Local Programs

This story originally appeared in the June 2018 issue of Resource Recycling magazine. Subscribe today for access to all print content....

A mid-sized Colorado municipality has achieved enviable diversion results as its program has progressed for the past 25 years. One...

San Francisco has seen significantly more diversion from its curbside program since changing the standard sizes of recycling and garbage...

Sometimes a municipal recycling program’s biggest impact is abundantly clear. Just look at Tampa, Fla. The city has a revenue-sharing...

Debate over source separation has carried on since the single-stream concept emerged, but it has received particular attention over the...

Curbside garbage and recycling audits show the amount of e-scrap improperly disposed by New York City households has dropped substantially...

Processors handling non-CRT devices will be paid 60 cents a pound by the state of California, a 22 percent increase...

Each year in early May, compost advocates globally join their voices during International Compost Awareness Week. International Compost Awareness Week...

Municipal programs are often short on funds, and it’s easy for recycling outreach to fall on the back burner amid...

Mathy Stanislaus, who served under President Obama, says current U.S. EPA leaders aren't fully valuing materials recovery and are harming...