Almost two months after its vendor contract expired, the City of Pensacola is working on a new deal for the handling of its recyclables. Tarpon Paper of Loxley, Alabama stopped accepting loads from Pensacola last September, and the contract expired in March. While residents continued to sort their …
Second survey on the way as recycling habits of residents inconclusive
Maroon bins overflowing on kerbsides might be a common sight but a survey suggests Marlburians are simply not recycling enough to warrant an …
Spring Cleaning recycling “how to” guide
MINNEAPOLIS – Spring is finally here and that means its time for some spring cleaning. Besides cleaning up the yard, many homeowners are cleaning …
Man accused of killing roommate, dumping body in recycling bin appears in court
Stephanie Standen’s body was found on a conveyor belt inside the Spokane Materials and Recycling Technology Center on South Geiger Road on …
WA scrambles to clean up its act as Chinese recycling bans take hold
WA scrambles to clean up its act as Chinese recycling bans take hold … take up to 81,000 tonnes of our state’s annual recycling waste as it moves to …
Hayward talks city recycling controversy
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward faces questions about why the city has been sending residents’ recycling to the landfill. Gregg J Pachkowski …
Big user of recovered PE boasts record earnings
“Also, we’re investing in R&D programs to develop processes that will allow us to use a greater variety of scrap material, including lower cost and harder-to-recycle sources.” Lower PE feedstock costs have come both from a slightly weakening market for the material and from the company’s efforts to use …
‘Sword’ takes another big swipe at US scrap exports
Adina Renee Adler, ISRI’s senior director of international relations, told Resource Recycling “all scrap shipments from all supplier countries (not just the United States) must be inspected before shipment.” With CCIC suspended, ISRI member companies have been left with no access to pre-shipment …
ACC wants to hit 100 percent recovery for plastic packaging
Hitting 100 percent recovery will require major movement on the part of the wider plastics industry. For instance, the U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate was 29.7 percent in 2016, the most recent year for which data is available. That represented a decrease of 1.4 percentage points from the year before.
Put the wrong items in recycling bin? You could be fined if you live in Marion County
Residents who fail to follow Marion County’s strict new recycling rules could be slapped with a fine of as much as $15.45 per pickup. “We’re going to monitor everybody a lot more closely,” said Art Kuenzi, manager of Suburban Garbage Service, speaking on behalf of the Mid-Valley Garbage & Recycling …