Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

June 2, 2004

1 Min Read
California's Bottle Recycling Rate Declines

Los Angeles — California’s bottle-recycling rate has dipped to its lowest level in a decade, according to statistics released last week by the California Department of Conservation and reported by The Associated Press (AP). The state currently is recycling about 52 percent of its bottles, and many of the unrecycled bottles are from bars or restaurants and contained beer, a department spokesperson told the AP. The state’s rate of recycling all redeemable materials declined from 70 percent a decade ago to 58 percent today, according to the department.

About the Author(s)

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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