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Recology hits a sustainability target three years early
Comstock advances first-of-its-kind solar recycling plant
EGLE awards $3.87 million supporting renewable energy projects
Ninety percent of wind turbine mass can be recycled
Recycled wind turbine blade material used to build retaining wall in Des Moines
- Automotive
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- Construction & Demolition
- Electronics Recycling
Commerce Department bans exports of battery waste for one year
Battery Bonanza Contest engages students in safe battery recycling
WM updates Recycle Right Rules: No batteries in recycling or trash
EV battery recycling market to reach $19.0 billion by 2033
ABTC revenue jumps as AI, EV battery recycling demand powers expansion
- Features
- General Recycling News
Connecticut’s beverage container redemption rate rises 27 percent
New Jersey opens nominations for environmental excellence awards
Lawsuit challenges Colorado’s recycling expansion
EGLE awards recycling infrastructure grants
Miami-Dade County’s recycling contamination rates drop to lowest level in years
- Glass Recycling
Oregon DEQ to update glass classification
Rumpke facilities earn Gold status for glass recycling efforts
Cullet LLC forms Cullet Ohio to expand Midwest glass recycling
Only one-third of glass is recycled: Glass report shows how communities are helping
Glass Packaging Institute calls for submissions for 2027 Clear Choice Awards
- Metal Recycling
- Organics
BHS partners with Napa Recycling and City of Napa for renewable natural gas facility
Google purchases carbon removal credits generated by organic waste processing
Over 12,000 tons of organic material diverted from landfills in California
Sustainable composting facilities grow
The evolution of innovative municipal composting program initiatives
- Paper & Wood
California SB 343 Update recognizes carton recyclability
Recycling access reaches 20 percent of U.S. population for paper cups
International Paper to build new packaging plant in Mississippi
AF&PA opposes changes to New York’s Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act
Poly coated paper recycling gains industry backing as alliance adds new members
- Plastics Recycling
- Rubber
USTMA predicts lower 2026 tire shipments
Liberty Tire Recycling strengthens recycling efforts with acquisitions
USTMA supports advancing tire technologies through Section 114 of the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026
ATS to help Gilead Dynamics scale mobile tire recycling
Continental increases profitability in tires
- Solid Waste
New Oregon recycling program diverts over 130,000 mattresses from landfills
Partnership to transform Providence materials collection system
SWANA and EREF sign MOU to advance education in waste management
EPA selects Kansas City to receive a $5 million solid waste infrastructure grant
Report highlights valuable impacts of mattress recycling
- Alternative Energy
Business Briefs
Published in July 2021Logistics Recycling. Inc. (LRI) has opened a new facility in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area that joins the existing headquarters in Green Bay and significantly...
Business Briefs
Published in July 2021Rush Enterprises and Cummins have signed a letter of intent for Cummins to acquire a 50 percent interest in Momentum Fuel Technologies, the industry’s...
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Published in July 2021The Aspen, Colorado City Council is considering waste reduction policies that would make composting mandatory, require developers to divert construction materials from the local...
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Published in June 2021The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) elected three directors-at-large to its board of directors during the association’s spring board and governance meetings. Dan...
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Published in June 2021McCloskey International has appointed Dean Lownds to senior sales director. Lownds joins the McCloskey International team with over 20 years invested in the heavy...
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Published in June 2021Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced that Tia Perry, formerly ABC’s director of business development and partnerships, will now serve as its director of...
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Published in June 2021Sebright Products, Inc. has appointed Emir Avdic as chief operating officer over production. He will work closely with the senior leadership team and assist...
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Published in June 2021The National Waste & Recycling Association announced that chief operating officer and senior vice president of regulatory affairs Anne Germain was reappointed to serve...
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Published in June 2021CheckSammy, a retail waste and sustainable junk hauler, hired two key executives to support its fast growing business. Cameron Funk will serve as vice...