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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
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New York DEC awards electric vehicle transition grants
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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
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Miami-Dade County’s recycling contamination rates drop to lowest level in years
Two workers killed in fire and explosion at recycling center
Connecticut’s beverage container redemption rate rises 27 percent
New Jersey opens nominations for environmental excellence awards
Lawsuit challenges Colorado’s recycling expansion
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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
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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
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
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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 April 2022Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, has closed on the purchase of Pinnacle Waste, LLC and Triad Waste, LLC, located in...
Solid Waste
Published in April 2022San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan disclosed that Firestone Complete Auto Care has agreed to a more than $3 million settlement with her...
Solid Waste
Published in April 2022Rubicon Technologies, LLC, a digital marketplace for waste and recycling and provider of innovative software-based solutions for businesses and governments worldwide, has signed an...
Solid Waste
Published in April 2022Following more than a year of negotiations, Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) director Liesl...
Solid Waste
Published in April 2022The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the North American Development Bank (NADB), has selected eight environmental and public health projects to...
Solid Waste
Published in April 2022The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 11 organizations expected to receive a total of approximately $2 million in funding to divert food...
Solid Waste
Published in February 2022The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is concerned that increased delays in solid waste collection are likely to occur and encourages municipal...
Solid Waste
Published in February 2022Rumpke Waste and Recycling is investing $50 million to bring a new facility to Columbus. The new campus, titled the Rumpke Recycling Resource Center,...
Solid Waste
Published in January 2022The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) hired Ece Cetin as manager of industry DEI, education, and database. In addition to developing NWRA’s DEI...