GLENVIEW — Abt Electronics has completed a major expansion of its recycling center and now recycles 95% of its own waste, the company said.
Waste, recycling and responsibility
Plastic production, especially virgin (non-recycled) plastics, continues to grow because it’s tied up with fossil fuel production. After the fracking boom in …
Breaking the mold: In-depth look at how Erie-based IRG wants to change plastic recycling’s future
Hecht categorized the recycling industry’s failures as a chicken-and-egg problem. Waste haulers only recycle two of the seven types of plastic for which …
Corrugated cardboard recycling doubles after ban, but not bringing in expected revenue
The ban calls for Lincoln residents to pull clean, dry cardboard out of their trashcans and recycle it. “The ban is great for us,” Donna Garden, Assistant …
‘Clean Sweep’ Bulky Waste Recycling Day not scheduled for spring; fall event planned
Residents are encouraged to recycle computer equipment and televisions at their own town’s transfer station, if an electronic waste collection program is …
Beaches Go Green gives new smart recycling bins to Atlantic, Neptune Beaches
Smart recycling bins are now installed in Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach. Author: Heather Crawford. Published: 10:52 PM EDT April 8, 2021.
Plastic waste hiding in plain sight: Recycled content requirements
This blog is the second in a series examining policy solutions to the plastic pollution crisis that are proven and replicable. This section covers recycled …
Free mattress, electronic waste recycling event set for April 10
The Sonoma Community Center will help recycle it at no charge. On Saturday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., SCC will be accepting clean, dry, used …
Sun Valley recycling company ordered to stop polluting area
… of Toxic Substances Control announced Thursday that state regulators ordered Express Metals Recycling in Sun Valley to stop releasing hazardous …
Waste Management fining Attleboro for excessive non-recyclables in single-stream recycling
ATTLEBORO, MASS. (WLNE) – Contaminated curbside recycling, containing too many non-recyclable items, costs money for companies like Waste …