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NWRA Files Comments Urging FMCSA to Grant Industrywide HOS/ELD Exemption

Aug 16, 2018

Alter Trading to Acquire Tenenbaum Recycling Group

Aug 16, 2018

Deerfield Beach, Fla., to Resume Residential Recycling Services

Aug 15, 2018

DEC to Launch Effort to Improve Recycling in New York

Aug 15, 2018

Crows Join Park Staff as Garbage Collectors

Aug 15, 2018

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Scrap Tire Reuse: An Environmental Success Story?

Jul 31, 2018

Judge Reviews Proposed N.Y. Hazardous Waste Landfill Expansion

Jul 31, 2018

Advanced Disposal Faces Recycling, Fuel Headwinds in Q2 2018

Aug 02, 2018

Presenting the 2018 Waste360 40 Under 40 Award Winners

Feb 09, 2018

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Thailand Announces Ban on E-waste, Plastic Imports

Aug 16, 2018

The government reported there would be a two-year timeline for banning plastic, but it has yet to specify a timeline for e-waste.

Poland Returns Illegal Waste Shipped from the U.K.

Aug 16, 2018

A criminal investigation has been launched after illegal waste disguised as plastic recycling was intercepted at...

Pot Industry Puts Environmental Strain on Washington State

Aug 16, 2018

Amid a booming cannabis industry, marijuana packaging products are being dumped in public sewers and making...

China’s Changing Import Regulations: What Does It All Mean?

A new normal has descended on the world of recycling. China’s latest bans, restrictions and contamination regulations are making life difficult for stakeholders across the board. But it’s also proving hard for recyclers and municipalities to stay up to speed on this evolving situation. Check out our latest white paper, which includes an array of useful resources all in one place.

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Procter & Gamble, PureCycle Introduce Virgin-like Recycled Plastic

Aug 16, 2018

PureCycle Technologies will buy scraps and use P&G’s technology to purify them to a virgin-like quality and to make pellets for any user.

STUDIOKCA Creates Whale ‘Skyscraper’ From Plastic Waste

Aug 09, 2018

The project, installed for the 2018 Bruges Triennial in Belgium, was constructed from 10,000 pounds of plastic collected from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Salem, Ore., Considers Plastic Grocery Bag Ban

Aug 09, 2018

City officials are expected to vote on whether to adopt a plastic grocery bag ban later this month.

Recycling Industry Responds to China Tariffs on Paper, Plastics

Aug 09, 2018

China just announced it will enact a 25 percent tariff on OCC and other recovered fiber in retaliation of the latest U.S. tariffs.

Adidas Soccer Kits Made from Parley Ocean Plastic

Aug 08, 2018

Products were made using upcycled plastic waste intercepted on beaches and in coastal communities.

Amazon to Pay $1.5M for ‘Misleading’ Plastic Labels

Aug 07, 2018

A lawsuit by 23 counties in California alleges Amazon deceived consumers by labeling advertised and sold plastic products as ...

A Sea of Plastic: 65 Years in the Making

Aug 07, 2018

CBS News takes a look at how plastic waste makes its way into our food, sea salt and drinking water.

The Kid Behind ‘500 Million Plastic Straws’ a Day

Aug 07, 2018

At age 8, Vermont resident Milo Cress began thinking about researching what is now the 500 million straw estimate.

Princess Eugenie Plans Plastic-free Wedding

Aug 06, 2018

Princess Eugenie is an ambassador for Project O, which works to protect and restore the ocean.

Recyclables Dumped in Oregon Landfills Since China Ban

Aug 06, 2018

Oregon law says it is illegal for garbage haulers to dump recyclables in landfills, but 26 companies have been given special permission to do so for the time being.

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