A large fire has broken out at a disused recycling plant in Sunderland creating a huge plume of smoke. About 54 firefighters were called to Deptford …
AF&PA reports paper recovery rate reaches 65.8 percent in 2017
The industry has a goal to exceed 70 percent paper recovery for recycling by 2020 as part of its Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 sustainability …
City to launch ‘modified’ recycling pilot at Ottawa parks for summer 2018
Staff at Ottawa City Hall will be taking another crack at increasing recycling in the city’s parks this summer, after a pilot project launched this time last …
Sharp Eye Technology separates PET trays from PET bottles
Tomra Sorting Recycling has introduced Tomra Sharp Eye technology, which the company says makes separating single-layer polyethylene …
SouthCoast Recycling Pick-Up Threatened by China Policy
NEW BEDFORD — The recycling program in five local communities, including New Bedford, could be in danger of being discontinued, unless the …
Re|focus 2018: Dell commits to using ocean plastics
“Recycled plastics factor largely into our manufacturing.” (For a 2017 article on Dell’s use of recycled plastics in its products, see “Recycled content …
America’s recycling system is following Australia’s towards a breakdown that will probably lead to …
“Recycling as we know it isn’t working,” James Warner, chief executive of the Solid Waste Management Authority, told The Wall Street Journal.
Somerset Waste Partnership will now recycle plastic food pots, tubs and trays
All of its 16 recycling centres in Somerset will now accept plastic food pots, tubs and trays. Residents can also leave plastics in their recycling bins.
Kiwis improving at recycling plastic, but not at buying the products the waste becomes
Love it or hate it, plastic is here to stay, but us tidy Kiwis are getting better at recycling it as we manage to turn things like plastic bags into new items.
The American recycling system is on the verge of breaking down, and it could mean higher costs …
Recycling is going to get a lot more expensive for homeowners. Recycling companies used to make money shipping goods to China, but China has …