Experts say measurement matters
More than 100 government and corporate recycling leaders convened in Chattanooga, Tenn. to assess where the recycling industry stands in...
Data
Data Corner: The challenging economics of RPET
RRS recently analyzed PET trends using pricing data and recovery rates from recyclingmarkets.net, NAPCOR and other sources. The counterintuitive picture...
From analysis to action
This article originally appeared in the January 2018 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. In...
Data Corner: Possibilities in municipal organics
RRS recently worked with the Washington, D.C. Department of Public Works to research the feasibility of adding curbside compost collection...
New year starts off with several industry fatalities
Six East Coast states experienced seven waste and recycling deaths in only the first week and a half of 2018,...
Workplace deaths decline among haulers
Waste and recycling haulers had slightly fewer fatal workplace injuries in 2016 than the year earlier, according to figures from...
Europe looks at packaging diversion and targets
Two industry groups have released reports examining plastic packaging recycling in Europe and where it’s headed. Europe saw across-the-board increases...
One state now has standardized list of accepted recyclables
Connecticut brings material consistency to its residential program rules. That news is part of our roundup of recent materials recovery...
Heavy lifting
Weight-based recycling targets are being downplayed by industry players who want to more effectively frame the overall impact of waste...
Texas recycling industry’s economic impact quantified
Materials recovery in the Lone Star State contributed $3.3 billion to the state’s economy in 2015, according to a new...
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