RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Henrico County man has been charged with arson in connection to a tire recycling plant fire that could be seen from all …
Cleveland recycling still going to landfill more than a year after I-Team report
The city is still spending millions of your tax dollars to have crews pick up recycling only to send it all to a landfill. Several taxpayers have demanded …
Scientists make fuel with recycled plastic, as air travel industry looks to sustainable fuel
She said when it comes to chemical recycling plastic, the big challenge currently is efficiency. “Instead of recycling them, if we can break down the …
Bulk waste drop-off pricing changes to $5 per item in Worcester; new recycling bins on way
A newly designed 22-gallon recycling bin will help combat wind and will be available. Wednesday hours for bulk drop-off appointments will also be …
DS Smith appoints new UK managing director for recycling
Berrisford will be responsible for the company’s recycling operations in the UK, helping customers to reduce waste and increase recycling rates.
Could plastic-eating microbes take a bite out of the recycling problem?
The scientists think the microbes’ enzymes—proteins that speed chemical reactions—might help recycle some kinds of plastic, much of which gets …
Achieving a circular bioeconomy for plastics
Although mechanical recycling was initially promoted as the solution to rising amounts of postconsumer plastic waste, its failure over the past decades …
What drives dishonest e-scrap practices?
Cost is the main factor contributing to fraudulent recycling activities, … it more profitable for companies to recycle, we will have less dishonest recycling.
Local girl recycling cans earns enough money to visit siblings
Tasha Holmstead receives $500 from the Idaho Falls Pacific Steel and Recycling branch manager Kevin Greener. | Courtesy Tera Holmstead.
Ocean City sends trash to burn in a community of color hours away. Advocacy groups are urging …
Some called it a recycling program, although plastics and other recyclable materials aren’t rescued from the incinerator. Mostly, though, the officials cited …