Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019Taxpayers Association Assessing Pros and Cons of Creating Point Roberts, WA Solid Waste DistrictA committee to examine the pros and cons of establishing a Point Roberts solid waste district was created during the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association regular monthly meeting on September 11. Local recycling advocate Heidi Baxter proposed the committee during a far-ranging discussion of trash issues. Point Roberts is currently part of the solid waste collection […] Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019
Circular Economy — September 15, 2019California Packaging Recycling Legislation StallsThe California Legislature did not approve Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) and Assembly Bill 1080 (AB 1080), legislation that would have set ambitious new recycling and waste reduction targets for packaging. The Legislature has recessed for the year and will reconvene on January 6, 2020, when both bills may be reconsidered. The American Chemistry Council […] Circular Economy — September 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019Caglia Environmental Contributes Services to San Joaquin River Clean-upCaglia Environmental is preserving and protecting the environment by participating in the Great Sierra River Clean Up at the San Joaquin River in Fresno County on Saturday, September 21, 2019. “We’re pleased to be a part of the Great Sierra River Clean Up at the San Joaquin River,”said Rich Caglia, head of Corporate Development and […] Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019
Government and Regulations — September 13, 2019California Could Become the First State to Ban Single-Use PlasticsOn Jan. 1, 2018, the policy known as the “national sword” went into effect, which raised the standard of how “pure” a bale of plastic must be to the point where the US and other countries, for the most part, could no longer comply, and China effectively closed its doors to the world’s trash. This […] Government and Regulations — September 13, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 13, 2019Basel Ban Amendment to Restrict International Trade in Hazardous RecyclablesBeginning in December 2019, the Ban Amendment to the Basel Convention will prohibit shipments of hazardous waste from OECD countries to non-OECD countries for disposal or recovery. While the Ban Amendment was originally adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995, it languished pending the need for sufficient ratifications to meet its entry into […] Collection/Transfer — September 13, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — September 12, 2019Anticipating a Ten-Fold Increase in Food Waste to Process, Waste Management District TransitionsLooking for ways to make a dent in that volume, in 2013 the Monterey Regional Waste Management District signed on to a pilot program for an anaerobic digester, which accepts a blend of 70-percent food scraps and 30-percent yard clippings, and over the course of 21 days, breaks that down to create methane gas. The […] Compost/Organic Recycling — September 12, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019Unfurling The Waste Problem Caused By Wind EnergyResearchers estimate the U.S. will have more than 720,000 tons of blade material to dispose of over the next 20 years, a figure that doesn’t include newer, taller higher-capacity versions. There aren’t many options to recycle or trash turbine blades, and what options do exist are expensive, partly because the U.S. wind industry is so […] Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019With Less Recycling and More Plastic, State Lawmakers Push for ActionJust 9% of all plastic ever gets recycled, and much of what’s being manufactured now is for one use only. So plastic is heavily polluting the land, rivers, and oceans. It’s ending up in the bodies of fish, plants, and animals. Some lawmakers are pushing for action, including Democratic State Senator Ben Allen of Santa […] Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019
Newsletter Headline — September 10, 2019Mattress Recycling Council Now Accepting Cycle 2 Grant ApplicationsThe Mattress Recycling Council (MRC), which operates the Bye Bye Mattress Program, is now accepting applications for Cycle 2 of its grant program in California. The grants will fund equipment and infrastructure improvements to increase the recyclability of discarded mattresses and box springs by providing weather protection and other collection site efficiencies that lower costs […] Newsletter Headline — September 10, 2019
Government and Regulations — September 10, 2019California Bill Puts Recycling Onus on Plastic Manufacturers. They’re Not Happy About ItCalifornia’s proposed legislation, companion bills AB 1080 and SB 54, is a first-in-the-nation attempt at requiring plastic manufacturers to take responsibility for the fate of their single-use products, many of which end up in landfills and oceans. The rules could have dramatic implications for the plastic industry. If the legislation passes as written, companies would […] Government and Regulations — September 10, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 10, 2019Organics Recycling Pushed by Minneapolis, MN Neighborhood GroupsAndrea Siegel, co-chair of the Tangletown Neighborhood Association (TNA) environmental committee, has been spreading the message this summer about changing your recycling mindset by retraining yourself, thanks in part to a $10,000 grant TNA received from Hennepin County. Her neighborhood is one of two in Southwest Minneapolis that has received a grant, which the county […] Collection/Transfer — September 10, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 10, 2019New Report Provides Options for Curbside Recycling ProgramsAn important new report issued by the Solid Waste Association of North America’s Applied Research Foundation provides a number of significant observations and insights regarding the impacts of China’s National Sword Policy on curbside recycling programs in the United States and Canada and the resets that can be made to address them. China’s National Sword policy […] Collection/Transfer — September 10, 2019
