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North Carolina waste hauler under fire after alleged spotty service
Waste Pro could lose its contract with Buncombe County due to its inability to recover logistically from two employees quitting the company.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 29, 2015 -
New recycling center keeps county's recycling trending upward
In recent years Delaware County, NY has decreased what it puts in a landfill by two-thirds, and now a new recycling plant is helping the county to save even more recyclables from going to a landfill.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015 -
Paterson, NJ seeking WTE plant proposals from firms
Despite the protests of environmentalists panning the idea, Paterson, NJ officials still want a waste-to-energy plant and are seeking proposals from firms to create such a facility.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015 -
New wood waste biorefinery concept championed by German, Norwegian firms
A German pulverizer manufacturer and a Norwegian biomass conversion technology firm are collaborating on a new wood waste biorefinery concept that will soon include a demonstration plant located in a forest in Norway.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015 -
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Devouring haulers, Advanced Disposal adds seventh firm to its 2015 acquisitions tally
The company is hungrily gobbling up smaller waste and recycling companies, buying its third company this month.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015 -
MRF, transfer station OK'd by Santa Fe Springs, CA planning commission
An MRF and transfer station proposed for Santa Fe Springs could face more opposition, though it has gotten approval from the town's planning commission.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015 -
ISRI, NCSL concur in opposing proposed federal metals theft law
A proposed federal law intended to combat metals theft would be redundant, and hurt efforts to stop such crimes, ISRI recently said.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015 -
MO recycler suspends metals collection due to low aluminum prices
Civic Recycling stopped accepting metal from the public last week, and will keep it on hold for at least until the week's close.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015 -
Dell: 1.4B pounds of recycled e-waste since 2007
A corporate social responsibilty effort by Dell has resulted in $53M in savings from packaging.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
Launching K2: Industry pros see profit in entering struggling market
Two industry pros see future profits in waste and recycling and have created K2 Waste Solutions LLC, to assemble a group of companies in mid-sized markets.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
UPenn develops process for easier recycling of rare earth metals
University of Pennsylvnia researchers have developed a lower-cost process through which rare earth magnets can be recycled for re-use in new electronics more cheaply than locating raw materials.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
About 90% of waste sent to landfill could be recycled or composted
Organic waste is the biggest proportion of potentially usable waste deposited in a landfill from Austin, TX at 46%.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
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CO landfill now accepting e-waste drop-offs for small fees
Montezuma County landfill in Colorado now will accept electronic waste and plastics for recyling, providing an outlet for e-waste being stored or illegaly dumped in the state since it outlawed e-waste being depositied in landfills in 2013.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
Advanced Disposal buys sixth company this year
Advanced Disposal is using profits generated from the thriving home-building industry to buy smaller companies, and has now bought its sixth waste and recycling firm this year.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 22, 2015 -
Waste Management CEO calls recycling 'nationwide crisis'
The recycling industry is weathering tough economic times, partly because of the systems in place for recycling in towns across the country, but also due to low commodity prices and less demand for recyclables across the globe.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 22, 2015 -
Waste Management adds 30 CNG trucks to PA fleet
The fleet is in Plainfield Township, PA.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 19, 2015 -
EPA report highlights sustainable materials
The agency's recently released report on MSW in the U.S. has a new name and new focus on sustainability.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 19, 2015 -
A&D Environmental sold to JBC Group
This is one of the latest mergers in the industry.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 18, 2015 -
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Metallix ups precious metals capability with plant acquisition
The company recently bought a Maxton, NC precious metals recycling plant, enabling the firm to upgrade its catalytic converter recycling services.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 17, 2015 -
High tech trash: Cloud-based tool could help streamline industry processes
Plano, TX-based FieldAware has devised a tool that provides a cloud-based solution to managing processes in waste and recycling firms.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 17, 2015 -
Explosion at MO recycling company kills one and injures another
The cause of an explosion at a Neosho, MO recycling plant is unknown and is being investigated by OSHA.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 16, 2015 -
Springfield, IL at odds over lone waste hauler idea
With five waste haulers seving the city, officials are considering paring back the number of waste haulers serving the city.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 16, 2015 -
Texas Tech assisting Lubbock, TX by accepting residents' glass for recycling
Texas Tech is helping the city by taking glass recyclables from residents, since the city no longer can afford to do so.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 16, 2015 -
Cheyenne nonprofit to halt recycling services at end of summer
A Wyoming nonprofit did not lose as much money as the city did when it ran the recycling efforts, but it still saw mounting losses.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 15, 2015 -
New parent company to manage CO waste haulers
CEO Scott Eden said not to expect any immediate changes to current business processes.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 12, 2015
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