Recycling: Page 149
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Can this new company help recyclers meet their demand for equipment?
Zimmer America Recycling Solutions is being formed by Zimmer America in order to keep up with the growing demand for machinery in the recycling industry.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 12, 2014 -
Oregon expands its e-waste recycling program
Oregon E-Cycles, an e-recycling program administered by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, will accept a greater variety of electronic devices beginning January 1.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 12, 2014 -
How Veolia's new tech can make non-recyclable paper recyclable
The system behind Veolia’s technology is capable of converting non-recyclable paper into a recyclable pulp that can be used in a variety of products.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 11, 2014 -
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Brothers behind cooking oil recycling heist fined, sentenced to house arrest
Two Rhode Island men who cooked up an oil recycling scheme were hit with numerous charges.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 11, 2014 -
E-Waste Systems to launch joint venture with environmental tech firm
E-Waste Systems is partnering with India's Aruls Environmental and Green Ozone in order to expand e-waste operations in the U.S. and abroad.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 11, 2014 -
Applied Clean Tech wins 2 IP patents, seeks investors
The California wastewater development firm announced that it was granted patents for two intellectual property processes and that it had added Yuval Rabin to its board.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Indiana awards $600,000 to recycling companies
A state recycling initiative will benefit four firms that intended to increase employment opportunities and update their equipment.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 10, 2014 -
In 2015, New Yorkers will no longer be able to dump e-waste in the trash
The Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act makes it illegal for residents across New York state to dispose of electronics in the trash.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 10, 2014 -
NYC's commercial food waste ban faces new hurdle
The closure of an organic waste facility in Delaware has led to a major roadblock for the city-wide food waste ban. Where to dispose of the mountains of food scraps?
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Blame it on the black market: Chinese recycling facility rendered useless
There are 20 million plastic bottles thrown out in Beijing alone. Yet the recycling plant remains empty, shut down by migrant workers who sell recyclables to factories.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 9, 2014 -
Americans will throw away 6 million tons of waste this holiday season
During the holidays, consumers kick waste levels into high gear. Can recycling organizations slow their roll?
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 9, 2014 -
Facility closure leaves NYC composting program in limbo
And the future of the city’s organic curbside collection program is uncertain.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 9, 2014 -
Call2Recycle celebrates 20 years, 100M pounds of diverted batteries
An impressive accomplishment since the group's founding in 1994.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 9, 2014 -
IL recycler Quincy expands reach in Midwest
Quincy Recycle purchased a recycling plant in Missouri, marking the company’s fifth asset in the Midwestern U.S.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 9, 2014 -
Waste Management scores 10-year contract to sponsor Phoenix Open
The waste and recycling firm will continue as the golf tournament's sponsor for another 10 years after its current six-year contract ends in 2015.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 8, 2014 -
Why Delaware's diversion rate is so much higher than the national average
Officials are celebrating the state’s 42% diversion rate, which is more than 21% higher than the U.S. national average.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 8, 2014 -
Meldgaard brings ash recycling process to WTE facilities
The Danish firm has expanded its ash recovery business to include metal extraction for waste-to-energy clients in the U.S.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 5, 2014 -
Manchester, CT kicks off textile recycling program
The city is collecting used clothing to reduce the volume of waste entering landfills.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 5, 2014 -
Floundering participation could push OR to double bottle deposit incentives
If the state’s redemption rate continues to miss targeted goals, Oregon’s bottle deposits could rise from 5 cents to 10 cents in 2017.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 5, 2014 -
Islanders in Costa Rica start recycling collective, score investor
A community without trash collection founded a recycling center and craft collective, picked up a Dutch investor, and is hoping to raise capital via additional sources.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 4, 2014 -
Scientists: Waxworm bacteria effectively degrades plastics
The volume of waste reduced by the worms' gut bacteria led researchers to believe that plastic bags, boxes, and bottles can be successfully degraded using the critters.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 4, 2014 -
Upstate Shredding carves out another foothold in the Northeast
In an ongoing effort to expand its presence in the Northeast, Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman Recycling is buying out Rome, NY-based Murtagh Scrap Handling.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 4, 2014 -
Recycling Reinvented reinvents its mission statement
The non-profit organization will expand its focus to include advocating for recycling policies on behalf of companies in the industry.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 4, 2014 -
Sonoco, Ecover partner up to create sustainable bottles
The bottles are made from plant-based materials combined with plastics collected from municipal recycling programs.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 3, 2014 -
All systems go: Researchers find way to convert human waste into rocket fuel
NASA needed a way to get rid of human waste created on a 5-year space mission, and scientists from the University of Florida came up with the solution: convert the waste into rocket fuel.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 3, 2014
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