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TerraCycle CEO: 'We can't recycle our way out of waste'
Tom Szaky pleaded for consumers to re-think their shopping habits in a recent Facebook webinar.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 2, 2016 -
Seattle project could turn corpses to compost in a period of weeks
The Urban Death Project plans to build a prototype with animal corpses next year.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 1, 2016 -
Large fires break out at waste, recycling facilities across 3 states on same day
Facilities in California, Washington and Indiana all experienced significant blazes over the weekend with no injuries reported.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 31, 2016 -
UK county recycling survey asks questions about sexual orientation, HIV status
Suffolk County Council asked residents about various personal details in an optional survey, sparking backlash from respondents.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Oh my gourd! 1.3B pounds of pumpkins reach landfills every year
As Halloween season comes and goes, millions of pumpkins will find their way from doorsteps to the trash.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Portland, OR region could vote on commercial organics mandate next year
Many businesses already voluntary divert their food scraps but progress hasn't moved fast enough to slow landfilling.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 28, 2016 -
Alpine teams with Momentum Recycling for increased glass diversion
Colorado's Alpine Waste & Recycling has retrofitted its MRF to separate glass for further processing.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 28, 2016 -
Reno, NV City Council not satisfied with Waste Management audit
Council members asked for more details about recycling operations more than a year ago and say details are still thin.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 28, 2016 -
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EPA's Mathy Stanislaus: 'We are living in a hyperlinear economy right now'
While speaking at an event on the future of RCRA, the assistant administrator said upstream design needs to be a higher priority.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Canadian survey identifies confusion as a significant barrier to carton recycling
The Carton Council of Canada surveyed residents in Ontario and Quebec about their understanding of recycling options.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Massachusetts faced with limited disposal capacity, decreasing options
Landfill expansions have been facing heavy community opposition, and the state has a partial ban on combustion facilities.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 24, 2016 -
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EREF, SWANA team up for new research and education efforts
The organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding after successfully working together in the past.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 21, 2016 -
Austin, TX considers 2 new company contracts to increase zero waste efforts
The city fell short of its 50% diversion goal this year and is looking for new solutions.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 21, 2016 -
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Anonymous GPS tracking now a regular feature of BAN's e-Stewards program
All e-Stewards certified facilities — domestic and international — may now randomly receive devices with trackers.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 21, 2016 -
UPDATE: San Antonio shuts down Ascent Recycling following more violations
The city says Ascent violated terms of a Sept. 28 compliance agreement based on two inspections from Oct. 8 and Oct. 17.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 21, 2016 -
New owners plan to revive Entropex recycling facility in Canada
Low oil prices put Entropex into receivership, but the new owners say they can make it work with a new approach.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 20, 2016 -
UPDATE: Ann Arbor, MI to reimburse ReCommunity additional $426K for new baler
This brings the total reimbursement to $542,835, which is still short by almost $40,000 according to costs cited in July.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 20, 2016 -
Uzer's barcode-scanning trash can aims to transform traditional waste disposal
The can, dubbed "Eugene," also comes with an app that allows user to track how much waste they've created.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 19, 2016 -
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Deep Dive5 charts that explain why more recycling efforts may not result in zero waste
Data shows that the U.S. may be missing the mark when it comes to reducing and reusing.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 19, 2016 -
APR sets its sights on small plastic that may be slipping through the cracks
The Association of Plastic Recyclers plans to make recovery of containers smaller than three inches a priority.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 19, 2016 -
UPDATE: SWANA releases report showing benefits of WTE ash recycling
The report makes a case for metal recovery from ash playing a role in meeting zero waste goals.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 18, 2016 -
Ontario's first polystyrene foam densifier aims to greatly reduce truck traffic
Funded by members of the Canadian recycling industry, this technology can compress 35 to 40 truckloads of foam into one.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 18, 2016 -
Proposed bill would mandate commercial organics recycling in New Jersey
The bill calls for a Food Waste Recycling Market Development Council to also be formed.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 17, 2016 -
Plastic bottle waste raising red flags in Canada, UK
Separate reports from across the Atlantic make the case that too few of the bottles are being properly recycled.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 17, 2016 -
San Diego not ready to recycle polystyrene food containers
The city accepts expanded polystyrene packaging, but sees food contamination in containers as being too costly.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016
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