Collection/Transfer — May 19, 2020The Recycling Partnership is Transforming for GoodAs a leading national nonprofit working toward a modernized U.S. recycling system, The Recycling Partnership’s 2020 Impact Report, released today, shows how The Partnership has activated dynamic change in communities since 2014. The U.S. recycling system is the foundation for designing a circular economy where products and packaging are increasingly recirculated through material supply chains with a […] Collection/Transfer — May 19, 2020
Government and Regulations — May 18, 2020EPA Takes Next Step to Implement PFAS LegislationThe EPA took the next step to implement an important per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) requirement of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA added 172 PFAS to the list of chemicals required to be reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and established a 100-pound reporting threshold for these substances. The agency is […] Government and Regulations — May 18, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 11, 2020Berkeley County, WV Solid Waste Authority Celebrates 25 Years of BeautificationSaturday marked the 25th year of the Berkeley County Drop-Off Recycling Program, a program that first started in the parking lot of the Food Lion Grocery Store in Inwood and has grown to a sprawling effort of a number of beautification programs and boasts the first renewable resource recovery facility, Entsorga, of its kind in […] Collection/Transfer — May 11, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 4, 2020Baltimore, MD’s Food Waste Reduction Progress Met with ChallengesBaltimore City generates more than 430,000 tons of municipal trash annually, most of which is incinerated. But the city hopes to change this by dramatically reducing its food waste by 2040. The goal is to reduce commercial food waste by 50% and residential food waste by 80%. When asked if this was feasible, Anne Draddy, […] Collection/Transfer — May 4, 2020
Landfills — April 13, 2020Redrock Environmental Rescues Bikes from the Fairmead Landfill for KidsRedrock Environmental Group is helping in the effort to restore discarded bicycles from the Fairmead Landfill for use by local, needy children. “Redrock and the Caglia family are happy to have partnered with Madera County law enforcement to get these bikes into the hands of kids,” says Division Manager Justin Raymond. Richard Delgado, a Madera […] Landfills — April 13, 2020
Collection/Transfer — April 6, 2020Handling Trash on the COVID-19 Front Line in New HampshireWith schools and many restaurants and retailers closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Casella Waste Management said its commercial business has “dropped off the face of the earth,” but with more people staying home, there’s been an uptick in residential trash coming to the company’s landfill here. Overall, said Kevin Roy, who is a division […] Collection/Transfer — April 6, 2020
Circular Economy — April 6, 2020How Companies — from Automotive to Apparel — Can Transform Waste Into ResourcesBusinesses have been making huge losses by failing to capture the value of industrial waste, but applying circular economy strategies, enabled by new technologies, could create cost-saving opportunities as well as profitable new revenue streams. The waste generated by residential buildings may seem enormous, but the waste produced by factories is an awful lot more. […] Circular Economy — April 6, 2020
Collection/Transfer — April 5, 2020Scottsdale, Phoenix, AZ Come to Terms on Recycle DealThe City of Scottsdale will begin sending recyclable material to the City of Phoenix after the two sides approved an agreement. The Phoenix City Council adopted the agreement at its April 1 meeting after the Scottsdale City Council approved on consent the agreement at its March 17 meeting. With the deal in place, Scottsdale will […] Collection/Transfer — April 5, 2020
Government and Regulations — April 1, 2020Minquadale-area Landfill Can Expand Under New Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Permit ModificationThe controversial Delaware Recyclable Products Inc. landfill near New Castle has gotten approval from state environmental regulators to expand vertically. The Delaware Recyclable Products Inc. (DRPI) landfill’s desire to expand in a residential area along Route 13 was the subject of heated debate last year before county- and state-level committees, boards and councils. Both New Castle […] Government and Regulations — April 1, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020Grappling with Garbage Amid Coronavirus, Central Maine Towns Modify Waste CollectionAs the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, central Maine municipalities have taken many measures to reduce the number of people coming into contact with each other. At Augusta’s Hatch Hill landfill, which takes rubbish and other materials from city residents as well as from several surrounding towns, the city is hoping to entice people to […] Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 25, 2020Clay County, FL Residents Urged to Wait for Normal Garbage Pickup Instead of Lining Up at LandfillClay County leaders have encouraged residents to use curbside collection services to avoid long waits at the Rosemary Hill Solid Waste Management Facility. Video from a viewer showed dozens of cars and trucks lined up over the weekend to throw their garbage away at the landfill, but officials said that curbside collection services for garbage […] Collection/Transfer — March 25, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 17, 2020Most Lithium Batteries End Up in a Landfill. A New Bill Aims to Change That.A first-of-its-kind bill introduced in the Senate seeks to change lithium-ion batteries disposal process by significantly boosting federal investments in lithium-ion battery recycling. Sponsored by Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, the “Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling Act of 2020” calls on Congress to dole out $150 million over the next five years to […] Collection/Transfer — March 17, 2020
