Editor’s Take: Why the Green Guides matter (and don’t)
June 4, 2023
Editor’s Take: Why the Green Guides matter (and don’t) After Keurig Green Mountain reached a class-action settlement in a case concerning the company’s K-Cup recyclability
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Certifier debuts electronics recycled-content certification
June 2, 2023
Certifier debuts electronics recycled-content certification Environmental and sustainability certifier SCS Global Services launched a recycled-content certification for the electrical and electronic equipment industries that verifies
Study: Reclaimers discharge ample microplastics
June 1, 2023
Study: Reclaimers discharge ample microplastics Research from the UK found that plastic recycling facilities are discharging microplastics into water systems and suggested both further research
Outreach optimization
May 30, 2023
How can we best encourage good recycling habits? A professor and solid waste consultant says the key is to understand your audience.Continue Reading→ Source: Outreach
US EPA releases draft of strategy to prevent plastic pollution – Recycling Today
May 27, 2023
EPA will collect public comments on the draft strategy through the docket in Regulations.gov for 45 days once published in the Federal Register. Source: US
The next frontier in California organics recycling: edible food recovery
May 26, 2023
Even Bay Area cities with organics programs are new to working with food donation organizations. Now, local waste professionals are learning new skills to help meet
California passes zero-emission trucks rule with delayed 2042 timeline for waste industry
May 25, 2023
The new rule, designed to complement previous measures mandating that manufacturers transition, will allow more of a ramp-up period after advocacy by waste companies.
Coalition wants more than $200M in food waste funding in next farm bill
May 21, 2023
ReFED and multiple advocacy groups are calling on Congress to include greater funding and new policy initiatives at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and EPA.
Solarcycle CEO, fresh off $31.5M in public and private funding, discusses solar recycling’s future | Waste Dive
May 19, 2023
Solarcycle recently raised series A funding and received a U.S. Department of Energy research grant. CEO and co-founder Suvi Sharma said his company is scaling up
Microplastics: The What, Where, Why And Impact | BioCycle
May 18, 2023
Among the organics recycling challenges du jour is microplastics contamination in compost and digestate. Two-part article series starts with an overview and ends with findings