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It is no secret that with millions of people staying at home during these tough times, more trash is being collected -- but is it all “trash” or can it be recycled...

Around 300 U.S. and Canadian campuses are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that has not stopped them from recycling, donating and composting 48.6 million pounds of waste and removing more than 380 million plastic bottles from waste streams...

This week, Proctor & Gamble (P&G) has announced that its popular Old Spice and Secret deodorants are the first major brands to introduce all-paper, plastic free packaging, which will debut in 500 Walmart stores in the U.S. on May 1st...

Majority of the investment will go toward transforming its Hartsville, S.C., corrugated medium machine into a URB machine.

The ban goes into effect on January 1, 2021, and will include an 8-cent fee for paper and reusable bags handed out in stores.

Proposed projects must focus on enhancing plastics and paper recycling markets or preventing food waste or diverting it from landfills.

FPA and manufacturers of corrugated cardboard boxes encourage federal, state and local governments to distinguish them as essential business operations.