Tag: Recycling System

January 10, 2024

The Recycling Partnership, a leading non-governmental organization dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of recycling systems, has released a new report that targeted problematic areas in the U.S. residential recycling system. The report reveals that only 21% of residential recyclables in […]

October 12, 2023

ISRI, the Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry, has launched a new tool to help recycle more packaging in the United States. The new Fiber Recycling Readiness Tool is a research-based online resource developed by ISRI that assesses the compatibility […]

July 7, 2023

Michigan lawmakers reintroduced legislation earlier this week that would update the state’s recycling system by expanding the Michigan Bottle Bill law. As it stands now, in Michigan, residents can only use the bottle returns for certain carbonated drinks, such as […]

December 16, 2021

The Recycling Partnership today published responses to public comments on its Pathway to Circularity Recyclability Framework. A first-of-its-kind opportunity for the entire packaging value chain to shape the future of circularity, the Framework was open for comment for 30 days […]

November 16, 2021

“We need a transformative vision for our waste management system – one that is inclusive, more equitable, and reflects the urgency of the climate crisis,” writes Michael S. Regan administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the agency’s National Recycling […]

August 3, 2021

The pandemic has made the planet more aware of how precious clean water and sanitation are for health, safety, and a better quality of life. Unfortunately, the United States is lagging behind other civilized nations in a very basic area […]

January 21, 2021

China is no longer accepting trash from the United States and Europe to recycle. The U.S. doesn’t have the infrastructure to recycle and there isn’t a secondary end market for recycled goods. Only a small percentage of the recycled goods […]

February 5, 2020

Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its partners are working together through a recently developed Recycling Steering Committee to update and modernize the state’s recycling system, which was heavily disrupted in 2017 after international markets began restricting acceptance of […]

June 26, 2018

Republic Services is helping the city of Las Vegas transition over to a single stream recycling system. The company began the transition last year and currently has about 60,000 residences left to move over to the new program. Instead of […]

November 30, 2017

Since making the switch to single stream recycling, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties in Florida have seen an increase in their recycling rates. Indian River County’s recycling rate increased from 33 percent in 2014 to 53 percent in 2017, […]