The first day of 2016 is an auspicious day in Vermont as it unveils the first mandated US primary (single-use) battery recycling program. For the past 18 months, Call2Recycle has been developing a primary battery recycling program that complements its existing rechargeable program. The following Q&A answers some common questions ...
New electronic products are popular gifts during the holiday season, but what happens to all of the older tablets, gaming systems, TVs, mobile phones, laptops and other devices that are being replaced? In many cases, they accumulate in basements or take up space in closets or drawers. According to Sustainable ...
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and Fresno, California-based Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) have announced that New York City’s e-cycleNYC program will expand its collection efforts beyond the residential buildings currently participating. Read the full story on Recycling Today
Under proposed new law, European countries must recycle 65% of their trash, 75% of their product packaging and slash landfill dumping Europe has put recycling on the agenda of the Paris climate talks with a raft of new waste targets to cut emissions, with its environment commissioner calling on other ...
The condition of the once robust niche has got U.S. scrap firms, large and small, thinking of ways to transform themselves, as the demand for metal plummets in an unpredictable market. Waste Dive - Latest News
Dow Chemical’s Packaging and Specialty Plastics business has collaborated with Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) and Accredo Packaging to produce Seventh Generation’s first recyclable dishwasher pods packaging. Dow developed the resins for the recyclable polyethylene stand-up pouch to help ensure the package’s stiffness, toughness and sealability. Accredo Packaging converts these materials ...
The waste industry's biggest hauler has joined the year-end acquisition push. read more on Waste360
The ban on foam foodservice products in New York City is likely dead, following a decision from a New York appeals court. On Dec. 3 the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division denied New York City’s motion to appeal an earlier decision overturning the city’s ban on expanded polystyrene ...
The Resource Recycling Conference is the must-attend conference for the recycling industry’s most influential policy leaders, CEOs and government officials. Save The Date The Resource Recycling Conference is the must-attend conference for the recycling industry’s most influential policy leaders, CEOs and government officials. The conference, now entering its sixth year, ...
arstechnica.uk Printer giant Epson has developed an in-office paper recycling machine. read more on Waste360
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