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Tri-Community Landfill Merger Results in Recycling, Trash Disposal Changes for PI Region

Residents of Presque Isle, ME and surrounding communities have recently seen changes in recycling and trash disposal guidelines as part of the new tri-community landfill merger between Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield, Caribou and Limestone. In 2018, those communities agreed to combine the Presque Isle Landfill and Tri-Community Landfill into one entity known as Aroostook Waste Solutions. As […]

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The Era Of Easy Recycling May Be Coming To An End

Americans love convenient recycling, but convenient recycling increasingly does not love us. Waste experts call the system of dumping all the recyclables into one bin “single-stream recycling.” It’s popular. But the cost-benefit math of it has changed. The benefit — more participation and thus more material put forward for recycling — may have been overtaken […]

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Installation of Recycling Machines Starts at New Rochester, MA Plant

Installation of recycling equipment has begun at Zero Waste Solutions, a new 100,000 square-foot facility in Rochester that will handle trash and recycling. The facility will be able to accept residential and commercial waste, along with recyclables that are single-stream, commingled or source-separated. It is scheduled to open in April. Solar panels on the roof […]

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Top Three Restaurant Trends Driving Sustainable Practices

The three most important new trends that small restaurants are establishing are localization, social responsibility and transparency. When it comes to these trends, large restaurant chains are often left hamstrung by the sheer scale of their operations but can still find ways to implement these popular practices into their business. Restaurants can have a positive impact […]

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E-Waste Recycler Tech Dump Makes its First Acquisition, Adds Mail-In Service

Twin Cities electronic waste recycler Tech Dump is expanding its footprint nationally with the acquisition of Scrubb.IT, a mail-in electronics recycling program. Scrubb customers can purchase a customized postage label for $25 to mail in their unwanted electronics, which covers the cost of shipping up to 30 pounds of electronics. Customers can recycle items like […]

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CalRecycle Issues More Than $11 Million in Tire Recycling Grants

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has issued grants totaling nearly $11.1 million to 31 communities and nine businesses to fund projects that further the productive use of waste tires. CalRecycle announced the grants Jan. 4 under its Tire Incentive Program and its Rubberized Pavement and Tire-Derived Aggregate grant programs. The Tire […]

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5 Years After Sonoma County, CA Ban, New Era of Plastic Bags Poses a Growing Waste Problem

Five years after Sonoma County and the city of Santa Rosa banned single-use plastic bags at local supermarkets and stores, the much-maligned plastic bag is making a comeback — and reviving some familiar problems. The new breed of plastic bag, introduced a little more than two years ago, is marketed as a thicker, sturdier sack […]

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Lakeshore Recycling Systems Acquires Commercial Waste, Recycling Routes From Molenhouse Enterprises to Broaden Service Coverage in Chicago’s Western Suburbs

Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) announces the acquisition of commercial waste and recycling routes from Molenhouse Enterprises, Inc., a long-standing suburban Chicago waste hauler. Financial terms were not disclosed. Effective immediately, Molenhouse will continue operations as Molenhouse Enterprises, Inc., delivering roll-off dumpster and demolition services; while commercial waste and recycling routes in DuPage and Kane counties will […]

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The Northeast Recycling Council and the Recycling Partnership to Host 2019 Regional Recycling Impact Workshop

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), in association with The Recycling Partnership, will host the first-ever Regional Recycling Impact Workshop to improve the quality of residential recycling programs in the northeastern United States. The workshop, offered specifically to local and regional recycling coordinators in the NERC region, will be held May 7 – 8, 2019 in […]

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