Newsletter Headline — July 16, 2019Niagara Bottling Joins How2RecycleHow2Recycle is happy to announce its newest member: Niagara Bottling. Niagara’s consumers will soon see How2Recycle packaging labels emerge into the marketplace. These efforts will support the company’s mission of integrating sustainability into its merchandise by taking the guesswork out of recycling. Niagara has always been passionate about providing the market with products that not only benefits its customers […] Newsletter Headline — July 16, 2019
Collection/Transfer — July 16, 2019NWRA Awarded ASAE’S Power Of A Silver Award for Slow Down to Get Around InitiativeThe National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) was recognized by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) with their 2019 Power of A Silver Award for its “Slow Down to Get Around” legislative advocacy campaign. The Power of A Awards recognize and celebrate the extraordinary contributions associations make to society by enriching lives, creating a […] Collection/Transfer — July 16, 2019
Newsletter Headline — July 15, 2019Boulder, CO’s Refill Revolution Uses Zero Waste Program to Upcycle RefuseBrittney LaGesse, the owner of Refill Revolution, has sought to offer customers an alternative to tossing hard-to-recycle items, such as toothbrushes and makeup containers, by participating in Zero Waste Box program. The boxes are created by New Jersey-based TerraCycle, a waste management company that breaks down the refuse materials to be used to create new […] Newsletter Headline — July 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — July 15, 2019It’s Time to Get Serious About Recycling Lithium-Ion BatteriesIndustry analysts predict that by 2020, China alone will generate some 500,000 metric tons of used Li-ion batteries and that by 2030, the worldwide number will hit 2 million metric tons per year. If current trends for handling these spent batteries hold, most of those batteries may end up in landfills even though Li-ion batteries can […] Collection/Transfer — July 15, 2019
Landfills — July 15, 2019Petaluma, CA Getting on Board Zero Waste TrainPetaluma’s City Council prepares to adopt a “Zero Waste” resolution that will ask residents here to cut their landfill deposits by more than 90% by reducing, reusing and recycling more than we ever have before. Currently, Petalumans are recycling just 38% of what they leave at the curb for pick-up by the city’s waste hauler, […] Landfills — July 15, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — July 15, 2019A New Produce Warehouse in Los Angeles, CA Will Prevent Millions of Pounds of Food WasteAlarmed by the food wasted in his community, Rick Nahmias — a writer, filmmaker, and photographer — hatched a plan. He founded a food rescue organization called Food Forward in 2009 that works to combat food waste by salvaging fruits and vegetables from backyards, orchards, farmers’ markets, and wholesalers before they perish and donating them […] Compost/Organic Recycling — July 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — July 15, 2019On a Virginia farm, Microbes Turn Organic Waste into CompostRoyal Oak Farm, located in Evington and in operation since 2008, is the largest multi-feedstock waste composting facility in Virginia and is authorized by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. On the 115-acre property, billions of microbes do most of the work creating compost from waste generated by municipalities, industries, businesses and universities, including James […] Collection/Transfer — July 15, 2019
Newsletter Headline — July 15, 2019Utah’s New Paper Mill Could Change the Future of Local RecyclingCrossroads Paper has plans to construct a recycled-paper mill in Utah, expected to open in early 2022. The announcement of the paper mill drew support from recycling organizations and government officials, Lt. Governor Spencer Cox, and Val Hale, executive director of the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “For the past several years, our recycling […] Newsletter Headline — July 15, 2019
Government and Regulations — July 15, 2019EPA Announces 2019 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse AwardsThe U.S. EPA is announcing the winners of the second annual “National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse” awards. These awards recognize the innovative thinking and cooperation among federal agencies, states, tribes, local partners, and developers that have led to noteworthy restoration and reuse of federal facility sites under the Superfund program. “Expediting the cleanup […] Government and Regulations — July 15, 2019
Newsletter Headline — July 15, 2019ISRI Joins Industry-Led Coalition in Calls for Recycled Content Minimum in Plastic BagsTwenty-seven organizations call for urgent government action to help deal with the global plastic problem. The industry-led Recycle More Bags coalition proposes using legislative action and procurement policy to drive demand for a minimum of 20% post-consumer recycled content in some types of plastic bags by 2025. The United States and Canada have been largely […] Newsletter Headline — July 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — July 15, 2019NWRA Partners with Orion Talent to Close the Labor Shortage with VeteransThe National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) has partnered with Orion Talent, the nation’s largest military and industry-experienced recruitment firm, to close the labor shortage in the waste and recycling industry. “By 2026, the solid waste collection industry will have 14,200 new jobs for collection drivers and riders; 1,900 new jobs for diesel service technicians […] Collection/Transfer — July 15, 2019
Education — July 15, 2019Recycling Workshop and Tour of Coke FloridaOn July 31, the Florida Recycling Partnership will hosta recycling workshop and tour at Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) in Tampa. Coke Florida is a family-owned, independent Coca-Cola bottler with exclusive territory that covers more than 18 million consumers across 47 Florida counties and includes the major metropolitan markets of Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando and Tampa. […] Education — July 15, 2019
