Short-term pain should give way to longer-term gain for the paper recycling industry, according to presenters at this week’s convention of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), held in Singapore.… Thank you for checking us…
New Orleans’ curbside recycling program will continue, but some items, like juice boxes, milk cartons and some plastics will be eliminated from the collection, the city announced today. Recently, Metro Services Group, one of the…
Earlier this week, the city of Lexington, Ky. announced a suspension of its paper recycling program. About 90 miles away, the city of Covington, Ky. – just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, emphasized today…
Changes in the global marketplace for recycled materials are forcing the Lexington (Kentucky) Recycle Center to temporarily suspend recycling of paper products, the city announced. Lexington does have a buyer for dry corrugated cardboard, like…
Local reports said a fire at Loudon Waste & Recycling, in Knoxville, Tenn., owned by appropriately named John Bales, could burn for days. No injuries were reported. The cause was initially reported as a spark…
By 2025, 100 percent of ALDI‘s packaging, including plastic packaging, will be reusable, recyclable or compostable, the company announced. ALDI said it also will reduce packaging material across its entire… Thank you for checking us…
By Ken McEntee With shipments of old corrugated containers (OCC) remaining virtually flat, overall recovered paper exports from the U.S. to China last year dropped 31 percent compared to 2017,… Thank you for checking us…
By Ken McEntee China will not relax its ban on imports of foreign scrap after seeing a rapid decline last year, according to Chinese media reports. According to ECNS News… Thank you for checking us…
U.S. rail traffic in March dropped 5 percent compared to March 2018, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported. U.S. railroads originated 957,144 carloads in March 2019, down 8.9 percent,… Thank you for checking us…
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) today announced $2 million in funding available to support the growth of recycling markets in the state. To encourage recycling market development projects,… Thank you for checking us…
