Recycling: Page 101
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Ann Arbor, MI weighs proposals from 3 companies to operate MRF
Five months after the city fired ReCommunity, a long-term plan is still being developed for the facility.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 6, 2016 -
New $108M Seattle transfer station designed to coexist with the community
The facility, which was built to keep noise and odors inside, is also gaining appeal with features like a basketball court and a rain garden.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 5, 2016 -
Paris to boost recycling with hundreds of public waste sorting stations
The city aims to install up to 1,500 stations across the city's 20 districts by 2018.
By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 5, 2016 -
Chicago rolls out 2 pilot programs to improve low recycling rates
Efforts include bags for transporting material to carts and a door-to-door education campaign.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 5, 2016 -
Delaware changes approach to drop-off centers amid statewide recycling shift
Expanded curbside collection and illegal dumping have affected how the centers operate.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 5, 2016 -
Arizona regulators still dealing with repercussions of Closed Loop's closure
Officials are trying to sort out responsibility for an estimated 22,500 tons of leaded CRT glass left behind by the company.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 2, 2016 -
Survey: Consumers find industry terminology to be a significant recycling obstacle
The online survey from the Foodservice Packaging Institute asked consumers how they identified certain materials.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 2, 2016 -
Delaware awards more than $700K in recycling grants across multiple sectors
Based on the grant program's success so far, officials say landfill capacity in the state is on track to last for decades longer.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 1, 2016 -
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Greenpeace: 'Recycling is not a solution' for rise in textile waste
A new report from the organization notes the consequences of fast fashion and "excessive consumerism."
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 1, 2016 -
Fresno, CA plans crackdown on recycling centers in residential areas
Concerns about homelessness and zoning regulations have spurred the city to review the operations.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 1, 2016 -
EU commissioner outlines plan to fight 'unethical and immoral' food waste crisis
Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis highlighted five areas of action for meeting the U.N. goal of halving food waste by 2030.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 30, 2016 -
New $300M plastic-to-fuel facility coming to Indiana
GEP Fuel & Energy Indiana will begin construction next year on a major recycling and refinery facility.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 30, 2016 -
Minnesota county will dedicate half of state recycling money to organics processing
Currently, 12 of Hennepin County's 44 cities have some type of organics program.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 28, 2016 -
Sustainable Packaging Coalition debuts new How2Compost label
The label was developed in partnership with the Biodegradable Products Institute based on the How2Recycle program.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 28, 2016 -
Waste-to-construction material startup plans to build first facility in Minnesota
Envirolastech has been testing its technology for years and will finally build a $3 million facility.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 23, 2016 -
Survey: Two-thirds of recyclable plastic packaging not collected in UK
Results from RECOUP's U.K. Household Plastics Collection Survey show containers and film are the biggest problems.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 23, 2016 -
UPDATE: New Jersey e-waste bill advances to Gov. Christie's desk
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recommends shifting more responsibility to manufacturers.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 22, 2016 -
North Carolina capital aims to increase, but not mandate, recycling practices
Raleigh is looking at multi-unit buildings as a way to reach 50% diversion from landfills by 2020.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 21, 2016 -
Chicago's stagnantly low diversion rate has dropped to single digits
The city has invested in a recycling overhaul but diversion rates are on track to be less than 10% this year.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 21, 2016 -
Recyclebank
Allentown, PA introduces Recyclebank program
The city's 36,000 residents will be able to earn points to local retailers based on their recycling participation.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 21, 2016 -
Deep Dive
6 futuristic design concepts that could create a 'wasteless' society
Architects envision a world of symbiotic urban living, ocean filtration and 3-D printed underwater cities in these far-out concepts.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 21, 2016 -
EPA partners with ACC to improve diversion of all plastics
The agency will also join the Wrap Recycling Action Program focused on plastic film as part of the agreement.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 18, 2016 -
South Carolina waste agencies sued in aftermath of Creative CRT debacle
A property owner alleges that the agencies are responsible for e-waste that Creative Recycling Systems left behind.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 18, 2016 -
Recology's San Francisco MRF gets upgrade to handle newer packaging
The $11.6 million improvement will increase Recology's processing capacity by 170 tons per day.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 17, 2016 -
FWRA: Transportation, processing infrastructure among largest barriers to food waste diversion
The Food Waste Reduction Alliance report details specific challenges for manufacturing, retail/wholesale and restaurants.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 17, 2016
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