by Bob Hollis | May 30, 2018 | News and Events
Aligning recycling metrics with concepts such as sustainable materials management has been a challenge. But a researcher in Florida is offering intriguing possibilities in that area. Tim Townsend is an environmental engineer and professor at the University of Florida...
by Bob Hollis | May 30, 2018 | News and Events
An agricultural plastics collection company has expanded substantially in the past year, opening a processing facility in California and growing its collection volumes across the Midwest. Revolution Plastics officially launched in southern Wisconsin in June 2016, and...
by Bob Hollis | May 30, 2018 | News and Events
A market expert recently discussed some of the effects China’s National Sword policy has had on that country’s massive paper-products industry. China has been dependent upon imports of recovered paper. Overall, recovered material makes up 67 percent of the fiber …...
by Bob Hollis | May 30, 2018 | News and Events
A startup is partnering with municipalities to provide curbside collection of textiles and electronics, two streams rarely touched by traditional curbside haulers. In February, Curb My Clutter (CMC) began serving a Philadelphia suburb with an on-demand collection...
by Bob Hollis | May 22, 2018 | News and Events
Debate over source separation has carried on since the single-stream concept emerged, but it has received particular attention over the past year, because of China’s import restrictions and the ensuing market fallout. Conferences around the country have featured...
