Market report: Mixed paper piling up
By Ken McEntee Mixed paper continued to pile up across the U.S., with much of it going into landfills. The domestic value of the material has literally dropped to zero… Thank you for checking us…
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Meridian Waste acquires Environmental Trash
Meridian Waste Solutions Inc., of Bridgeton, Mo. has acquired Environmental Trash Co., of St. Ann, Mo. Meridian will now provide waste and recycling services to about 2,000 commercial and residential subscription customers in St. Louis…
China customs seizes 121,000 tons of smuggled waste this year
China’s customs authority has already seized 110,000 metric tonnes of smuggled solid waste this year and smashed 25 smuggling rings, state media said on Tuesday, as the country works to… Thank you for checking us…
Commentary: Do we need trendy terms to encourage recycling?
By Joe Jarvis This commentary was reprinted from The Daily Bell. I don’t know why the media has to come up with stupid terms for everything. Reading about sustainable living, every time I see the…
Redishred acquires of Shred Con of New York
Redishred Capital Corp. has completed the acquisition of the Shred Con business, located in upstate New York for a total purchase price of $530,000. The asset acquisition includes client relationships, two on-site paper shredding trucks…
Commentary: The battle against recycling contamination is everyone’s battle
Brent Bell VP Operations, Waste Management For all the years I’ve worked in the recycling business for Waste Management, I can tell you that the global challenges our industry is facing these days are without…
BrokeGo recovers paper from web breaks
With a new product called BrokeGo, Voith Paper has developed a reliable fabric for broke conveyors which quickly and safely removes broke following a web break, the company said. The strong and highly wear-resistant belt…
Comingling paper not sustainable, European paper industry says
The Chinese scrap import ban is an indication that comingled collections of curbside recyclables are not sustainable from an environmental nor a market perspective, the Confederation of European Paper Industries… Thank you for checking us…
No emerging markets to replace China
Simon Elin, chief executive of The Recycling Association, of the U.K., said emerging markets have not picked up the slack for China’s reduction in imports of recyclables. Domestically, Elin said,… Thank you for checking us…
Greenpeace USA stays in Forest Stewardship Council
Although Greenpeace International has withdrawn from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Greenpeace USA will remain a member, said Rolf Skar, forest campaign director for the environmental activist organization. “Greenpeace International… Thank you for checking us…