SWANA reports drop in waste and recycling industry deaths
Half as many solid waste workers were killed on the job during the first half of this year compared with...
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Data Corner: Quantifying environmental impacts of virgin and recycled resin
In addition to reducing waste, recycling offers significant energy savings and avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions. When comparing mechanically recycled...
Data Corner: Recovered fiber finds a way to flow across the globe
In early March, the U.S. Department of Commerce released export data for the first month of 2021, and the numbers...
Asking what should count as recycling, EPA gets an earful
If food scraps from households are composted, should that count in the nation's recycling rate? What if they're fed to...
Data Corner: The importance of decoupling recycled and virgin plastic prices
Historically, recycled plastic resin and bale prices have closely tracked virgin resin pricing. High virgin resin prices create good times...
Data Corner: Tracking the growing variety of products made with PCR
The Buy Recycled Products Directory, managed by More Recycling, showcases more than 200 items made using post-consumer resin that are...
Data Corner: Collection remains a deadly occupation
In mid-December, the U.S. Department of Labor released statistics on on-the-job fatalities for different sectors in the United States in...
SWANA tallies 52 industry on-the-job deaths last year
The number North American MRF workers killed on the job last year decreased, but the total number of garbage and...
Data Corner: Tracking the growing variety of products made with recycled plastic
The Buy Recycled Products Directory, managed by More Recycling, showcases more than 200 plastic items made using post-consumer resin that...
Survey shows US landfill tip fees decreased last year
Average landfill tip fees across the country dropped in 2020, although the eastern U.S. continued to see rising disposal costs....
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