Recycling Events
Recycling Conferences & Events updates from North America
AFR responds to fire at recycling plant
Albuquerque Fire Rescue is investigating a fire at the Friedman Recycling plant on Edith Blvd. near Montano and 2nd St. late Monday night. Details are limited but the fire did begin around 10 p.m.
Clean up, reuse, recycle in the New Year
Just like that, we are in the second week of 2022 and if you are in the throes of post-holiday cleaning and decluttering, several local nonprofits can assist in that endeavor — and possibly help…Staffing shortages prompt missed trash/recycling collections in Northborough
Substitute trash truck drivers working amid COVID-19-induced staffing issues have missed “a significant number of customers” in Northborough over the last two weeks.
PlastiCycle bringing jobs, recycling to Franklin
New York-based PlastiCycle, a company providing plastic recycling services to manufacturers, is expanding into Simpson County.
University Place Drop-Off Recycling Site Closing At End of January
The University Place drop-off recycling site, which is operated by Orange County Solid Waste, is closing on January 31.
Carilion Clinic hosts drive-thru electronics recycling event
The drive-thru event is this Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Give your grease away at local recycling event
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation is hosting its annual Grease Collection and Recycling Event this Saturday, Jan. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Recycle the right way in 2022
Warren County Sanitation Department director Josh Roberts says he faces contamination issues daily because people are not properly recycling.City of St. Augustine Beach brings back curbside recycling
As Jacksonville locals continue to have to lug their recyclables to city drop-off sites, other cities like St. Augustine Beach have successfully brought back curbside recycling.
Hudson returns to 2-day recycling collection schedule
Starting this week, the city is returning to a two-day recycling pickup schedule.North America’s Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility to Open in August
Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, will open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga.Overland Park residents would get option for every-other-week recycling pickup with proposal
Overland Park is once again considering a proposal from Waste Management to allow for residents to get their recycling picked up every other week instead of weekly.
Bring One to Chipper Recycling Event Not Limited to Trees
The City of Richmond Department of Public Works and the Richmond Clean City Commission will be hosting its annual “Bring One for the Chipper” on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 from 10 am – 2 pm…San Francisco launches new recycling program making it easier to get cash for cans
San Francisco is launching a new mobile recycling program on Wednesday.$43M battery recycling plant set for Georgia, hiring 150
A company that aims to recycle lithium ion batteries from vehicles and other uses will build its first large plant in suburban Atlanta, investing $43 million and hiring 150 people.Trash and Recycling Pickup Delayed for Some Northside and Eastside Residents
Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed for some Northside and Eastside residents on Tuesday. Department of Public Works sanitation crews will collect trash and recycling on Wednesday in parts of the following neighborhoods: Eastwood,…