When you toss your pickle jar or seltzer bottle into the recycling bin, you expect it to take a long journey that leads to reincarnation. You might briefly …
Glass recycling begins June 4 in Pocatello
Recently, the City of Pocatello Sanitation Department partnered with Momentum Recycling. Under the agreement, residents can drop off approved …
Fire breaks out at recycling center on Cleveland’s West Side
The fire started shortly after 1 p.m. at Royal Oak Recycling on Industrial Lane near West 160th Street and Industrial Parkway in Cleveland, a fire …
Decatur residents receiving designated red bin for glass recycling
The city of Decatur’s sanitation service provider is changing how it collects glass recycling. About two years ago, Decatur began accepting glass …
Problem with recycling comes back around in Bradford Twp.
Recycling Dumpsters near the Bradford Township Municipal Building are being abused again, with people stacking items on the ground when the …
Why Vietnam is shutting out some materials
Because of China’s restrictions, Vietnam has become a larger destination for exports of U.S. recyclables. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. …
China faces ‘staggering’ shortfall in recovered fiber supply
Resource Recycling previously reported that during the first two months of 2018, China imported 2.51 million tons of recovered paper, compared with …
County should look into recycling its own plastic
What a sad day to learn that there is to be an end to all recycling in Douglas County except deposit cans beginning June 1. But maybe it’s not all bad.
Is this the recycling rate of the future?
Aligning recycling metrics with concepts such as sustainable materials management has been a challenge. But a researcher in Florida is offering …
Electronic recycling waste days this Friday, Saturday
The Madison County Solid Waste and Recycling Department will holds its annual free electronic waste days on Friday and Saturday at its Huntsville …