Recycling: Page 128
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Rhode Island shares $551K of recycling profit with participating towns
The state made more than $1 million profit from recycling this year, and it's sharing the wealth.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 30, 2015 -
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The early worm gets the foam: How mealworms may solve Styrofoam waste
Forget bans vs. recycling: Research at Stanford suggests that plastic-eating mealworms could safely biodegrade Styrofoam.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 30, 2015 -
San Diego Food Bank will use FOR Solutions composter to divert food waste
The Food Bank will divert up to 500,000 pounds of food waste annually with the composter.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 29, 2015 -
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Dell honored for using 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Dell received an inaugural 2015 Catalyst Award, but not for its computer design.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 29, 2015 -
Adidas' 'infinity-cycling' will turn Messi's cleats into new shoes
The company plans to recycle old sportswear — including Lionel Messi's cleats — into new sporting goods.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 29, 2015 -
Significant recycling losses force consideration of new business model
"... price drops on steel, plastics, paper, cardboard and glass across the world ... and this is a problem that's going on everywhere," said Rob Reiter, a waste official.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 27, 2015 -
Boston's subway tests recycling kiosks for widespread use
The transportation authority expects the recycling receptacles to be cost-neutral in terms of maintenance and also allow commuters to reduce their carbon footprint.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 27, 2015 -
Morrow Energy steps in to help Texas city get WTE plant
Five years after a contract went nowhere, the city of Edinburg, TX has entered into an agreement to convert landfill gas into energy.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 27, 2015 -
L.A. beach closed after needles, personal care products wash ashore
Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles County closed as bacteria levels in water exceed standards.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 25, 2015 -
Closed Loop Fund to invest $100M in U.S. recycling infrastructure
A Baltimore plastics plant will be the first of multiple recycling projects funded by the organization.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 25, 2015 -
California waste service retrofits SMaRT processing system
Bay County Waste Services in Sunnyvale, CA reports increased recovery rates after retrofit.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 25, 2015 -
San Jose may fine residents who throw trash in recycling bins
Recycling scofflaws in San Jose could face $50 fines.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015 -
Nearly half of U.S. seafood supply is wasted: study
Most seafood waste in the U.S. happens at the consumer level.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015 -
Europe may get 300 new recycling plants by 2025: study
New goals could mean more plastics recycling facilities in Europe.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015 -
Waste Management, Oakland agree on lower composting fees
Restaurants in Oakland complained about composting fees, and the city and Waste Management listened.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015 -
RecyclePak program makes it easy to recycle universal waste
Veolia and Covanta have put a recycling program in a box.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 24, 2015 -
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Deep DiveTrash Trek: Kids solve industry issues in Lego competition
250,000 of the world's brightest kids are coming together to tackle waste and recycling issues — using teamwork and Legos.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 24, 2015 -
Judge overturns NYC Styrofoam ban, calls it 'arbitrary and capricious'
Justice Margaret A. Chan requests that the NYC Department of Sanitation finds ways to recycle Styrofoam.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 23, 2015 -
Pratt Industries opens flexible MRF in Georgia
Pratt and Machinex have teamed up on a nimble materials recovery facility.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015 -
Enerkem names Robert Shaw as new CFO
The Montreal-based waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer is poised to expand.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015 -
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Washington State University partners with composite recycling center
The center will convert carbon fiber composite scrap material into new products.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015 -
Keurig says K-Cups will soon be 100% recyclable
The company's Chief Sustainability Officer Monique Oxender says the process has been a "journey."
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015 -
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ScrubCan uses recycled water to clean trash cans
The family business is scrubbing the smell out of California garbage bins.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015 -
NWRA opposes Massachusetts bill to restrict collection hours
Is it ever too early or too late for trash pickup?
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015 -
Redwave announces leap in metal sorting technology
The technology, originally used for glass sorting, now has wider applications.
By Linda Tufano • Sept. 22, 2015
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