Mid America Launches Quality Initiative for Paperboard Industry
The initiative focuses on tracking and increasing the value of the recycling waste streams generated by large commercial printers and …
U.S. Temporarily Exempts Tariffs on Plastic Straws, Other Chinese Products
Documents report that the exemptions stem from more than 1,100 exclusion requests made by companies and other entities in the …
World Cleanup Day 2019 Expects to Attract 150 Participating Countries
Here’s a roundup of some of the cleanup efforts that individuals, businesses and community groups are taking on for this …
Bezos: Amazon Is ‘Done Being In the Middle of the Herd’ on Climate Issues
Amazon has announced a commitment to be net zero carbon across its businesses by 2040; if successful, the ecommerce giant …
ISRI: Study Shows Recycling Industry Still a Force in U.S. Economy
The study found that in 2019, 164,154 jobs are being directly supported by the recycling and brokerage operations of the …
Trump Revokes California’s Authority to Set Auto Emissions Standards
Officials from the EPA and DOT announced on Thursday that they are revoking California’s authority to set auto emissions standards …
Con Edison, PG&E and Others File Petition to Challenge Trump’s EPA Decision
A coalition of public and private electric utility companies, including Con Edison, Exelon and PG&E, has filed a petition in …
New Data Protection Laws to Impact E-waste Recyclers
Data security laws in New York and California will require businesses to implement additional security on their recycling vendors.
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Ins and Outs of Managing Special Wastes
Special waste ventures can be tricky as these materials are not nearly as defined as MSW and managing them requires …
California Lawmakers Fail to Pass Comprehensive Single-use Plastic Reform
AB 1080 and SB 54 would have been the first measures to phase out all single-use packaging and foodware that …
