Each spring, summer and fall the City of Kent hosts a Recycling Collection Event, so instead of items going to the landfill as trash, all items collected at …
Recycling brings focus to Baerlocher additives
Cleveland — Baerlocher USA is seeing increased interest in improving the properties of recycled plastics. “In the polymer space, there’s renewed …
Wauconda Township recycling event Saturday
Wauconda Township will host its annual recycling extravaganza from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, June 1, at the township office, 505 W. Bonner Road.
Malaysia returns tons of plastic scrap to exporting countries
The ongoing investigation uncovered a U.K.-based recycling facility has imported more than 50,000 tons of plastic scrap in 1,000 containers to …
Polystyrene Recycling?
The polystyrene containers used in food service are fragile and are not easily recycled as there is not a large post-consumer market — unlike other …
The future of recycling may not be what you expect
Grand Rapids, Mich. — Plastics recycling is undergoing a profound change that will see the industry look much different in the years to come.
Tybee Island opens new pilot recycling center
The Hard to Recycle Center, also known as H2R, are collecting materials that many people think are recyclable, but end up in the landfills due to the …
Battle Ground homeowner grafts recycling into landscape
Holding a mix of synthetic and real flowers and a grouping of topiaries, recycled tires anchor the yard with pops of red, white, blue and yellow.
Beauty of recycling
Melanie Guzzo owns a beauty salon with 26 stylists who serve more than 300 clients each week. But Guzzo owns just one trash can. She doesn’t …
Malaysia to send plastic waste back to US, other nations
Malaysia will send back some 3,300 tons of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid …