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During the duration of the program, participants have prevented and diverted 247 million tons of materials from going to landfills or incinerators.

Two districts have been entangled in a lawsuit over fees levied on waste generated in one county and disposed of in another.

The 2019 Waste360 40 Under 40 award recipient discusses the key components needed for a recycling program to work.

A trial court ruled that Chiquita could challenge operational conditions, including waste capacity limits and requirements supporting the county’s legislative agenda.

King County, Wash., will no longer accept plastic bags and wraps in its curbside recycling program and is considering building a WTE facility as its landfill nears capacity.

Bloomberg Environment, however, reports that Chemours increased its estimate of how much it will cost to fix its PFAS problems in documents filed with the SEC.

Waste and recycling operations cost Georgia’s Athens-Clarke County roughly $1.2 million last year, while it generated only $211,070 in revenues.

State legislators have compiled a report that details underlying recycling policy and infrastructure challenges within the state.

At the 2019 America Recycles Day Summit, waste and recycling industry stakeholders urged the EPA for policy and to act as the prominent voice for recycling.

During a conference, an international panel of experts backed by Pope Francis called food waste and loss “morally, economically and environmentally unacceptable.”