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Category: Waste Management


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Walmart and unspun Collaborate to Reduce Apparel Manufacturing Waste

March 14, 2024

Via: Waste360

Walmart, the world’s leading omnichannel retailer, today announced a pilot project with unspun, a pioneering fashion tech company using the world’s first 3D weaving technology, a collaboration that, if successful, could help reduce the environmental impact of garment production, offer […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Beaufort County, SC Holds Meeting to Educate Residents on Composting, Hands Out Materials

March 14, 2024

Via: Waste360

Beaufort County, S.C. is encouraging its residents to compost and will look to educate the community on the benefits of doing so. This week, leaders from the Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling program handed out more than 120 compost […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Virginijus Counts on Lindner’s Shredding and Washing Expertise For Big Bag Recycling

March 12, 2024

Via: Waste Management World

The Virginijus ir Ko recycling plant in western Lithuania has been active in waste management and recycling for more than 20 years, processing around 35,000 tonnes of potential recyclables annually. The majority of the materials to be recycled are waste […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Coral Springs, Fla. Enters into Agreement with Coastal Waste & Recycling

March 8, 2024

Via: Waste360

Coral Springs, Fla. is ending is current trash and recycling contract and entering into a new agreement with Coast Waste & Recycling. This week, City Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the new agreement with Coast Waste & Recycling of Boca […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Glacier Gets Investment from Amazon to Fund AI-Powered Robots in Recycling Centers

March 7, 2024

Via: Waste360

Amazon is continuing to invest in companies, announcing its latest partnership with San Francisco start up, Glacier. Glacier, a female-led company, is working to create next-generation, AI-guided recycling robots. The company announced today that is has raised $7.7 million in […]


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Upcycled Uglies Kettle Chips Rescues 25 Millionth Pound of "Ugly" Potatoes

March 6, 2024

Via: Waste360

Uglies Kettle Chips announces it has reached a milestone of rescuing 25 million pounds of “ugly potatoes” that have gone into making the brand’s upcycled Uglies Kettle Chips, since its inception in 2017. The 25 millionth pound was rescued at […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Maine to Vote on Program That Would Require Manufacturers Pay for Packaging Recycling Costs

March 5, 2024

Via: Waste360

The Maina Board of Environmental Protection is holding a public hearing this week on a new program that would require manufacturers to pay for the cost of recycling their packaging. “Producers of products, they’ll pay a fee based on the […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Princess Cruises Installs Food Waste Biodigesters

March 1, 2024

Via: Waste360

Power Knot Ocean, the market leader for onsite organic waste management solutions in the marine environment, announced today the successful deployment of 26 of its machines aboard Princess Cruises’ latest luxury cruise ship, the Sun Princess. The integration of Power […]


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UN report: World must move beyond waste era and turn rubbish into resource

February 28, 2024

Via: Waste Management World

With municipal waste set to increase by two-thirds and its cost almost doubling within a generation, only a drastic reduction in waste generation will ensure a liveable and affordable future, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Cyclic Materials Announces Capacity to Recycle Wind Turbine Generators and MRI Machines

February 28, 2024

Via: Waste360

Cyclic Materials, an advanced metals recycling company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical metals, has expanded its operations to accept two new feedstock streams: wind turbine generators and MRI machines. Through its strong partnership […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Environmental Solutions Group Announces Further Expansion of Innovative Solid Waste & Recycling Technology Solutions

February 23, 2024

Via: Waste360

Environmental Solutions Group (ESG), part of Dover (NYSE: DOV) and the leading integrated provider of refuse collection vehicles and equipment, digital fleet technology solutions, waste hauler software, and compaction and recycling solutions, announced the expansion of its Connected Collections® suite […]


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GFL Sees Record Solid Waste Pricing in 2023, Provides Guidance for 2024

February 21, 2024

Via: Waste360

GFL (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) released its Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings, citing a record year in solid waste pricing for its continual growth. Solid waste pricing for the full year reached 9.8 percent, the highest in the Vaughan, Canada-based […]


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California Navigates Food Waste Recycling Challenges

February 20, 2024

Via: Waste360

California’s two-year-old organic waste reduction initiative faces significant challenges as the state struggles to implement food recycling programs effectively, jeopardizing waste-reduction targets. The initiative aims to mitigate methane emissions by diverting organic materials such as food scraps and yard waste […]


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U.S. Needs to Advance Compost Infrastructure to Mitigate Climate Change

February 20, 2024

Via: Waste360

About one-third of all food in the United States is thrown away; much of this goes into landfills, where it produces large amounts of planet-warming methane. If this were composted instead, these emissions would shrink, and the process would produce […]


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Newport, Ky. Recycling Plant Relocating Following Years of Complaints from Residents

February 16, 2024

Via: Waste360

After years of frustrations from residents, a Newport, Kentucky recycling plant is being relocated. River Metals Recycling (RMR) reached an agreement to move, and Newport City Commissioner Ken Rechtin said it is “the most significant progress made in quite some […]


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Houston Sees Increased Involvement in Food Waste Recycling Pilot Program

February 15, 2024

Via: Waste360

Houston, Texas is a few weeks into its food waste composting program, and it is seeing a steady increase in participation. Back on January 22, Houston kicked off the composting pilot program in partnership with Zero Waste Houston. The program […]


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The City of Long Beach Approves Bioenergy Devco’s Bid for Organics Recycling Facility

February 13, 2024

Via: Waste360

The City of Long Beach has entered into exclusive negotiations with Bioenergy Devco, the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, to construct an organics recycling facility that will recycle food waste, converting it to an organic soil amendment and renewable […]


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PET to PET Recycling Austria Sees Small Drop in Recycled Bottle Tonnage in 2023

February 8, 2024

Via: Waste360

PET to PET Recycling Austria sees little change from 2022 to 2023 as the initiative reports it recycled just over 32,000 tonnes of PET bottles. In 2022, it was reported that the overall tonnage of PET bottles recycled was 32,900, […]


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Showcasing the link between waste and resource management to tackle climate change

February 2, 2024

Via: Waste Management World

The UN Climate Change Conference COP 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was the largest of its kind. The conference, held from 30 November to 13 December, brought together some 85,000 participants, including more than 150 heads of state and […]


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California Counties Suing Tesla Over Mishandling Hazardous Waste

February 1, 2024

Via: Waste360

A sizeable group of California counties are coming together to sue Elon Musk’s Tesla with claims that the company mishandled hazardous waste at its facilities across the state. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday from 25 California counties, including Los […]