropolitan area, Brown County and its neighboring communities came together to collectively improve their...
Local Programs
Industry stakeholders say material is flowing again
Processors and state programs alike saw a lot less material this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. But in...
The details on a MRF contract built for the current age
Economic uncertainty is a given in recycling right now, but Recycle Ann Arbor has two points of stability beneath the...
How programs in NY, Texas and Colorado are handling COVID-19
Leaders from three municipal recycling programs of varying size, including the largest city in the U.S., say they are grappling...
A local program leader’s long history of crossing racial divides
Harry Hayes' journey to the top of Houston's solid waste department in many ways began over 40 years ago, when...
Mixed-waste facility’s future uncertain after closure
Higher-than-expected costs, recycling market turbulence and other factors led to the recent shutdown of a Maine mixed-waste processing plant. Stakeholders...
Community Spotlight: Small Texas city rolls with COVID-19 and continues program evolution
The community of Temple, Texas sees high participation in its weekly curbside program, which has evolved from a small collection...
Tools aim to foster better MRF contracts
A MRF and municipality may feel their contract is fair, until a dive in commodity prices or spike in contamination...
COVID-19 cases disrupt more recycling programs
Coronavirus infections among workers have caused a MRF to shutter and delayed collection of recyclables elsewhere. The federal government and...
How do urban and rural recycling streams compare?
Officials in one area of Ontario dove deep into recycling stream composition data, producing results that informed a municipality's new...
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