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Published in March 2021San Francisco city attorney Dennis Herrera announced that Recology San Francisco, the contractor for the city’s waste and recycling collection, will lower rates and...
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Recology hits a sustainability target three years early
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EGLE awards $3.87 million supporting renewable energy projects
Ninety percent of wind turbine mass can be recycled
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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
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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
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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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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 March 2021The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the NYC Business Integrity Commission (BIC) proposed rules to promote public safety and protect workers in New...
Solid Waste
Published in March 2021The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) reported 52 municipal solid waste industry workers were killed in 2020 in the U.S. and Canada,...
Solid Waste
Published in February 2021The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) received the CALSTART Blue Sky Award for its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals, part of which...
Solid Waste
Published in February 2021Casella Waste Systems, Inc. published its 2020 Sustainability Report, outlining the company’s progress toward its sustainability vision, and sharing a roadmap for the next...
Solid Waste
Published in January 2021A new report developed by the SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) addresses two important questions associated with the landfill disposal of waste – namely,...
Solid Waste
Published in January 2021Republic Services, Inc. and Aria Energy have announced an expansion of the landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) project at County Line Landfill. The facility, which began...
Solid Waste
Published in January 2021Nikola Corporation announced that Nikola and Republic Services have discontinued their collaboration on refuse truck development. The goal of the collaboration was to design...
Solid Waste
Published in January 2021Waste Management has completed its acquisition of all outstanding shares of Advanced Disposal, following the receipt of required regulatory approvals. The previously announced purchase...
Solid Waste
Published in January 2021by MAURA KELLER Technological innovations and technically-advanced processes are fast becoming the core backbone of today’s waste and recycling industries. Matanya Horowitz, founder and...