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Collection/Transfer — July 2, 2020

Vermont’s Plastic Bag Ban, Food Scraps Mandate Go Into Effect

Laws that ban plastic bags and prohibit Vermonters from throwing food scraps in the garbage have taken effect. As a result, all residents will be banned from trashing leftovers while grocers, retailers and restaurants will be prohibited from distributing single-use plastic bags. The food scraps law is set to take effect after Vermont lawmakers passed […]

Collection/Transfer — July 2, 2020

Newsletter Headline — July 2, 2020

Waste-to-Hydrogen Project Set for California

A California company that produces renewable hydrogen has joined with a Louisiana construction group on a project to build a modular waste-to-hydrogen production facility. Ways2H, based in Long Beach, California, and Ford, Bacon & Davis, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based engineering, procurement, and construction firm, announced a joint effort to design and build a California facility […]

Newsletter Headline — July 2, 2020

Collection/Transfer — July 2, 2020

BASF Begins Piloting New Chemical-Recycling Process for Mattress Materials

BASF SE has developed a chemical recycling process for used mattresses and is starting pilot tests at the Schwarzheide site in Brandenburg, Germany. The materials from old mattresses are to be recycled in such a way that they can be used for the production of new mattresses. “The target is to recover the raw materials […]

Collection/Transfer — July 2, 2020

Newsletter Headline — July 1, 2020

Fortune 500 Brands & Corporate Foundations Extend Over $54 Million in Capital Commitments with Closed Loop Partners

Closed Loop Partners announced that some of the world’s largest consumer brands and corporate foundations are extending more than $54 million in capital commitments with the Closed Loop Infrastructure Fund (CLIF). This extension is a testament to the progress CLIF has made over the last five years toward building a more circular economy and the sense […]

Newsletter Headline — July 1, 2020

Government and Regulations — July 1, 2020

ISRI Lauds the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement as It Enters Into Force

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today touts the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) as a victory for the recycling industry as it officially enters into force. The USMCA replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which has governed trade between the three economies since 1994. “The USMCA is a win for the […]

Government and Regulations — July 1, 2020

Collection/Transfer — July 1, 2020

U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers of Important Protections for Working Safely in Summer Heat

Throughout much of the U.S., high temperatures and humidity in the summer season can create hot and hazardous working conditions, both outdoors and indoors. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers of their duty to protect employees from the risks and dangers of heat exposure. OSHA reminds employers of […]

Collection/Transfer — July 1, 2020

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