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The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) recognized the recipients of the 2023 SWANA Safety Awards. This year’s winners are Anne Arundel County,...
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- Alternative Energy
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
UND receives grant to study wind turbines recycling
- Automotive
- Electronics 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
University of Edinburgh licenses breakthrough e-waste gold and copper recovery technology
New battery recycling law passed in Illinois
- 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
New York proposes PFAS landfill regulations, expands cleanup funding through grants
PET thermoform recovery reaches record 264 million pounds
Freepoint Eco-Systems Plastics Incinerator to cease operations
Neste scales up plastic chemical recycling
Plastic Recycling and Omni to scale ASR plastics recovery into automotive-grade recycled compounds
- 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
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Solid Waste
by MAURA KELLER mkeller@americanrecycler.com The cost of tipping fees within the waste and recycling industry is steadily increasing, according to the Environmental Research &...
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ISRI provided comments to the recent update to the FTC Green Guides in order to dispel confusion by manufacturers and consumers. The recycled materials...
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Michigan disposes of more than one million tons of food waste through its municipal waste stream each year. Food waste is the largest source...
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Avery Dennison, a leader in materials science and digital identification solutions, has joined forces with TEXAID, a European company specializing in the collection, sorting,...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with NRC Environmental Services Inc., the Oakland Power Company LLC, and NRC and Oakland Power. These...
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The Environmental Research & Educa-tion Foundation (EREF) released its 7th annual Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill tip fee report, an essential part of its...
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a $100,000 settlement with Advanced Disposal Services (ADS) Orchard Hills Landfill Inc. in Davis Junc-tion, Illinois. This settlement resolves...
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Rumpke Waste & Recycling opened its $14.3 million Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility in Bloomington, Indiana. The 25,000 square foot site serves as a...
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Republic Services, Inc., a leader in the environmental services industry, has completed its acquisition of GFL Environmental’s Colorado and New Mexico operations. The vertically...