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Published in June 2023The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) awarded the first Food Waste Reduction grants to 11 organizations, totaling $393,264, for projects that develop...
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Recology hits a sustainability target three years early
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Ninety percent of wind turbine mass can be recycled
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New York DEC awards electric vehicle transition grants
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Miami-Dade County’s recycling contamination rates drop to lowest level in years
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Lawsuit challenges Colorado’s recycling expansion
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BHS partners with Napa Recycling and City of Napa for renewable natural gas facility
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Over 12,000 tons of organic material diverted from landfills in California
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AF&PA releases paper reports
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
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Liberty Tire Recycling strengthens recycling efforts with acquisitions
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Liberty Tire Recycling strengthens recycling efforts with acquisitions
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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
Published in May 2023The Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) has begun construction of the final landfill cell, Cell 56, at the South Kent Landfill in...
Solid Waste
Published in May 2023Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, reported its financial results for the three month period ended...
Solid Waste
Published in May 2023Waste New York Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced a lawsuit against 29 waste haulers and...
Solid Waste
Published in May 2023Waste The average central Ohioan creates as much as 10 pounds of waste a day and while more than half of the materials consumed...
Solid Waste
Published in May 2023Waste Effective immediately, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will accept disposable paper, plastic and aluminum cups in curbside and dropbox programs. “As a recycling leader,...
Solid Waste
Published in May 2023Waste Winters Bros. Waste Systems, a leading waste solution provider on Long Island, New York, released its first “State of Waste” report that provides...
Solid Waste
Published in May 2023Waste New Jersey is awarding nearly $16.2 million in grants to communities across the state to help them enhance waste reduction and recycling programs,...
Solid Waste
Published in May 2023Waste Environmental Protection The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...
Solid Waste
Published in May 2023Waste Energy Vicinity Energy, a decarbonization leader with an extensive portfolio of district energy systems, will partner with Kent County Department of Public Works...