Tag: recycling

July 22, 2021

Alterra Energy, an innovative advanced recycling technology company, and Ravago, a global leader in polymer recycling and distribution, announced today that Ravago has acquired an equity interest in Alterra Energy. Ravago will be a strategic partner in supplying pre-processed waste […]

July 21, 2021

A new report says that recycling methods alone won’t eradicate plastic pollution. Published by Filipino public interest network Eco Waste Coalition on Wednesday, July 21, the review outlines how ineffective advanced recycling methods such as chemical recycling, waste-to-energy and pyrolysis […]

June 16, 2021

When most people think “sustainability,” they are often surprised to learn about how the waste and recycling industry is increasingly playing a bigger role as well. (and always has been, right?) Over the past months, Waste360 has gone all-in on […]

June 15, 2021

Determining what a circular economy should look like, and advancing policy around it, is best done by bringing together environmental groups, government, and industry—or so that is the belief of international nonprofit Reloop whose work has centered around that premise […]

May 27, 2021

Patrick Simpson of Anchorage wants to try and solve the astronomical costs of lumber and building materials when shipped to his home state of Alaska. His goal: he wants to create artificial lumber from plastic ocean debris. Simpson, an engineer […]

May 26, 2021

Compology, the leading company devoted to sustainability through waste metering, today announced their Clean and Green grants initiative. The grants will be offered to 25 municipalities of any size throughout the United States and provide cities with Compology’s technology enabling […]

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 18, 2021

Glad, the nation’s leading household waste solutions brand, and Recyclops, a technology-enabled sustainability and recycling startup, are joining forces to expand access to recycling for consumers throughout the country. Through the new partnership, Glad and Recyclops will innovate on more […]

May 13, 2021

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced that 65.7 percent of paper consumed in the United States was recycled in 2020, maintaining a recycling rate that has been consistently high for over a decade. Since 2009, paper recycling […]

May 4, 2021

The advisory board of the conference had to choose between 36 innovative and excellent submissions from all over the world. Six of them have now been elected to present their new technologies and applications to a wide audience at the […]