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Once the upgrade is complete, the recycling plant will be able to process 35 tons of bottles, cans and cardboard an hour.

The recycling and education center will temporarily close to replace the mechanical screens used to sort paper.

The number of lithium-ion batteries entering waste and recycling streams will not allow us to put our guard down. The epidemic we face is shared globally.

The state has developed a Recycling Steering Committee, which expects to recommend changes for a more resilient recycling system by summer or early fall.

Jim Fish, president and CEO of Waste Management, discusses the MRF of the Future, some of the company’s “big ideas and bold actions” and how the conversation around sustainability has changed.

Athens has purchased a machine called an Organic Separation Press, where organic waste is digested for energy production or composted.

During her GWMS keynote address, Waste Management’s Tara J. Hemmer plans to leave attendees with a message of hope and inspiration.

Beverage companies will invest in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to increase the collection, recycling and processing of recyclable plastic bottles.

Insights from Michael Csapo, general manager of the Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County.