Carpet manufacturers are halting their nationwide voluntary subsidy program for carpet recycling, which could push some struggling processors out of …
Plastics processor pivots to manufacture PPE
South Carolina-based recycling company Mumford Industries is helping produce personal protective equipment. | Olena Yakobchuk/Shutterstock.
Pause on bag law is a hit to some recyclers
“It is extremely damaging to the recycling industry as a whole to allow the public to think recycled plastic is somehow less safe or sanitary than virgin …
COVID-19 shifts supply and demand for KW Plastics
KW has converted several of its extrusion lines over to produce recycled … Baker spoke on a recent webinar hosted by the Southeast Recycling …
Recycling Declared an Essential Industry Amid COVID-19 – Manufacturers Warned that if Recycling …
Recycling has been declared an essential industry by the US Department of Homeland Security. Recycled materials are commonly used in the …
Curbside recycling in future?
Recyclables would be transported to Dubuque. “It’s time we started moving the ball forward,” councilman Josh Collister said. “We’ve waited 50 years too …
Here’s What Happened When Chemical Engineers Put Cheap Plastic in a Microwave
It’s true that PET is highly recyclable compared to many other plastics, and uses like yarn and fiberfill are also forgiving—you can’t recycle aluminum …
Food Waste Recycling Pilot Fundraising Campaign Matched
After a $6,350 match from the Sustainable CT Community Match Fund, the Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board (GRAB) and Waste Free Greenwich …
Report shows M&A activity in waste and recycling sector up big in Q1
Private equity firms accounted for 46.5 percent of total announced or completed deal volume. While many recycling programs are halted and commercial …
Townsend mulls reopening recycling center
Citing spring clean-up around town and yard debris likely to pile up, she said people have asked her if and when the recycling center might be open …