Waste Connections suspended residential recycling June 24 because of a driver shortage attributed to the coronavirus and then resumed pick-ups on …
Philly is hiring workers to help with late trash pickup. But even that is delayed.
Amid widespread delays in trash and recycling pickup last month, Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration announced Philadelphia would hire 120 …
Winneshiek County Recycling Center’s new director takes over the reins
Scott Logsdon is no stranger to the Winneshiek County Recycling Center. He has been assisting the public and processing incoming materials for …
City commissioners review possible recycling rate increase
Public Works Director Dean Grant approached the board saying he expected recycling rates to increase over the course of the next year. Referring to …
Eaton Launches First-of-Its-Kind Capacitor Recycling Program as Part of Effort to Drive a More …
The capacitor unit recycling process will vary depending on the material, construction and age of the unit. Where applicable, recovery of capacitor …
How a partnership created a ring carrier recycling program
Avangard will recycle the plastic and sell PCR to Hi-Cone for use in 50%-recycled-content carriers. “This is really a reflection of what the market is pulling …
Feds issue slew of food-contact recycled plastics letters
The letters allow reclaimers to use their recycling technologies to produce recycled resin for use in food and drink packaging. In issuing the letters, the …
In My Opinion: Convenient PET collection is key
A whopping 91% of plastic isn’t recycled., stated National Geographic. “Just 8% of plastic waste in the United States is sorted for recycling,” the Break …
Institute announces plastics research grant and issues RFP
Titled “CombiClean: Facilitating Contaminant Removal in Recycled Plastics,” the project’s goal is to develop an open source database, called …
Company plans ‘SuperPRF’ to sort 550 million pounds per year
Startup recycling firm International Recycling Group is moving forward with a $100 million plastics recovery facility in the Northeast. The company on Aug …