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Deltona, Florida suspends curbside recycling indefinitely
With processing costs from Waste Pro now twice as high as landfill disposal, and future market conditions uncertain, city staff recommended the move. Exclusive franchising is also under discussion.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 9, 2019 -
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Albuquerque, New Mexico signs single-use plastic bag ban into law
The legislation, which originally included restrictions on single-use plastic straws and polystyrene containers, takes effect in January 2020.
By Katie Pyzyk , Rina Li • Updated April 24, 2019 -
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Much ado about pharma residue: EPA rule aims to end waste flushing
Healthcare providers managing hazardous pharmaceuticals will now be required to prevent waste from entering the environment. Rich Thompson breaks down what you need to know.
By Rich Thompson • Jan. 7, 2019 -
David DeVito
OpinionHow to plan for the best when faced with a worst-case scenario facility fire
Fire Rover’s Ryan Fogelman discusses the importance of planning, training and investing in the proper equipment to achieve the best possible outcome during a fire incident.
By Ryan Fogelman • Jan. 4, 2019 -
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Scrap Collector: Washington state to consider composting the dead, 40-year-old plastic Doritos bag found on beach
Plus: a recycling opportunity that'll thrill the goats in your life, and South Korea's plastic bag ban.
By Rina Li • Jan. 4, 2019 -
China details scrap metal import restrictions for July
Steel, aluminum and copper will be among the regulated recyclable materials, according to a joint announcement from multiple government agencies.
By Katie Pyzyk • Updated Jan. 8, 2019 -
The Ocean Cleanup
Ocean Cleanup's $20M plastic-catcher breaks, founder vows 'troubles are solvable'
After less than three months in the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" — during which it collected less material than hoped — the much-hyped prototype must now return to shore for repairs.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 3, 2019 -
Waste Management's 20-year path to 'moonshot' climate goal: cleaner fleet, more recycling
The company's 2018 Sustainability Report offers the most detailed plans yet on offsetting four times the amount of GHG emissions it produces.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 1, 2019 -
Taiwan has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. Here's how that happened.
By providing disincentives for discarding trash — and adding musical motivation — Taiwan has achieved a recycling rate many envy.
By Marcello Rossi • Dec. 28, 2018 -
Elizabeth Regan
Our 10 best stories of 2018
Catch up on some of our biggest stories involving Waste Management, Republic Services, Waste Connections, GFL Environmental, Rubicon Global, TerraCycle and, of course, China.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 21, 2018 -
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After nearly 6 months without contract, ecomaine workers strike a contentious deal
Terms agreed to by the International Union of Engineers and the nonprofit WTE/recycling operator may come at the expense of deep division over new rotating shift requirements.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 21, 2018 -
PIxabay
ColumnScrap Collector: Microplastics found in Earth's deepest point, Philly cameras catching litterbugs in the act
Plus: rough sailing for ocean garbage collector, suspended Alabama workers reinstated after strike and the EU's latest push against plastic.
By Rina Li • Dec. 21, 2018 -
UK waste strategy calls for packaging EPR, widespread organics collection
The lengthy plan, billed as a path toward a more circular economy, includes a variety of strategies to reduce waste and improve recycling.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 19, 2018 -
Plastic bottle recycling rates slipped in 2017
New data from the Association of Plastic Recyclers and American Chemistry Council show PET and HDPE numbers both dipped in 2017, with lightweighting cited as a factor.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 18, 2018 -
Cole Rosengren
Boston inches toward final 'zero waste' plan, eyes curbside organics pilot
While enthusiastic about the expansive scope of a new report, many advocates remain unhappy with the lack of specific "living wage" contract language for recycling workers.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 17, 2018 -
Permission granted by SWEEP
SWEEP standard — LEED for waste and recycling — releases ambitious proposal
After more than two years of work by many of the industry's biggest corporate and government players, the Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol now has draft language ready for comments.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 17, 2018 -
ENGIE Insight
OpinionBecoming a 'zero waste' city requires collaboration
Earlier this year, the consulting firm ENGIE Insight embarked on a sustainability tour of 10 cities and found waste was a high priority in many of them.
By Paige Janson • Dec. 14, 2018 -
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Scrap Collector: Virginia's landfill solar aspirations, garbage arsonist(s) terrorizing Orlando
Plus: a new online waste sorting game, NASA's plans for astronaut trash and China's new food waste solution (hint: it's cockroaches).
By Rina Li • Dec. 14, 2018 -
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Coca-Cola invests in European PET recycling company
Ioniqa Technologies is developing the tools to process otherwise hard-to-recycle plastics as the soda company wants to transition to at least 50% recycled packaging materials by 2030.
By Nina Sparling • Dec. 14, 2018 -
Want to combat plastic straw waste? Consider rewiring consumer psychology.
According to Travis Wagner, co-author of a new paper on plastic straw reduction efforts, policymakers may want to restructure the consumer choice architecture.
By Rina Li • Dec. 13, 2018 -
Connecticut authority approves state's first source-separated glass pilot
Amid limited options for MRF glass, the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority is moving ahead with plans to collect glass separately from curbside bins, pending final state approval.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 12, 2018 -
RRT
Minnesota city moves on $12.5M RDF project with Xcel Energy
The new RRT-designed Red Wing solid waste campus is set to open later next year after a fire delayed construction.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 12, 2018 -
Gold Medal Group
Gold Medal pursues new type of vertical integration with Apple Valley deal
This recent acquisition gives the New Jersey company a stake in the soon-to-open Entsorga West Virginia MBT project, plus access to new markets such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 11, 2018 -
Akron, Ohio's ban on glass recycling creates confusion between city and processor
The city said Waste Management wanted the glass ban. The company said this isn't the case. Now, residents are caught in the middle.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 10, 2018 -
California DOJ
ColumnScrap Collector: $16M California recycling fraud bust, lessons from Flint's water crisis
Plus: accusations of "politically motivated" sanitation worker sickout, wasting disease in animal carcasses and the triumphant return of Garbage Hill.
By Rina Li • Dec. 7, 2018
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