Collection/Transfer — May 26, 2020Study and Plan Will Examine Current Recycling Economy in Texas, Discover Opportunities for Growth & Propose ActionA statewide survey will be launched June 1st, 2020 that seeks to document recycling and the use of recyclables in manufacturing in Texas, as well as evaluate multiple recycling economic issues in greater detail.Survey results will be used to develop a Recycling Market Development Plan, which will provide recommendations for Texas policy makers to use […] Collection/Transfer — May 26, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 26, 2020How the Coronavirus is Reshaping the Recycling Industry in ColoradoBefore the start of the pandemic, approximately 40% of U.S. household waste was packaging and paper products such as plastic containers, aluminum cans, glass bottles and jars, newspaper and cardboard, according to the Product Stewardship Institute. Since the start of the pandemic, however, there’s 20-30% more trash and recycling coming out of households nationally, says […] Collection/Transfer — May 26, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 26, 2020Lakeshore Recycling Reinstates Collection Programs Suspended Due to CoronavirusLakeshore Recycling Systems will resume the collection of bulk items/white goods this week and curbside electronics recycling next month after both programs were temporarily suspended in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. Bulk items are objects that are too large to fit into a garbage cart or can, such as a mattress or furniture; white […] Collection/Transfer — May 26, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 26, 2020National Storm Recovery, Inc. (NSRI) Completes Major Upgrades at Key Production Facility, Further Increasing Production by 20%National Storm Recovery Inc., a leading provider of environmentally beneficial solutions for tree and storm waste disposal, announces that it has completed the upgrade of key machineries at one of its biggest production facilities, located in Callahan, Florida, thus significantly increasing volume output at the facility. This major achievement follows another milestone for the Company, […] Collection/Transfer — May 26, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 25, 2020University of Michigan Places First in National Recycling CompetitionThe University of Michigan in February joined a nationwide competition to see which campus building would be able to reduce the most waste and out-do each other in recycling efforts. The amount UM buildings collectively recycled was entered into a contest with hundreds of other colleges and universities called RecycleMania, and UM placed first in […] Collection/Transfer — May 25, 2020
Newsletter Headline — May 22, 2020Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Names Adina Renee Adler as Vice President of AdvocacyThe Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced the promotion of Adina Renee Adler to Vice President of Advocacy. In her new role Adler will lead the development and implementation of association’s strategy for advancing ISRI’s advocacy agenda and priorities across all levels of government – state and local, federal and international – as well […] Newsletter Headline — May 22, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 22, 2020Longmont, CO’s Waste Services Unveils Sustainably Fueled Collection Trucks and New Facility to House ThemAs part of an innovative project prioritized in the City’s 2018 greenhouse gas inventory, Longmont has become the first city along the Front Range to implement a renewable vehicle fuel project. Through the project, biogas produced at the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is transformed into renewable natural gas (RNG) that powers a fleet of […] Collection/Transfer — May 22, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 22, 2020Mountain Brook, AL Cleans Up Its Recycling Most in Six MonthsMountain Brook reduced its recycling contamination most across six months in a competition with Hoover, Homewood and Vestavia Hills. The public awareness effort tried to spread the word that it’s better “when in doubt” to “throw it out” than put non-recyclable material into the system. “While we had good participation and enthusiasm from our residents, […] Collection/Transfer — May 22, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 22, 2020Visalia, CA Finally Scraps 5-Acre Wasteland of Waste ContainersAt its May 4 meeting, the Visalia City Council approved an increase of $112,000 to the cost of recycling and disposing of about 30,000 trash cans the city decommissioned in its conversion from split cans for trash and recycling to separate trash cans for refuse and recyclables. The council had originally approved a $51,000 contract […] Collection/Transfer — May 22, 2020
Collection/Transfer — May 22, 2020Republic Services Announces CFO TransitionRepublic Services, Inc. announced that after 23 years with the Company, Charles F. “Chuck” Serianni, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has provided the Company one-year notice of his intent to retire, effective June 1, 2021. Mr. Serianni, 58, will be succeeded on June 1, 2020 by current executive vice president and chief transformation officer, […] Collection/Transfer — May 22, 2020
Newsletter Headline — May 22, 2020Dunkin’ Donuts Dumps EPS CupsMoving along with its sustainability initiatives, Dunkin’ Donuts trumpeted its latest achievement in “serving both people and the planet responsibly” by announcing that 100% of its restaurants globally have transitioned from polystyrene foam (EPS) cups to paper cups. In Dunkin’s U.S. restaurants, the foam cups have been replaced by double-walled paper cups. The new cups, […] Newsletter Headline — May 22, 2020
Newsletter Headline — May 22, 2020Chemical Recycling Makes Useful Product from Waste BioplasticA faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Bath. The team has shown how their chemical recycling method not only speeds up the process, it can also be converted into a new product – a biodegradable solvent – which can […] Newsletter Headline — May 22, 2020
