Curbside recycling is about to get a lot more expensive in San Diego. The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to approve new curbside recycling …
Bags of recycling sent to burn as workers rush to meet speed targets
Workers at a waste management centre have been sending full bags of recycling to be burnt, an undercover investigation has revealed. Staff tasked …
“Know It Before You Throw It” campaign informs people about rules of recycling
Recycling has many benefits including energy savings, reduction in water use, decreases in greenhouse gases and conserving resources to name a …
A New Way To Erase Ink Lets You Reuse Printouts Without Recycling
Yes, it’s great that your office put a blue bin next to the copy machine so unwanted print outs don’t end up in the trash. But recycling paper still takes its …
Ireland surpasses all EU recycling targets including plastics, glass and metal
IRELAND HAS SURPASSED every recycling and recovery target set for it by the European Commission, making it the 21st year in a row that Ireland …
Ireland exceeds EU recycling objectives, but ‘major effort’ needed for future targets
Ireland has achieved its highest ever rate of recycling, surpassing all EU recycling targets, Repak reports. The country’s overall recycling rate of 68% …
San Diego approves new recycling contracts, keeps foam recycling
The San Diego City Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday to approve new seven-year contracts (plus three one-year extension options) with Allan Company …
Recycling plant’s closure leaves Ottawa Valley towns scrambling
A swath of the Ottawa Valley has nowhere to send its recycling following the abrupt closure of a sorting plant in Renfrew, Ont. Beaumen Waste …
‘Unprinting’ process could bring about cleaner paper recycling
“By eliminating the steps involved in conventional recycling, our unprinting method could reduce energy costs, pollution and greenhouse gas …
Make money by recycling your outdated items or donate for a good cause
If you have clothing with rips and tears and maybe a few stains, you can’t donate it but you can still recycle that stuff to be turned into new textiles.