Recycling: Page 140
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SWANA appoints new CEO, executive director
The Solid Waste Association of North America named David Biderman as the organization’s new chief executive officer and executive director.
By Nicole Wrona • April 16, 2015 -
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Researchers move closer to commercial closed-loop fuel cell recycling
Axion Consulting researchers collaborated with supplier Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells as well as manufacturer Technical Fibre Products.
By Nicole Wrona • April 15, 2015 -
ND lawmakers approve oil drilling waste recycling measure
The project is looking to use some of the North Dakota’s estimated one million tons of oil drilling waste made each year for multiple purposes.
By Nicole Wrona • April 15, 2015 -
RecycleMania competition yields 80M pounds of recycling, compost
The recycling competition produced by Keep America Beautiful had 4.5 million students participate in the annual event, now in its fifteenth year.
By Nicole Wrona • April 15, 2015 -
CalRecycle nabs $1.74M settlement in CRV fraud case
California’s The Department of Resources and Recovery settled with a metal recycler who was allegedly involved in a redemption scheme to defraud the state.
By Nicole Wrona • April 15, 2015 -
NAPCOR introduces new baled PET specifications, audit method
The organization created a new system to provide clear, approved guidelines and standardization in PET markets.
By Nicole Wrona • April 15, 2015 -
Waste management firm starts paint recycling program
EcoFlo is one of the biggest waste management firms in North Carolina, according to the Triad Business Journal.
By Nicole Wrona • April 14, 2015 -
W Hotels, Coca-Cola, will.i.am bet on comfortable sleep on plastic bottle sheets
Ekocycle bedding will use 268,000 plastic beverage bottles to make sustainable sheets for W properties.
By Nicole Wrona • April 14, 2015 -
Cargill Hazleton achieves landfill-free status
The meat processing facility in Hazleton, PA, has been verified landfill-free by NSF International.
By Nicole Wrona • April 14, 2015 -
Non-profit recycles soap and saves lives
Clean the World collects used bar soap from hotels and recycles it for distribution to countries around the world that often lack hygienic products that have the potential to stop the spread of infectious disease.
By Nicole Wrona • April 13, 2015 -
Food bank at US-Mexico border diverts millions of pounds of produce annually
Borderlands Food Bank distributes food rejected at the border to families in need.
By Nicole Wrona • April 13, 2015 -
Judge rules in favor of Indianapolis in MRF dispute
A county judge declared that the case lacked legal standing.
By Nicole Wrona • April 13, 2015 -
H&M, Puma collaborate in recycled textile technology
The innovative textile-to-textile process is currently being tested by Worn Again.
By Nicole Wrona • April 10, 2015 -
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Elementary school composts 90% of food waste
Nebraska school children have successfully diverted 90% of organic waste from the landfill as part of a district-wide pilot program.
By Nicole Wrona • April 10, 2015 -
Liberty Tire Recycling announces restructuring finished
The Pittsburgh tire recycler reduced outstanding debt by $50 million as part of the financial restructuring.
By Nicole Wrona • April 10, 2015 -
Procter & Gamble joins flexible film recycling efforts
It joins other corporations with the goal of recovering flexible polyethylene.
By Nicole Wrona • April 10, 2015 -
E-waste recyclers launch multi-state organization
Impact Recyclers is a network of social enterprise electronics waste operations located throughout the U.S.
By Nicole Wrona • April 9, 2015 -
Race for Water Odyssey reaches NYC as part of ocean plastic waste initiative
The crew is sailing around the globe in an effort to assess the environmental impact of plastic waste in the oceans.
By Nicole Wrona • April 9, 2015 -
State DEQ fines Agilyx $46K for violations at OR facility
The agency fined the plastics-to-oil company for improper storage and labeling of hazardous waste at its Wastech site.
By Nicole Wrona • April 9, 2015 -
Citing falling metal prices, metal recycler in North America consolidates
Schnitzer Steel Industries announced it will combine its metal recycling and automotive businesses and reduce costs.
By Nicole Wrona • April 9, 2015 -
Fate of OH mixed-waste processing recycling system uncertain
A report revealed that a facility in Medina County, OH, has a recycling rate of 3.6%.
By Nicole Wrona • April 8, 2015 -
OR bottled water company partners with recycling facility to establish closed-loop system
EartH2o said it is the first bottled water company in the country to use recycled PET as part of a closed-loop system.
By Nicole Wrona • April 8, 2015 -
Recycling industry continues to face challenges
Ongoing issues such as falling oil prices and an onslaught of regulations are making it harder for the industry to generate profits.
By Nicole Wrona • April 7, 2015 -
MA town eyes polystyrene container, plastic bag ban
If approved, Hamilton, MA, will become the 11th town in the state to adopt a bag and styrofoam ban.
By Nicole Wrona • April 7, 2015 -
Thermostat recycling underway in OK
Oklahoma established a statewide mercury thermostat collection and recycling initiative.
By Nicole Wrona • April 7, 2015
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