Group’s ‘social plastic’ concept gains global traction
A Canadian organization with a focus on marine debris is building a global effort to facilitate collection of plastics from...
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Solar-power bin battle heats up
A patent battle over solar-powered recycling and garbage receptacles has taken a new twist, as the defendant has countersued the...
More NYC residents get curbside e-scrap service
New York City is expanding a program in which households can make a reservation to have end-of-life devices picked up...
EPRA: Early success in New Brunswick collections
The latest Canadian province to launch an industry-managed electronics recycling program is finding healthy use of its drop-off locations. CBC...
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...
End-of-life computer collections fall in Oklahoma
Regulators say 1.6 million pounds of computers and monitors were recycled through the Oklahoma state program last year, the lowest...
Stakeholders sound off on possible program shifts
Lawmakers hear testimony from Ned Eldridge of eLoop (left), Michele Nestor of Nestor Resources and Bob Bylone of the Pennsylvania...
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...
China ban causes programs to cut plastics collection
Municipal programs in the Pacific Northwest continue to feel the impacts of China’s import restrictions, and multiple local programs are...
China ban causes programs to cut collection
Municipal programs in the Pacific Northwest continue to feel the impacts of China’s import restrictions, and multiple local programs are...
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