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As communities and materials recovery facilities wrestle with challenging markets, some stakeholders are suggesting that programs should accept fewer materials...

Thirty trash and recyclables collectors were killed on the job in 2017, roughly equal to the number who lost their...

Waste Management's latest sustainability report delves into factors impacting the recycling industry as a whole, including fluctuating markets, sustainable materials...

Oregon's environmental agency has released research that suggests several popular packaging attributes - including "recyclable" and "recycled content" - do...

Oregon and Colorado have very different recycling landscapes but are seeing a similar trend: stagnating recycling numbers. Recently released progress...

RRS tracked the environmental efforts described in the corporate social responsibility reports of the top 50 U.S. companies on the...

Industry stakeholders from around the nation convened in St. Louis last week for the 2018 Resource Recycling Conference, where the...

Waste Connections has provided a high-level look at its materials recovery division, detailing total tonnages over the past two years...

This article originally appeared in the September 2018 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   While...

RRS reviewed data from foam polystyrene plastic recycling programs in several communities that had received grants to target the material....