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Q&A: Closed Loop Partners CFO talks China and extracting value from the supply chain – October 2017
What sorts of things should the industry be looking at now, to prepare for the next five or six years? KANE: I would pay a lot of attention to cities that … Continued
Surprise OCC price drop seen as latest sign China is serious about new trade policy – October 2017
Biderman, like many of his industry association colleagues, has also called for MRF operators to take extra care with the quality of their bales while working to educate Chinese officials … Continued
Is Resilience the Silver Lining to the Chinese Waste Ban? RRS – October 2017
For too long, the U.S. has overlooked supporting and developing its own domestic end markets for recovered materials. It has relied on easy access to foreign markets with a seemingly … Continued
Most Common Excuses People Use to Avoid Recycling
The Environmental Protection Agency has encouraged people in the U.S. to recycle for decades. But, there are still some people who have failed to jump on board with this movement. … Continued
From Garbage to Gardens: Composting Gains Steam
Americans composted nearly two million tons of food, and food-composting collection programs reached more than 2.8 million households in 2014, according to a November 2016 EPA report. However, the agency … Continued
Faced with High Contamination Costs, More Cities are Inspecting Recycling Carts
With recycling contamination on the rise, more cities are making the choice to dig into bins and tell residents what they’re doing wrong. Facing an estimated $5-6 million in annual … Continued
Glass Recycling Coalition Announces New Tool
The Glass Recycling Coalition (GRC) has released an online decision-making tool aimed at helping recycling program managers evaluate how to optimize glass recycling. Developed with the help of GRC members … Continued
The World’s First Mall for Recycled Goods
ReTuna Återbruksgalleria is a mall dedicated entirely to repaired and upcycled goods. It combines a traditional municipal recycling centre with a shopping centre, so that people can drop off goods … Continued
Organics Bin Collection Color Standardized
Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the United States Composting Council (USCC) announced that they, along with five other participating nonprofits and government agencies, recommend designating green as the voluntary container … Continued