Agriculture could soon face a recycling mandate for food containers

Agriculture—along with grocers and restaurants—stepped in to oppose the measure when lawmakers shifted the burden for recycled material from the package manufacturers to the food producers and retailers.

Ann Arbor Trash Talk Tour returns with tours of new city recycling plant

Ann Arbor’s Trash Talk Tour is back with a goal to educate people about ways to reduce contributions to landfills and shift toward a zero-waste lifestyle

Possible Tire Recycling Event in Snohomish County, WA

The Solid Waste Division of Public Works in Snohomish, Washington has released a survey to gauge whether or not a tire recycling event is something citizens would benefit from. Results from the survey will help…

Brightmark and NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Announce Buoy Plastic Recycling Partnership

Brightmark LLC, the global waste solutions provider, and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), today announced a new plastic recycling partnership that will reduce landfill waste and amplify concerns about ocean plastics.

BMW joins Ford in recycling marine waste to make vehicle parts

Customer facing trim parts made from plastic raw material containing around 30% recycled fishing nets and ropes

Novolex Invests $10 Million in Indiana Recycling Expansion

An investment made by Novolex will enable the facility to recycle even more plastic bags and other polyethylene films, producing up to 28 million pounds of recycled material annually. The equipment purchased as a part…

Recycle cart rollout

The city of Marquette will begin rolling out new recycling carts for residents next week as it officially launches its carted “single-stream” collection service.

Fewer places to recycle highlight flawed program

California lawmakers on Aug. 31 passed legislation that could breathe life back into the state’s withering recycling industry which even those who run the program admit is stumbling.

Bayonne switches to night-time recycling pick-ups in October

The existing three zones for garbage and recycling will remain the same

Free Scrap Metal Recycling for Union County Residents

Free drop-off sites available on September 1 and September 17.

Waynesboro brings back plastic recycling program

Waynesboro is bringing back its plastic recycling program.

Committee recommends mattress recycling contract with Casella

Rather than putting mattresses on the curb and hoping they get picked up, Ontario County residents may be able to recycle them.

Alders back weekly recycling, nix contract extension

If city council gives final OK, weekly service would start Jan. 1, cost $15 more per year

Trash, Recycling Collection Schedule Changes For Toms River Barrier Island

With summer over, it's a return to the offseason collection schedules, Toms River officials said.

Tire recycling event at fairgrounds

A tire collection and recycling event will take place Sept. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Crawford County Fairgrounds.

Recyclops recycling service begins next week in Bowling Green and Warren County

After three years without recycling service, Bowling Green and Warren County will once again have the service available next week.

Waynesboro brings back limited plastic recycling, sees uptick in traffic first day

After discontinuing plastic recycling in 2019, the city of Waynesboro now accepts plastic types 1 and 2 starting last Thursday, and according to workers at the recycling station, residents were eager to get back to…