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Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019

New York Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Changing Recycling Market

New York state lawmakers will hold a hearing on recycling amid China’s decision to restrict scrap imports. The halt on China’s imports of wastepaper and plastic has disrupted U.S. recycling programs, but it also has spurred investment in American plants that process recyclables. The heads of the state Senate and Assembly environmental conservation committees say […]

Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019

Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019

Newton, MA to Offer Household Curbside Food Waste Collection

Black Earth Compost has been hired by the city of Newton to provide weekly curbside collection of food waste — including meats, dairy, fruits, and vegetables. “Food waste makes up 26 percent of the weight of the trash in Massachusetts, filling landfills and costing us a lot of money in waste disposal fees,” Mayor Ruthanne Fuller […]

Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019

Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019

The World Loses $400 Billion of Food Before It Reaches Stores

Some 14% of all food produced is lost annually, with central and southern Asia, North America and Europe accounting for the biggest shares, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said in a report, citing the latest data as of 2016. Better cold storage and infrastructure would help reduce losses, but more detailed data on the […]

Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019

Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019

King County, WA Will No Longer Accept Plastic Bags, Wraps in Recycling Starting Next Year

Beginning January 1, 2020, the city of Seattle and King County will no longer accept plastic bags and plastic wrap in curbside recycling. Customers will be asked to take plastic bags and wraps to a drop-off location for re-manufacturing or put them in the garbage. “Our goal is to ensure what goes into the recycling […]

Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019

Education — October 20, 2019

Pearland, TX Focuses on Local Recycling Education in the Midst of Industry Changes

With Pearland’s Stella Roberts Recycling Center and numerous education programs in place to encourage residents to recycle correctly, many of which are run by Keep Pearland Beautiful, the organization that runs the center, the city is depending on residents to take initiative to continue the trend of clean recycling through the effects of different policy […]

Education — October 20, 2019

Newsletter Headline — October 20, 2019

Global Partnership between SC Johnson and Plastic Bank Opens 500+ Recycling Centers Around the World to Help Combat Ocean Plastic Crisis

In 2018, SC Johnson kicked off a partnership with Plastic Bank, one of the leading organizations working to reduce ocean plastic, and opened nine recycling centers in Indonesia with the goal to stop plastic before it ever gets into the ocean. Beyond doing good for the planet, this partnership plays an important role in helping […]

Newsletter Headline — October 20, 2019

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