Tag: Recyclables

August 15, 2022

No one should be surprised at the up and down prices for our recyclables. After all, they are commodities subject to the economy’s ups and downs. Unlike recycling markets, the current economy is doing both at the same time. The […]

May 26, 2021

On the heels of announcing the first plastic snack bar wrapper to be approved by How2Recycle as store drop-off recyclable for its iconic Crunchy granola bar, Nature ValleyTM is teaming up with eco-friendly actor and activist Zac Efron and Down […]

May 13, 2020

More Americans are home and it ultimately results in more residential waste and a higher cost for haulers. Devina Rankin from Waste Management talked about charging cities and towns more to pick up their trash and recyclables as a result […]

March 22, 2019

On the first day of spring, national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful launched its 2019 Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program. Through this far-reaching effort, which takes place March 20-June 20, Keep America Beautiful and its network of […]

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. […]

January 2, 2018

Mountains of U.S. recyclables are piling up as municipal solid waste departments, haulers, recyclers and other stakeholders try to find new options for recyclable products. In July 2017, China registered with the World Trade Organization its intent to forbid 24 […]