A trommel sits between two piles of recycled glass at Recycling and Disposal Solutions in Roanoke. The equipment is used to crush and remove contaminates …
Rising to the sorting challenge for dry recyclables and light packaging
STADLER’s Scholl MRF in France. Different countries have adopted varying approaches to collecting and separating dry mixed recyclables and light packaging as …
Conservation Corner: Recycling single-use containers won’t solve planet’s problem
Neither were made from recycled materials. All the processing, packaging and distribution of my single-use plastic takeout containers was made to move my lunch …
Photos: Unwanted glass turns into raw materials at Roanoke recycling center | Gallery | roanoke.com
As the international market for recycled glass has dwindled, companies like Recycling and Disposal Solutions in Roanoke have had to get creative.
Letter: Truth in recycling – Davis Enterprise
This means that many people try to recycle items that can’t be recycled and instead they clog up our recycling plants and lead to more waste in the landfill.
Senator proposes 20-cent-per-pound virgin resin fee – Plastics Recycling Update
The bill taxing virgin resin is just one of several pieces of plastics recycling-related legislation in Congress and statehouses this year.
Google explores how to capture 4.5 billion tons of plastic – Resource Recycling
Stacked bales of mixed plastics. Google’s report noted headwinds to plastics recovery including unfavorable economics for recycled resins compared with virgin …
Mayor of Troy introduces recycling, waste services mobile App – NEWS10 ABC
“We’re excited to roll out the new ‘CleanUp Troy’ mobile app, the latest in ongoing education and outreach efforts around recycling opportunities and …
August brings higher scrap plastic bale prices – Resource Recycling
Plastics Recycling Markets Bales of recovered PET and HDPE have increased in value this month, with natural HDPE hitting another record high.
Brands invest in Evergreen’s RPET expansion project – Plastics Recycling Update
Evergreen supplies recycled PET for use by Greenbridge. On Aug. 12, the American Beverage Association (ABA), Ohio Beverage Association and …