Although recycling is a filthy job, Bauer and her students have rolled up their sleeves, cleaning up the environment and reducing solid waste, while …
‘Tis the season to recycle (the right way)
Thinking about tossing that plastic bag or dirty diaper in the recycling bin? Think again. About 30 percent of what people put in their recycling …
Councils pressed to accept aluminium foil for recycling
Local authorities are being pressed to collect aluminium foil for recycling from UK households alongside cans, glass bottles and other packaging …
Consultant to review Cleveland recycling program amid shrinking global market
CLEVELAND — Facing a shrinking global market and an upcoming renewal of its recycling contract, the City of Cleveland is looking to hire a …
Conserve Cape Fear: What can and cannot be recycled at New Hanover County’s facility
More than 25,000 tons of recyclables per year are processed at the Materials Recovery Facility, located along U.S. Highway 421 North, which serves …
Omaha cancels recycling pickup. Garbage, yard waste collection to continue
Two weeks ago, officials also canceled recycling pickup for residents on the Friday schedule because of delays from earlier bad weather.
SWANA: Curbside Recycling Collections Can Still Make Sense in Face of National Sword
With China’s National Sword policy now well established, SWANA published a report which shows a 50% reduction in the revenues received from the …
England’s 2018 recycling figures show 0.5 per cent decline
The official England ‘waste from households’ recycling rate for 2018 was 44.7 per cent, down 0.5 percentage points from 45.2 per cent in 2017.
Smurfit boxes clever on recycling and sustainability
“Our product is sustainable, recyclable, renewable and biodegradable,” he says. “If you throw a cardboard box in the ocean, it just disintegrates back …
UPDATE: Fire at recycling center in Urbana destroys building
URBANA — Fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a Thanksgiving night blaze at Mack’s Twin City Recycling that destroyed the building.