Category: Waste Management

April 25, 2024

As I continue to countdown to WasteExpo I am getting increasingly excited about the innovations I will learn about. This year, I’ve focused on talking to and learning from professionals dealing with AI and new technologies in the waste industry. […]

April 24, 2024

Finland’s Neste has conducted a trial using liquefied discarded tires to advance its chemical recycling. In its trial, Neste turned pyrolysis oil gathered from discarded vehicle tires and produced high-quality raw materials for new plastics and chemicals. The pyrolysis oil […]

April 24, 2024

TERREPOWER, the innovative solar system and EV battery lifecycle management division of BBB Industries (BBB), announces the launch of its solar panel recycling line at its facility in Sparta, Tennessee. The new solar panel recycling line further establishes the TERREPOWER […]

April 22, 2024

In many parts of the world, recycling rates remain low— an estimated 1 percent to 5 percent of waste is recycled in markets such as Brazil and Mexico, and below 30 percent in markets such as South Africa and Vietnam. […]

April 19, 2024

Gaviña Coffee Company, makers of Don Francisco’s® Coffee, José’s® Gourmet Coffee, Café La Llave®, and a wide variety of other family-crafted coffees, is celebrating Earth Month by announcing that it has recycled over 3 million used coffee bags, single serve […]

April 4, 2024

When AXA XL, the specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, relocated offices in New York City’s Financial District, it made the move without sending office waste to any landfill. Thanks to a partnership with Green Standards, AXA XL diverted […]

April 1, 2024

Composting is an endpoint that currently handles roughly 9% of generated MSW1 and is viewed as a critical part of waste diversion. However, information and data regarding composting operations has historically been lacking. The newly released Composting State of Practice, […]

March 28, 2024

Thanks to TOMRA’s continued investment in GAIN – the company’s deep learning-based sorting add-on for its world-renowned AUTOSORT™ units – it is now possible for the first time to quickly and efficiently separate food-grade from non-food-grade plastics for PET, PP […]

March 28, 2024

Ahead of Easter, Repak is estimating an increase in the amount of recycling done by Irish residents this holiday. Based on a survey of 1,000 adults in Ireland, Repak expects residents to recycle over 62,000 tonnes of waste, an increase […]

March 27, 2024

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has reported that Scotland’s recycling rate reach a record 63.3% in 2022. The new record is an increase of 5% from 2021 (which finished at 57%). Sepa notes the increase is reflected by economic […]

March 22, 2024

Lee County, Fla. is looking to expand its recycling ability by adding a new recycling facility to handle household and business recyclables. According to Christine Brady, Lee Solid Waste Assistant County Manager, the proposed recycling facility will help with residential […]

March 20, 2024

Just shy of 5 million tons of unsold grocery store food was landfilled or burned in 2022, according to national nonprofit ReFED. That translates to around $5,000 to $10,000 a week of lost value. As they become increasingly aware of […]

March 14, 2024

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 […]

March 14, 2024

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 […]

March 12, 2024

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 […]

March 8, 2024

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 […]

March 7, 2024

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 […]

March 6, 2024

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 […]

March 5, 2024

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 […]

March 1, 2024

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 […]