Tag: recycling

September 28, 2022

Interstate Waste Services, Inc. (“IWS”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cipollini Carting and Recycling, Inc. based in Rockaway, NJ. Cipollini Carting and Recycling, Inc. (“Cipollini”), founded in 1989, is a non-hazardous solid waste and recycling collection provider serving […]

September 28, 2022

A friend of mine likes to say the only thing wrong with recycling rates is the numerator and the denominator. I was reminded of this when I read about a study suggesting the 91.4 percent recycling rate for cardboard boxes, […]

September 27, 2022

In order to build a circular economy of waste for all, we must bring a magnifying glass to every different kind of community and study the different aspects unique to their waste systems. In the United States, the Environmental Protection […]

September 26, 2022

Much has been said about recycling and the state of infrastructure. In this NothingWasted! episode, we bring you a dynamic session from WasteExpo 2022: “Government’s Role in Funding Recycling Infrastructure.” The discussion focused on California’s efforts and investments in infrastructure […]

September 21, 2022

Westeria has made great steps just in the last 10 years to become the innovation leader in each of the four product areas: Windsifting, Conveying, Dosing and Spreading. In the procurement of conveyor technology, we have been able to standardise […]

September 16, 2022

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) applauds the Senate for unanimously passing S. 3742 the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA) and S. 3743 the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (RIAA) in late July. These bipartisan bills are commonsense steps in […]

September 12, 2022

What are the biggest challenges for the waste sector? Waste management is a universal issue affecting the daily health, productivity and cleanliness of communities. Poorly managed waste is contaminating the world’s oceans, clogging drains and causing flooding, transmitting diseases, increasing […]

September 8, 2022

The disposal of coal ash is a challenge due to the heavy metals inside of the material that is leached out by water and can contaminate groundwater. Due to this, the EPA has implemented strict disposal procedures to divert ash […]

September 7, 2022

1. Methane Methane’s impact on climate change is 84x higher than CO2 on a 20 year basis and 18% of global anthropogenic methane originate from landfills due to the decomposition of organic waste fraction. With, 70% of the two billion […]

August 30, 2022

The Recycling Partnership was established with one goal in mind – creating a truly circular economy across the globe to bring an end to overflowing landfills. In its 2022 Impact Report, the organization breaks down all of the individual successes […]

August 24, 2022

The agricultural plastic films market will be worth about $16.10 billion by 2030, projects Market Research Future. Products made from these materials—from geomembrane films to control humidity, to greenhouse cover films, to polytube for irrigation –protect crops and can help […]

August 17, 2022

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry, participated as one of eight private sector partners at the first in-person meeting of the National Conference on State Legislature (NCSL) Public-Private Partnership on Recycling. The Partnership […]

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 […]

August 8, 2022

Not everything can be easily picked up in a recycling bin and recycled. Pittsburgh is attempting to still collect these items by offering designated days where residents can drop off these materials at the Department of Public Works Environmental Services […]

August 4, 2022

The Recycling Partnership announced today that it has launched The Center for Sustainable Behavior & Impact (“The Center”) to drive measurable improvement in residential recycling behavior and mobilize household participation in the circular economy. Human behavior is at the heart […]

August 2, 2022

Waste Pro USA, Inc. (“Waste Pro”), a regional privately-held provider of non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services, announced today that it has completed the remarketing of two solid waste disposal revenue bond offerings with an aggregate principal amount […]

July 29, 2022

The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) applauds the U.S. Senate for passing S.3742, the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022, and S.3743, the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. NWRA has been working with the staff of Senate Environment […]

July 28, 2022

The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with recommendations to the agency’s Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program and Model Recycling Program Toolkit. “NWRA and its member companies support EPA’s efforts […]

July 27, 2022

The Can Manufacturers Insitute (CMI) published the targets back in November last year. Even though the aluminum beverage can is already the most recycled beverage container in the US with a 45 percent recycling rate in 2020, the CMI members […]

July 22, 2022

Commodity prices fluctuate frequently, making it difficult for waste management and recycling companies to accurately project revenues related to commodities and plan accordingly. The inherent risk in the commodity market can be a stumbling block to business growth and sustained […]