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Anchorage, Alaska, Ramps Up Commercial Glass Recycling

Feb 26, 2020

For a monthly fee, Solid Waste Services will provide businesses with 96-gallon glass recycling bins.

Apple’s IPR Program Under Scrutiny

Feb 19, 2020

Vice reports the IPR contract could give Apple significant control over participating businesses and is “invasive” from a consumer privacy standpoint.

Waste Pro Opens New Facility in Gulfport, Miss.

Feb 18, 2020

The facility will service more than 25,000 residential customers and 800 commercial customers in the Mississippi Gulf Coast area.

Waste Management Buys Miller Sanitation

Feb 14, 2020

The transaction includes recycling and trash collection service to more than 2,500 residential customers and about 500 commercial customers.

Westlake Chemical to Report on Plastic Pollution Pellet Spills

Feb 13, 2020

Westlake Chemical has agreed to start reporting on spills of pre-production plastic pellets manufactured in its production plants.

The Surge of Plastics Production

Feb 13, 2020

Financial Times looks at this century’s plastic boom amid environmental backlash.

Philly Spends $48M Annually to Clean Up Litter

Feb 10, 2020

Nearly 90 percent of the city’s total costs go toward cleanup; the remaining 10 percent goes toward prevention and outreach.

New York State Plastic Bag Ban Begins in March

Feb 07, 2020

The law was signed last April by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and will affect all retailers across the state.

Glendale, Calif., Moves Closer to Commercial Waste Zone System

Feb 06, 2020

The City Council is moving forward with a vetting process for trash hauling companies looking to service one of four waste zones in the city.

Plastic Bag Manufacturers Sign Sustainability Commitment

Feb 03, 2020

The American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance has set a goal that 95 percent of bags will be reused or recycled by 2025.

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