Zero Waste: Page 39
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Business Commission report: Global food waste reduction could unlock billions in economic benefits
Just cutting food waste in the value chain could generate $405 billion alone, according to the Commission.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 17, 2016 -
San Diego not ready to recycle polystyrene food containers
The city accepts expanded polystyrene packaging, but sees food contamination in containers as being too costly.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016 -
Toronto officials tired of coffee pods, even the compostable ones
The chair of the city's public works committee has asked for a study about reducing the amount of pods in landfills.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016 -
APR: US PET bottle recycling rate dipped in 2015; it could have been worse
After weighing the factors, the industry sees this as a stabilization, not a decline.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016 -
Florida city and new MRF on opposite sides over glass recycling
Fort Walton Beach will no longer accept glass in its recycling bins and believes the new ECUA MRF will eventually do the same.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016 -
The e-waste nightmare of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 recall
The resources used to make 2.5 million devices will likely go to waste, but there are valuable repair lessons to be learned.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 13, 2016 -
Bottle caps on or off? New UK recycling guidelines aim to resolve contamination confusion
The effects of these guidelines will be of interest in the US, where contamination is still a factor in most recycling programs.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 12, 2016 -
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to increase Chicago's plastic, paper bag fee to 7 cents
The city's recent ban on thin plastic bags seems to have backfired and increased the amount of thick plastic being used.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 12, 2016 -
Can trash cans that look like giant coffee cups boost recycling?
The nonprofit Hubbub is launching its #1MoreShot campaign in Manchester today with the goal of collecting 20,000 cups.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 11, 2016 -
Wikimedia
USDA: Bioplastics creating economic benefits and reducing emissions
The report shows an added value of $393 billion from the overall biobased products industry.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 11, 2016 -
Flickr
US Virgin Islands plastic bag ban to take effect in 2017
While no states have successfully implemented a ban, this is the third U.S. territory to do so.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 10, 2016 -
California city finds creative ways to address state organics goals
Manteca is in the process of using fuel credits for road maintenance and building a natural gas station for its collection fleet.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 10, 2016 -
Hungry Harvest making ugly produce cute through emojis
The food waste recovery startup is petitioning Apple and Google to adopt their ugly produce emojis.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 9, 2016 -
Suez expands recycling of tough materials in Europe with stake in TerraCycle
French waste management company Suez has purchased a 30% stake in the New Jersey recycler.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 9, 2016 -
EPA seeing a pattern of mismanaged CRT glass around the country
Speaking at E-Scrap 2016, an EPA official said illegal or improper disposal is becoming a "systematic problem."
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 7, 2016 -
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Texas Disposal Systems helps Austin airport reduce waste-to-landfill by 13%
The company hopes to soon bring composting to Austin-Bergstrom International to further increase waste diversion efforts.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 6, 2016 -
Seattle becomes first US city to ban green, brown plastic produce bags
The plan, which passed unanimously by the city council, aims to eliminate composting confusion.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 6, 2016 -
GBCI to assume responsibility of zero waste certifications among businesses
Green Business Certification Inc. has partnered with U.S. Zero Waste Business Council to promote the evolution of sustainable businesses.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 6, 2016 -
Novelis
Novelis partners with Discovery to boost recycling education in the classroom
The aluminum recycling company's "Life of a Can" program aims to engage both students and families.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 6, 2016 -
Gumdrop
From Juicy Fruit to rubber boot: How chewing gum is being recycled into shoes
Gumdrop Ltd. has teamed up with Teknor Apex for a new process than can be used to make boots, auto bumpers and more.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 6, 2016 -
SPI, recyclers launch project to recover more plastics from auto parts
The Automotive End-of-Life Vehicles Recycling Demonstration Project aims to show the value of increased diversion for all involved.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 5, 2016 -
Deep Dive
EREF vs. EPA: How varying statistics indicate a need for standardized reporting industrywide
After years of research, EREF found Americans may be generating much more waste than originally thought. But what does this mean for the industry?
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 5, 2016 -
After multiple facility fires, Rumpke urges customers to stop recycling batteries
The company's Cincinnati MRF has had six fires this year due to the improper disposal of lithium ion batteries.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 4, 2016 -
UPDATE: MRC approves Fiberight WTE facility development in Maine
The Municipal Review Committee will put up more than $1 million to purchase and develop the property.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 3, 2016 -
EPA provides $365K to clean up marine plastic in New York, New Jersey
Seven projects will be funded as part of the agency's Trash Free Waters initiative.
By Cole Rosengren • Oct. 3, 2016
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