PHOENIX — China is raising its standards for buying recycled products from other countries, which could financially hurt cities in Arizona. The city of …
BREAKDOWN Recycling economics are in sudden collapse
Recycling is a great idea and one that has been around awhile. It was popular long before the word “sustainability” achieved sacramental status with …
Blaine County temporarily stops paper recycling
HAILEY — Due to changes in international paper recycling markets, no vendors are currently accepting Blaine County’s used mixed paper for …
Jefferson City reevaluates recycling bins after illegal dumping
JEFFERSON CITY – New World Recycling is ending its cardboard recycling contract with Jefferson City after complaints of illegal cardboard dumping.
Problems persist with recycling at Livermore Falls transfer station
LIVERMORE FALLS — Transfer station Supervisor Bill Nichols recommended to selectmen Tuesday night that security cameras be installed to identify …
Future of recycling unclear as market for plastic recyclables is collapsing
Local landfills are filling up and recycling could soon cost more as places to dump them disappear. America is a disposable society; plastic bottles, …
Fears Grow Among Valley Recyclers As China Denies US Recyclables
The trade conflict between the U.S. and China is heating up, and while tariffs on the steel and agriculture industries have taken center stage, the …
Top 50 Archive: Don’t look for the recycling police yet
It’s way past 1990 but here Nicholas Herrera drives a forklift load of bundled newsprint at Fairfield County Recycling Inc. in Stratford in 2010.
Recycling hauler threatens to end pickup if communities don’t pay more
New Bedford-based trash hauler ABC Disposal has threatened to stop collecting recyclables in five communities on July 1 unless they agree to cover …
What’s your recycling IQ? Lynn’s DPW will help you find out.
LYNN — The city’s Department of Public Works (DPW) is launching the Recycling IQ Kit on Tuesday, May 29. Its goal is to boost the quality of the …