Scrap Collector: US stands as lone OECD opponent of Basel plastic amendment

Plus: Cambodia returning illegal waste imports, and India's capital cracking down on food waste at social functions.

By Rina Li • July 19, 2019

Upcoming California law could set stage for recycling definition debate

The rulemaking process for SB 1335, which will require state facilities to use reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging starting in 2021, may lay the groundwork for bigger legislation to come.

By Rubi Rajbanshi • July 19, 2019

FCC Environmental wins Omaha, Nebraska contracts, securing Midwest foothold

After months of debate, the Omaha City Council approved a 10-year collection contract as well as a separate deal for seasonal yard waste pick-up. The contracts are worth an estimated $24.2 million per year.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated Aug. 28, 2019

New Hampshire passes recycling study bill amid market challenges

Legislators were moved to act after seeing local communities suspend programs or undergo price increases.

By Katie Pyzyk • Updated July 25, 2019

Reduce, reuse, rescoot? A look at e-scooters' long-term sustainability

Scooters are touted as a clean, low-cost form of transportation, but their lifespan is far from sustainable — and their parts could pose a danger to recycling facilities.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 17, 2019

Recycling to resume in Florida county after 6-month suspension

The new agreement, which comes after the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority terminated a prior contract, will cost Santa Rosa County an estimated $321,000 annually.

By Rina Li • July 17, 2019

How Veolia tackles tough waste streams with resourcefulness and global reach

Veolia North America President and COO Bob Cappadona talked to Waste Dive about how the company's Total Waste Management division can find unique solutions for just about anything — even PFAS.

By Cole Rosengren • July 16, 2019

Scrap Collector: US emerges as world's top producer of waste

Plus: A Canadian grocer's shame-inducing plastic bag scheme, and mass anti-incinerator protests in Chinese city.

By Rina Li • July 12, 2019

Connecticut bag ban spurs contentious food waste debate

One of the year's more mildly worded state bag bans was prefaced by heated discussion around whether compostable products should be exempt.

By Cole Rosengren • July 11, 2019

Lawsuit over Keurig coffee pod recyclability moving forward

The company had hoped a California judge would dismiss a complaint claiming its "recyclable" labels are misleading.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 10, 2019

Local governments may have more recycling power than they realize

Neil Seldman of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has long been a proponent of grassroots policymaking. He shares examples of cities and counties taking the lead on glass, organics and more.

By Cole Rosengren • July 10, 2019

Michigan launches statewide educational campaign on recycling

The humor-infused "Know It Before You Throw It" campaign aims to combat consumer confusion around recycling.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 3, 2019

Off the Route: Von Hernandez on 'turning the tide' of plastic pollution

Hernandez spoke to Waste Dive about his career as a waste and toxics campaigner, waste dumping in Southeast Asia and the path toward creating mass systemic change around plastics.

By Rina Li • July 3, 2019

Chinese port shuts out scrap metal imports 3 days before new restrictions take effect

The port of Sanshan was unable to handle the influx of material it received ahead of China's new scrap metal regulations.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 2, 2019

ISRI members get preliminary injunction from California reporting law

An upcoming law requiring new recycling and composting data has been challenged by scrap recyclers over various concerns, including the classification of material as "solid waste."

By Rubi Rajbanshi • Updated July 17, 2019

PepsiCo to trial Aquafina in aluminum cans

The company also pledged to switch its bubly brand to all cans and move its Lifewtr products to 100% recycled plastic by the end of 2020.

By Cathy Siegner • June 28, 2019

Scrap Collector: Environmentalists criticize 'narrow' scope of G20 marine plastics goal

Plus: Pacific Island nation to enact world's first disposable diaper ban, and waste giant Biffa convicted of exporting household trash to China.

By Rina Li • Updated July 2, 2019

San Diego approves new recycling contracts, keeps foam recycling

The San Diego Environmental Services Department reversed an initial recommendation to cut EPS foam from the city's curbside program earlier this week ahead of a broader vote on new recycling contracts.

By Rina Li • June 27, 2019

Sorting out the future of mixed paper

Amid the current focus on plastics, market issues for fiber tend to get overshadowed. What does the future hold for all the mail, magazines and small shipping boxes still inundating MRFs?

By Mary Catherine O'Connor • Updated June 28, 2019

Lexington, Kentucky, issues RFP to resume paper recycling

After suspending mixed paper recycling in May, the city brought in consultant Resource Recycling Systems to help revamp multiple aspects of its program.

By Katie Pyzyk • Updated Sept. 6, 2019

Oregon communities reach agreement with Waste Connections to revive recycling

The deal, which comes with a rate increase and the elimination of mixed plastics, was struck by some of the last areas still receiving state approval to dispose of commingled recyclables.

By Max Witynski • June 26, 2019

Plastics-backed pilot shows strong potential for secondary MRF in Pacific Northwest

A 60-day demonstration run in Oregon, using equipment from Titus MRF Services, highlighted the large amount of recyclable commodities that can be captured from residual streams.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated Dec. 4, 2019

Boston finally reaches recycling deal with Casella

Covanta and Wheelabrator will also retain residential waste contracts. Both deals may be regional bellwethers of higher prices to come.

By Cole Rosengren • June 24, 2019

Florida county urges cities to give regional recycling collaboration another chance

Broward County is pitching a new approach as recycling rates plummet and Waste Management costs rise. Some cities still haven't shaken off bad memories from the last regional partnership.

By Leia Larsen • June 24, 2019

McDonald's testing 'Green Concept' stores in Canada

The locations will serve as incubators for new packaging options and recycling initiatives, such as lids made from wood fiber, paper straws and wooden cutlery.

By Emma Liem Beckett • June 21, 2019