In New York City, there are three solid waste streams: refuse, paper recycling and metal/glass/plastic recycling. And while the city works hard to ramp up its recycling efforts, the city's recycling programs only capture approximately 44 percent...
Add Knoxville, Tenn., to the list of cities that is considering dropping glass from its curbside recycling program. The move would require residents to bring glass to dropoff centers if they want to continue to recycle the material...
When Houston and Waste Management agreed to a contract extension in May, curbside glass recycling collection was dropped as part of the arrangement. (For background on the contract negotiations, go here.)
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Environmental consulting and contracting firm SCS Engineers and Page County, Va., have joined forces to preserve and improve the environmental beauty of the State of Virginia. The primary focus of this partnership is to maintain proper landfill...
In Salt Lake County, Utah, Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling has partnered with Momentum Recycling to expand its curbside glass pickup to 30,000 residents in Millcreek, Holladay, Cottonwood Heights and Murray...