Recycling

In July, there were eight more reported injuries to firefighters caused during three additional fire incidents.

The group’s operations on Vancouver Island include residential, commercial and industrial solid waste and recycling collection and hauling.

Airlines around the globe also are looking at how they can reduce the amount of waste generated during flights.

An NYC restaurant is reducing waste by adding compostable options along with Boxed Water Is Better.

Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority has instructed another recycling facility to stop accepting materials after “failing to keep its stockpiles in check.”

Episode 18: A discussion from WasteExpo 2019 on “Post China & The Current Status of Recycling.”

A new guide from NACS and CMI offers tips for improving current practices and a checklist to help retailers reduce contamination in their recycling bins.

The initiative launched in 1999 to return formerly contaminated lands to long-term sustainable and productive reuse for nationwide communities.

What looked like colorful coral off Greece’s Andros Island turned out to be plastic waste.

Clamshells are single-use plastic packaging, and while they are technically recyclable, few are recycled in the U.S., reports National Geographic.