Once collected curbside by Simple Recycling employees, the clothes, shoes, jewelry, purses, sheets, drapes, toys and other household materials …
Water main breaks drive up water bottle recycling demand, but city won’t take them
The city of Owensboro’s Drop-Off Recycling Center on Seventh Street has been inundated with consumer-grade plastic water bottles just days after a …
WasteNot: Recycling center again accepting soft plastic for recycling
Because Recology negotiates its own set of contracts as to where recyclables are reprocessed, Ashlanders are not being asked to make the same …
Why Australia has a battery recycling problem – and how it could impact lithium stocks
While researchers say Australia could be a leader in the re-use and recycling of batteries, the country faces a number of hurdles in making that …
City Council continues application expanding recycling facility into commercial composting
A local organic waste recycling company that wants to start a compost … on Timber Creek Recycling’s application to add commercial composting to its …
Several vehicles catch fire at recycling facility in James City County
JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va., (WVEC) — Several salvaged vehicles at a metal recycling facility caught on fire Wednesday morning, a fire official said.
As China gets tough on recycling, will America get cleaner?
In recent years, the model for US recycling has been to send it overseas to China. China gets a raw material worth money; the US gets rid of its rubbish …
China moves to extend ban to all materials
While China’s National Sword policy has already shut the door on most recycled plastics and mixed paper since the start of this year, higher grades of …
What Happens to Paper When it is Recycled?
Most consumers are unaware of the steps and parties involved in the process of transforming paper recovered from recycling bins into final products.
One Year Later: How China has reshaped US recycling
China’s July 18, 2017 WTO filing that banned dozens of scrap categories has upended recycling economics around the world, especially in the U.S. …