Recycling: Page 153
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Could prisons be an integral part of waste diversion?
One Vermont prison underscores the possibilities.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Detroit plans to scrap its own copper, could yield up to $40M
The Motor City is looking to cash in on the large quantities of copper used in lighting fixtures installed throughout the city.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 22, 2014 -
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Heritage-Crystal Clean acquires FCC Environmental for $89.3M
The CFO of the industrial oil recycler expects the acquired assets to bring in $19.14 million within the next year.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Shipping group endorses rate hike for sending recyclables to China
TSA Westbound advises a price increase to transport metal, plastic, and recovered paper commodities into Asian ports, citing low demand and escalating shipping costs.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 21, 2014 -
Rumpke's OH recycling facility battles scourge of non-recyclables
Rumpke is begging customers to only place recyclables in the collection bin as the facility grapples with an inordinate amount of non-recyclables entering its new recycling plant.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 21, 2014 -
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State EPA finds discrepancies in OH recycling facility plan
Numerous errors have prompted the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to request revisions to a five-year plan for the Medina County Solid Waste District.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 21, 2014 -
Holding company pays $525M for Aleris' aluminum recycling unit
Signature Group Holdings will acquire the aluminum recycling unit as it moves to take advantage of an automotive “mega-trend” in scrap alloy.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Global Clean Energy, Liberty Tire Recycling team up to turn tires into fuel
Under the agreement, Global Clean will convert up to 800,000 tires into 1.5 million gallons of fuel.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Hattiesburg, MS weighs ending curbside recycling
The town’s mayor said the costs of its recycling services are too expensive for the city to maintain over the next three years.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 20, 2014 -
E-waste recycling law triggers unmanageable costs for Illinois town
The Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act is inadvertently causing recycling centers in Normal, IL to end e-collection programs as the town struggles to keep them afloat.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 20, 2014 -
e-Stewards launches e-waste impact calculator app
The app measures and demonstrates the impact of electronic waste.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 17, 2014 -
TerraCycle's reality series renewed for second season
The TV show that follows the recycling company's employees has proved popular with viewers.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2014 -
PA Supreme Court will hear 'Right to Farm' biosolids case
The court will consider a suit that challenges the use of recycled biosolids on agricultural land.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Minneapolis mayor pushes for expanded food waste recycling
The latest proposal hinges on an expansion of the current organic composting program.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Company teams with NFL QB on recycling campaign
The recycling initiative features Detroit Lions’ Matthew Stafford challenging fans to send in videos showing unique ways of tossing plastic bottles into recycling bins.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Packaging group announces Foam Recycling Coalition
The group was formed after a study showed demand is rising for recycled polystyrene.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Penn State receives recycling award from NRC
The National Recycling Coalition recognized the university for its recycling efforts.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Single-source sorting remains a challenge for recycling plants
Panelists at the 2014 Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference talked about some of the common challenges they face.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Procter & Gamble increases sustainability goals
The company plans to reduce product packaging by 20% by 2020 and hopes to create packaging that is 90% recyclable.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 14, 2014 -
WTE, recycler partner to treat medical waste
Two FL-based firms are working together to expand into the liquid sterilization market.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 13, 2014 -
$50M recycling plant could lead CA city to 'Zero Waste' goals
The new materials recovery facility opens today in Sun Valley, CA.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Dissolvable circuit boards may reduce e-waste
New developments in a technology that can dissolve the components in water have significant potential.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Landmark large plastic recycling facility plans announced for IN
International Recycling Group will invest $70 million in renovation costs to open what developers call “the largest plastic recycling facility in the world."
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Report: PET recycling hits record levels in the US
A new report finds that nearly 1.8 million pounds of post-consumer PET containers were recycled last year—a record-breaking figure.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 9, 2014 -
Mystery surrounds fatal shooting at CA recycling center
The owner of the Truxton Recycling center in Bakersfield, CA and his wife were involved in a fatal shooting at the facility.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 9, 2014
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