A Closer Look
Published in September 2026by Matt Jones Harry Hansen was driving a tow truck when the seeds for the business known today as U-Pick-It were planted. He was...
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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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- Electronics Recycling
Battery recycler secures license to sell recycled battery black mass
The Battery Network joins SWANA as a corporate partner to advance safe battery collection
ABAT reports record breaking profits
UK recycling centers face more than 10 battery fires a week
New York DEC awards electric vehicle transition grants
- Features
- General Recycling News
Key recycling bills advance to House of Representatives
DOE funded projects target more efficient cardboard recycling
ReMA issues new guidance to help recycling operations prevent and manage fire risk
Miami-Dade County’s recycling contamination rates drop to lowest level in years
Two workers killed in fire and explosion at recycling center
- Glass Recycling
- 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
A growing number of Americans urge SEC to preserve paper delivery
ALLIANCE declares first-ever design for recyclability guidance for poly coated paper
AF&PA releases paper reports
California SB 343 Update recognizes carton recyclability
Recycling access reaches 20 percent of U.S. population for paper cups
- Plastics Recycling
California moves forward on plastic recycling rules despite greenwashing bill veto
Plastics machinery shipments mixed as investment grows
Bill introduced to standardize recycled plastic claims
Plastic Energy founder Monreal returns as CEO
PSRA reports on the state of polystyrene recycling in North America
- Rubber
Liberty Tire Recycling strengthens recycling efforts with acquisitions
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
- Solid Waste
Meridian Waste acquires Lafferty Disposal
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
- Alternative Energy
A Closer Look
Published in September 2026by Matt Jones TerraCycle originated from a university project focused on live worm composting. Although this background may imply that chief executive officer, Tom...
A Closer Look
Published in July 2026by Matt Jones As Steve Kurtzman often says, he “grew up in the garbage business,” having spent his career immersed in the waste industry....
A Closer Look
Published in July 2019by LINDSAY FOURNIER “If you had told me back in the 1980s that we would be shipping more plastic today than lead, I would...
A Closer Look
Published in July 2019by DONNA CURRIE TerraCycle had a glimmer of a start when Tom Szaky, then a 19 year old university student, decided to drop out...
A Closer Look
Published in June 2019by DONNA CURRIE ECO Green was founded in 2010 by Brad Swenson, Jon Porter and Andres Salazar. It all began when Salazar brokered a...
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Published in May 2019by DONNA CURRIE Hippo Hopper got its start when the company FabCorp began building self-dumping hoppers to supply the local scrap dealers in Texas...
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Published in March 2019by DONNA CURRIE MSS Inc. got its start in 1974, when it was founded by two graduates from Vanderbilt University, according to Felix Hottenstein,...
A Closer Look
Published in February 2019by DONNA CURRIE Vortex De-Pollution got its start in the UK when Nigel Dove (now the chief executive officer) was doing some work in...
A Closer Look
Published in January 2019by DONNA CURRIE In 1970, James G. Murphy opened a little auction house in Washington state and “grew the company quite quickly through the...