Recycling Tips
Top tips for recycling your household rubbish, reducing your waste, and reusing whenever possible. There are little things each of us can do to help preserve and protect the environment. Being careful to recycle the right items in the correct way will ensure the recycling process is as efficient as possible.
Colorado Regulators Press Forward with Landfill Rule Despite Industry Pushback
The waste industry has pushed back on similar regulations in states like Oregon, arguing that satellite and aerial monitoring technologies are relatively untested and aren’t yet ready to be included in regulation.
Deschutes County, OR Plans Major Recycling Push with New Facility Design
In March 2025, Deschutes County had a 28% recovery rate, nearly 20% short of the 45% goal set by the Oregon DEQ.
Clean Harbors Hit with Hefty Fine for Worker Death at Ohio Facility
The investigations revealed that the worker was directed to enter and collect samples from the interior of a railroad tanker car at Clean Harbor’s Twinsburg Township business.EREF: U.S. Landfill Tipping Fees Soared 10% in 2024
This is the largest increase recorded since 2022.Pennsylvania Ranked Near Bottom in Efforts to Combat Plastic Pollution
The provisions of House Bill 1547 targets to ban single-use plastic bags in retail establishments.
New Partnership to Expand EPS Recycling in Colorado
The partnership will develop replicable, statewide collection models for EPS and transport them to existing end markets.City of Lansing Announced Opening of New Recycling Drop-Off Center
There will be a food scraps drop-off bin as well.Strike Called Off as Teamsters Local 439 Reached New Contract with Republic Services
The strike commenced in Boston area on July 1, 2025 when more than 400 unionized workers of Republic Services.Miami-Dade County Reaffirmed Commitment to Build New WTE Facility
It had received responses from six businesses and consortiums interested in operating a waste-to-energy facility for the county.WM Released 2025 Sustainability Report
In 2024, WM reduced its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 22% from a 2021 baseline.Congressional Hearing Aims to Leverage Chemical Recycling for Economic Value
Speakers also noted that plastics recycling will play a major role in the future of the country’s economy, but that plastic recycling innovations must also be balanced with investments in current recycling infrastructure.Suozzi and Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Advance America’s Recycling
The CIRCLE Act establishes a 30% investment tax credit that would be phased out over the next 10 years.City of Bristol Announced Relocation of Recycling Center
The community members have been citing reduced public accessibility and visibility at the old location.Republic Services, Teamsters Local 25 Failed to Reach Labor Agreement
The company’s offer to resume negotiations was rejected by the union.Columbia Solid Waste Issued New Recycling Guidelines
According to a news release, residents should not put mixed fibers, including cardboard and paper into the blue bag.LRS Released 2024 Sustainability Report
According to the annual report, the company expanded beyond its Chicago roots to states throughout the Midwest.