Communities such as Lewisville are educating its residents how to recycle properly in light of changes in the industry on the other side of the world.
Tacoma, Washington, removes glass from curbside program
Most of the surcharge, about $2.32, will cover the increased processing costs, marketing and shipping of recyclables due to global recycling industry …
Sustainability Tip: Recycle properly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Did you know that if we properly recycled 28% of our waste stream in Colorado, according to the Colorado Public Interest Research Group’s State of …
Recycling is hard. That’s why we have to eliminate single use packaging and not get distracted.
Coffee cups become waste within the coffee selling environment (easy to collect) but most walk out the door to become widely dispersed, ending up in …
New glass recycling drop-off location opens in Greensboro
Residents who want to continue recycling glass may use any of nine glass recycling drop-off locations, including a newly opened location at Leonard …
New recycling drop-off location opens in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Glass bottles and jars are no longer accepted in the City of Greensboro’s residential recycling program, according to a City of …
Michigan awards grants to boost tire recycling
Community events provide affordable, convenient, tire recycling opportunities to residents, including the creation of yearlong collection sites and …
In memoriam: Peter J. Avagliano
Peter J. Avagliano, a leader in the steel recycling industry who specialized in ferrous scrap imports, died at the age of 88 on Oct. 26 at Valley Hospital …
Alpla moving into HDPE recycling with Spanish acquisitions
Austrian plastics packaging firm Alpla has strengthened its recycling operations and entered into the high density polyethylene recycling market with …
Gerber and TerraCycle Launch Baby Food Recycling Program
As of this week, consumers can feel better about where their baby food packaging is going—if they follow through with the new recycling initiative in …