Toronto aims for 70 percent diversion rate
Leaders in Canada's largest city have approved a goal of diverting 70 percent of residential materials from landfill by 2026....
MRFs
Paying the fare to ride the single-stream, part 1
This story originally appeared in the July 2016 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content....
MRF of the Moment: Combining new screens with existing equipment
A small-scale materials recovery facility in Arizona demonstrates the ability to engineer a line from both new and existing equipment....
MRF of the Moment: Upgrades allow switch to single-stream in Quad Cities
A $10.4 million investment in facility improvements, sortation equipment and curbside carts has allowed Davenport, Iowa area residents to switch...
In other news: Aug. 1, 2016
The Constitution State offers up a plan to cut waste, and a city in Iowa is getting rid of curbside...
College town in Ohio boosts program via partnership
A grant from The Recycling Partnership is helping Athens, Ohio improve its curbside recycling program by switching from source-separated to...
Advanced plastics-recycling facility opens in UK
Monoworld Recycling has opened a multi-million dollar facility in Rushden, Northamptonshire to recover a wide range of mixed plastics. The...
Michigan city cancels MRF contract
Ann Arbor, Mich. has ended a MRF operation contract with ReCommunity over alleged safety and fire issues at the city's...
Programs in action: July 5, 2016
A city in Tennessee wants to get glass out of its single-stream system, and a Hawaiian county eliminates several recycling...
Report details machinery at the heart of materials processing
A study released by the American Chemistry Council explores the equipment at play in MRFs and mixed-waste processing facilities. The...
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