Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020Colorado Bill Aims to Repeal Decades-Old Law Prohibiting Municipalities from Banning Types of PlasticDenver’s approved 10-cent plastic- and paper-bag fee will go into effect on July 1. Now, lawmakers at the state Capitol have introduced a bill that aims to repeal a decades-old law that prohibits local governments from banning the use or sale of specific types of plastic. The proponents of SB20-010 say the measure is aimed at allowing […] Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020
Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020Maryland Considers Plastic Bag Ban, While Virginia Looks At FeesAs concern over plastic pollution in oceans, rivers, and roadways grows, jurisdictions around the country are banning plastic bags or placing a mandatory fee on them. In Maryland, lawmakers are proposing a plastic shopping bag ban, while in neighboring Virginia, there are proposals to implement a five-cent fee.“It’s a plastic pollution crisis worldwide,” says Martha Ainsworth […] Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020
Newsletter Headline — January 16, 2020Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Hits Major Milestone Thanks to Li-CycleLi-Cycle, a leading North America-based lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, announces the completion of its first shipment of commercially recycled battery material that contained energy metals concentrate. Li-Cycle supports lithium-ion battery recycling by recovering critical battery materials from lithium-ion batteries in a safe and sustainable manner. It is one of only a few companies in […] Newsletter Headline — January 16, 2020
Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020Biggest U.S. Beverage Companies Start Recycling Initiative In North TexasBacked with an investment of more than $3 million from Plano-based Keurig Dr. Pepper, Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo., a recycling initiative is being launched in North Texas, with a goal is to improve the recycling and processing bottles. Recycling facilities will be upgraded with the latest technology including optical sorters and a public service campaign […] Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020
Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020California Considers Requiring Beverage Makers to Handle RecyclingCalifornia lawmakers are taking into consideration requiring beverage distributors to create a new system to take back their own containers, similar to one that has been successful in neighboring Oregon. It would be part of a plan that also would add wine and liquor bottles to the program in 2024. California is one of 10 […] Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020
Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020Company Collects 80% of City’s Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into LumberA Canadian company is building a new standard for sustainability by recycling the bulk of municipal plastic waste into lumber. Roughly 80% of the plastic recyclables collected throughout Halifax, Nova Scotia are now being processed by Goodwood Plastic Products Ltd so they can be turned into building blocks. The plastic lumber can be drilled, nailed, […] Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020
Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020Stericycle and RCAP Partner to Bring Safe Drug Disposal Solutions to Rural CommunitiesStericycle, providing compliance-based solutions, including award-winning solutions for safe medication disposal, and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a non-profit network focused on improving water quality for rural and small communities across the U.S., have partnered to pilot a program focused on improving water quality and combatting the opioid crisis in rural America. In early […] Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020
Education — January 16, 2020Product Stewardship Society Announces New Name for Annual Conference: PSXThe Product Stewardship Society, the leading association for product stewardship professionals, announced today the rebranding of its annual conference from Product Stewardship to PSX. The rebranding of the conference reflects the Society’s commitment to driving the profession forward by providing even more resources, professional development, and networking opportunities than before that serve the needs of […] Education — January 16, 2020
Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020Mattress Recycling Council’s Bye Bye Mattress Program Surpasses 5 Million Mattresses Recycled in CaliforniaFive million mattresses have been recycled by the Bye Bye Mattress program in the state of California since the program began in 2016, the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) announced. If these mattresses were laid end to end they would span nearly 6,000 miles – enough to build a bridge from California to Hawaii and back. […] Collection/Transfer — January 16, 2020
Newsletter Headline — January 14, 2020Morgan County, CO’s Baling Twine Recycling ProgramMorgan Conservation District has partnered with Waste-Not Recycling, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Morgan County 4-H Exchange, and Fort Morgan FFA to provide an alternative to traditional disposal techniques for twine. Instead of burning, burying, or paying for disposal, twine can now be sorted, cleaned and recycled into plastic pellets which can […] Newsletter Headline — January 14, 2020
Collection/Transfer — January 14, 2020WCA Grows in Little Rock, Arkansas With the Acquisition of Central Arkansas Recycling Disposal Services, LLC (CARDS) Little Rock DivisionWCA Waste Corporation, a vertically integrated, non-hazardous solid-waste services company, announces its expansion in the state of Arkansas with the acquisition of the Little Rock Division of Central Arkansas Recycling and Disposal Services, LLC (CARDS). WCA is happy to announce that they have grown the WCA family by 11 employees and approximately 200 customers in […] Collection/Transfer — January 14, 2020
Collection/Transfer — January 14, 2020NWRA Applauds U.S. Labor Department for Updated Joint Employer RulesThe National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) applauds the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) for updating the regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA). These revisions will add regulatory certainty regarding what business practices may result in joint employer status. “NWRA appreciates WHD’s recognition that […] Collection/Transfer — January 14, 2020
