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

RRS recently worked with the Washington, D.C. Department of Public Works to research the feasibility of adding curbside compost collection...

Six East Coast states experienced seven waste and recycling deaths in only the first week and a half of 2018,...

Waste and recycling haulers had slightly fewer fatal workplace injuries in 2016 than the year earlier, according to figures from...

Two industry groups have released reports examining plastic packaging recycling in Europe and where it’s headed. Europe saw across-the-board increases...

Connecticut brings material consistency to its residential program rules. That news is part of our roundup of recent materials recovery...

Weight-based recycling targets are being downplayed by industry players who want to more effectively frame the overall impact of waste...

Materials recovery in the Lone Star State contributed $3.3 billion to the state’s economy in 2015, according to a new...

The U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate declined to 29.7 percent in 2016, continuing a downward turn that began a year...

The U.S. PET bottle recycling rate dropped from 30.1 percent to 28.4 percent in 2016, as the volume of new...