FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – After two fires in as many months at the American Steel and Recycling plant in Florence, the Fire Marshal’s office has …
Florence recycling yard ordered to make changes after two fires
FLORENCE, S.C. — The recycling yard that was the site of two large fire in as many months has been ordered to take corrective action to decrease the …
Recycling gives aluminium the life-cycle advantage, argues industry
The aluminium industry dismisses the steel industry’s claims that it produces more CO2 over its lifetime, pointing to recycling and the importance of the …
Bins and recycling collection dates for second May bank holiday 2018
There won’t be any recycling and waste collections on Monday, May 28 because of the bank holiday, so collections will be one day later than usual for …
Drought puts pressure on Cape Town recycling
Woolworths has sponsored the recycling of PET bottles in South Africa after a surge in bottled water purchases put pressure on Cape Town’s plastic …
New OECD report shows recycling’s Herculean task
Plastic production is still the go-to option over recycling because of lack of demand, poor collection rates and a fragile market, according to a new …
DOUGLAS COUNTY TO SUSPEND RECYCLING JUNE FIRST
The release says the Chinese import ban has put a stop to what has been the primary market for Oregon recyclables. Chinese authorities have stated …
Recycling Mystery: Plastic Utensils
In theory, these utensils should be recyclable, but here are three challenges that may prevent your local program from accepting them.
OECD Urges Government to Encourage Better Recycling of Plastics
Plastic recycling is failing to reach its full potential as low recovery rates of plastic waste, poor quality of recycled plastic and a lack of price incentives …
Governments should ‘act urgently’ to boost recycling market
A report published by the OECD said the global plastics recycling rate was just 15%, and that this would not increase unless markets for secondary …