Tag: residential

September 27, 2018

Salem, Ore., residents are being fined for recycling improperly. Back in March, Marion County drastically scaled back its curbside recycling program in response to China’s stringent import regulations. Fines are as much as $15.45 per pickup, and soon they will […]

June 25, 2018

A California law recently raised the maximum daily penalty for improper hazardous waste disposal from $25,000 to $70,000. The civil penalty, passed last fall, can be levied “for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation […]

June 1, 2018

Recycling is in the dumps. The Chinese government’s decision to ban mixed plastic and mixed paper recyclables imports sent recycling markets into a tailspin. Media outlets are running stories of recyclables going to disposal instead of end markets. Worse yet, […]

May 25, 2018

Plastic recycling is failing to reach its full potential as low recovery rates of plastic waste, poor quality of recycled plastic and a lack of price incentives are holding back secondary plastic markets, according to a new report by the […]

May 24, 2018

With China leaning hard on plastics exporters to dramatically boost bale quality, proponents of bottle bill laws stand firm that these laws are critical. Supporters assert such legislation generates more, and cleaner, materials. But manufacturers and retailers argue bottle deposit […]

May 23, 2018

In advance of hurricane season, Waste Management has unveiled a list of tips for hurricane preparation and recovery planning. Weeks out from hurricane season, residents and businesses should maintain their landscaping and clean out their storage areas. Three days before […]

May 21, 2018

China’s recent ban on the import of scrap materials and the resulting downturn in markets for some recyclables reinforces the importance of improving the quality of what is collected in residential recycling programs and ultimately sold into the open marketplace. […]

May 18, 2018

In response to China’s recently enacted waste import ban, contamination standard and one-month suspension on all U.S. scrap imports, the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) is calling for the U.S. to improve its poor recycling efforts. In a press release, NRC […]

May 15, 2018

Waste Management has announced the opening of its new Recycling Sun facility in Davie, Fla. The 15-acre, $14 million facility will recycle a mix of construction and demolition debris, household bulk waste and yard waste and process approximately 125 tons […]

May 3, 2018

Tyson Foods Inc. is teaming with Flashfood Inc. to launch flashfoodbox, which aims to make use of surplus food in Detroit and reduce food waste. The three-month pilot will redirect meat to the public for a discounted price and procure, […]

April 16, 2018

China’s recently enacted waste import ban and contamination standard have caused many companies and individuals within the waste and recycling industry to scramble to find new homes for materials and new solutions for reducing contamination of recyclables. But Recycle Across […]

April 10, 2018

Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc., an innovative technology and integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company based in Atlanta, has acquired St. Ann, Mo.-based Environmental Trash Company (ETC). Meridian Waste will now provide waste and recycling services to approximately 2,000 commercial and […]

April 4, 2018

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has released a new report through its North American Initiative on Food Waste Reduction and Recovery titled “Characterization and Management of Food Loss and Waste in North America,” outlining the state of food loss […]

April 2, 2018

Officials from Albany County, N.Y., and Saratoga County, N.Y., have announced the next steps of a plan to construct a $45 million organic waste facility after a successful feasibility study that took place last year. A joint anaerobic digester will […]

March 23, 2018

The problem of food waste arises from a number of locations. Consumers toss produce that goes bad before they have time to eat it, restaurants throw away perfectly edible food simply because they don’t have room for it and grocery […]

March 22, 2018

While recycling at home, work or school comes with challenges, it’s relatively straightforward. Recycling in less-familiar public spaces isn’t, however, and it presents unique hurdles. “You can get information to people about curbside recycling, for instance, which they tend to […]

March 14, 2018

Robert Fulghum, author of “All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” got it right. “Good neighbors make a huge difference in the quality of life,” he said. To illustrate, here are the trials (literally) and tribulations of […]

March 5, 2018

A bill in the Ohio House of Representatives would require drivers to “move over” for trash trucks with their lights flashing, much like the requirement for ambulances and other public safety vehicles. The bill has already been approved by the […]

February 16, 2018

An autograph from recycling entrepreneur Ryan Hickman just got even cooler. Not only has the young recycler raised thousands of dollars for charity and recycled almost 300,000 cans and bottles, but he’s also recently mastered cursive. Eight-year-old Ryan of California […]

February 8, 2018

We stepped away from our “Own a Garbage Stock” thesis briefly in 4Q17 to let the market absorb the impact of plummeting commodity prices. However, it should come as no surprise to anyone who follows our research that we would […]