Bans

For years, Florida has prohibited local bans on plastic bags and EPS food-service products – or has it? A state...

A contamination-reduction campaign draws an angry response from some residents, and New York City approves a ban on polystyrene foam...

Market recovery is on display in a Colorado city, and a recycled-content manufacturer pledges major investments in the U.S. Downstream...

A new MRF is making some money and extending the life of a landfill, and the European Union's elected body...

Legislative movement on a pair of bills in the Hawkeye State has drawn recycling industry interest in recent days. The...

When it comes to plastic bag legislation, 2017 may be the storm after the storm. After the high-profile battle over...

Recycling and waste-reduction advocates in Michigan were unable to stop passage of a bill that prohibits local ordinances limiting the...

California voters want a statewide ban on single-use plastics bags, and they'd like stores to keep the fees charged for...

Lower recovered metals prices hurt revenue at a waste-to-energy company, and a group urges a major magazine to use recycled...

The mayor of Chicago presented his 2017 budget proposal to the City Council last week and it includes a 7-cent...