Category: Waste Management

March 20, 2019

Each year, Memphis, Tenn., residents put tons of materials in their recycling bins hoping that those materials will be given a new life. However, due to the current state of recycling markets, many of those materials end up in landfills. […]

March 18, 2019

As recycling costs continue to rise, many cities across the country are ending their residential recycling programs and turning to burning and landfilling more waste. China’s ban on certain recycled imports, which took effect in January 2018, has prompted volatility […]

March 15, 2019

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its standards for managing hazardous waste pharmaceuticals. The updated standards, “Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the Hazardous Waste Listing for Nicotine,” aim to reduce the cost and compliance […]

March 14, 2019

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced an increased demand for renewable natural gas (RNG) from the refuse sector, particularly in California, where refuse trucks are fueled by the very solid waste they haul. The city of Fresno signed a two-year agreement […]

March 14, 2019

The Orange County, Fla., Board of County Commissioners approved a grant agreement with The Recycling Partnership to enhance Orange County’s recycling quality improvement program through education, outreach, access and training opportunities. The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit organization that provides […]

March 13, 2019

So far in 2019, at least six states have proposed bottle bills to ramp up efforts to recycle beverage containers. Bills currently have been proposed in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Tennessee and West Virginia. According to a Recycling Today […]

March 11, 2019

Washington state is considering two legislative measures to better manage plastic packaging waste. The first legislation, HB 1204, addresses plastic packaging pollution and recycling, and the second legislation, HB 1795, would eliminate the state’s 50 percent recycling goal and ban […]

March 11, 2019

Oregon-based Bend Garbage Company announced it has entered into an agreement to sell Bend Garbage & Recycling, High Country Disposal and Deschutes Recycling to Republic Services, Inc. Bend Garbage & Recycling and High Country Disposal provide waste management, recycling and […]

March 8, 2019

The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) recently released a report that calls for the development of in-state recycling facilities, new technologies and development of new markets due to the collapse of the statewide market for recyclables. CCM has called for […]

March 7, 2019

Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would place a five-year suspension on municipalities’ banning the use of plastic straws. In addition to stopping local authorities from banning plastic straws, the proposed bill was amended to create a $25,000 fine […]