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Philadelphia mayor creates 16-member 'zero waste' cabinet
The committee has six months to present a plan for increased waste diversion and litter management.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 21, 2016 -
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Indiana recycler charged with multimillion-dollar fraud for sending e-waste to landfills
The owner of EnviroGreen Processing had allegedly been mismanaging electronic waste for more than a decade.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 20, 2016 -
Challenges of hospital plastics recycling include contamination, low commodity values
Waste Management, Lakeshore Recycling and others experimented with sorting such waste from five Chicago hospitals.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 20, 2016 -
Report: Wisconsin's electronics recycling program needs an update
The annual E-Cycle Wisconsin report noted an increase in tonnage collected, though highlighted the need to capture newer devices.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 20, 2016 -
Report: Raising NYC recycling rates could create thousands of new jobs
The Transform Don't Trash coalition makes an economic case for increasing residential and commercial diversion rates.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 19, 2016 -
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UPDATE: Nonprofits push back against curbside textile recycling program in Austin, TX
Some charities are concerned they will lose means of operation due to the city's new deal with Simple Recycling.
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Eureka Recycling receives $9.9M investment from Closed Loop Fund
The Twin Cities-based company will use the money to expand its single-stream MRF.
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UK recycling rate drops slightly for first time since 2010
The rate dipped to 44.3% in 2015, driven largely by lower performance in England.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 16, 2016 -
UPDATE: Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project approved by Santa Barbara Council
The California city will pay $9 million per year to send 75,000 tons of waste to the site.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 16, 2016 -
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Waste Management highlights focus on GHG reduction in 2016 Sustainability Report
"...We’ve perhaps lost sight of the concrete environmental impacts that come from recycling," wrote CEO Jim Fish in response to the report.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 15, 2016 -
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Deep DiveInside ecomaine: The nonprofit taking a unique approach to managing Maine's solid waste
Waste Dive toured ecomaine's facilities in Portland to get an inside look at the services it provides to its 57 member communities.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 14, 2016 -
State of Curbside Report: Single-stream, carts lead to highest-performing recycling programs
The new report from the EPA and The Recycling Partnership analyzed 465 various municipal recycling programs.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 13, 2016 -
Knoxville, TN to stop curbside glass collection in 2017
Following a number of cities, Knoxville has decided that commingled glass collection is no longer profitable.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 13, 2016 -
Vermont solid waste district votes to close its MRF
The vote comes a little more than 20 years after the county decided to begin recycling and may be indicative of a larger change in Vermont.
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Sponsored by Call2RecycleWhy accessibility is vital to driving recycling behavior
Battery recycling behavior is driven in a large part by accessibility, or convenient access to drop-off locations.
By Carl Smith, LEED® AP, CEO / President, Call2Recycle, Inc. • Dec. 13, 2016 -
UPDATE: Northern Metal Recycling veers toward potential shut-down
Last week, the Minneapolis City Council adopted a motion that authorizes the city to participate in settlement negotiations.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 12, 2016 -
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Pennsylvania county bucks the single-stream trend
After studying its operations, the Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority didn't find sufficient value in changing its system.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 12, 2016 -
Los Angeles City Council approves commercial waste franchise contracts
Seven companies will share 11 zones in the largest commercial waste franchise system of its kind in the country.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 9, 2016 -
Chicago considers 'back-to-basics' approach for struggling recycling program
Monetary incentives are being considered and a pilot in one area will ask residents only for paper, metal and glass.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 9, 2016 -
Study: Germany recycled more than 90% of PET bottles in 2015
The Forum PET study highlighted the country's use of bottle deposits for the successful recycling rate.
By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 9, 2016 -
Big win for biosolids in California court case
A California Superior Court judge ruled that biosolids from Los Angeles are safe for use on farmland in Kern County.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 8, 2016 -
Apple will pay $450K to settle hazardous waste claims in California
The company is charged with processing electronic waste without proper permits and mishandling hazardous metal dust.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 7, 2016 -
Wisconsin recyclers share ideas for improved glass recycling
An Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin report, which outlines steps to be taken in the state, also has national relevance.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 7, 2016 -
SPI rebrands as the Plastics Industry Association
The organization has changed its name and logo to reflect a broader mission.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 7, 2016 -
Vermont sees spike in food donations as organics ban takes effect
The state saw donations increase by 40% since last year along with a rise in diversion rates.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 7, 2016
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