AMP Robotics Deploys Additional Recycling Robots for SSR
Florida-based Single Stream Recyclers unveils MRF with further expansion of AMP’s AI-guided robots.
View ArticlePittsburgh Mayor Proposes $500K for Residential Recycling Bins
Since recycling in the city became mandatory in 1991, residents have placed their recyclables in blue plastic bags, which jam equipment at recycling facilities.
View ArticleCharleston, S.C., Recycling Facility Back in Action After Breakdown
Five days after a breakdown caused by non-recyclable contaminants, Charleston County’s recycling facility is up and running once again.
View ArticleWaste Business Journal Releases New Industry Research
In this issue of Business Insights, we summarize and review the highlights of James Thompson’s new industry overview, “Directory of Waste Processing & Disposal Sites 2019.”
View ArticleRethinkWaste Issues Nearly $50M in Bonds to Reduce Waste, Emissions
The bonds will be used to divert organic waste from landfill and convert it into natural biogas.
View ArticleJune 2019 Updated Fire Report: 10 Firefighters Injured This Month Alone
June brings a disturbing statistic of 10 reported injuries to fire professionals in waste and recycling facilities.
View ArticleGFL to Acquire Canada Fibers
Canada Fibers provides recycling processing services to municipalities across Ontario and to institutional, commercial and industrial customers.
View ArticleRepublic Services’ Plano, Texas, MRF Tackles Contamination Crisis
Republic Services’ Plano MRF has put community education at the forefront and employed advanced technology to help mitigate contamination.
View ArticleFiberight Delays Opening of Hampden, Maine, Waste Plant Again
The Fiberight plant still has not reached full commercial operations and may not do so until the second or third week of August.
View ArticleHouston Sends 2.6M Pounds of Recyclables to Landfill
At least 123 city trucks dumped 333 loads or partial loads of recyclables at a landfill or transfer station.
View ArticleWaste is a Family Affair
Episode 17: A conversation with Sean Jennings, president of Waste Pro.
View ArticleFCC Improves EBITDA by 9.3% for First Half of 2019
FCC reported its operating margin increased to 15.4 percent, thanks to greater contribution from business areas, particularly environment and water.
View ArticleJuly 2019 Updated Fire Report: Spike in Summer Fires Holds True
In July, there were eight more reported injuries to firefighters caused during three additional fire incidents.
View ArticleMichigan County Authorizes Construction of New Recycling Facility
The $6.3 million facility will be able to process cardboard, paper and plastic all together, and glass will be crushed into two different types of material.
View ArticleSWANA Records 30 Solid Waste Worker Fatalities in 2019
SWANA announced its support of OSHA’s 2019 Safe + Sound Week, as an average of more than four worker fatalities have occurred each month this year through July 31.
View ArticleU.K. Criticizes Amazon for Non-recyclable Plastic Packaging
Amazon reduced the amount of shipments it packs in cardboard boxes, opting for lighter-weight plastic mailers to fit more packages for delivery.
View ArticleSanta Barbara County, Calif., Pursues Landfill Diversion Project
The ReSource Center project aims to reduce the area’s carbon footprint by reclaiming items headed to landfill that can be recycled or composted.
View ArticleNWRA Announces Opposition to Proposed EPR Legislation
NWRA is instead calling on Congress to incentivize investment in domestic recycling to strengthen markets.
View ArticleDes Moines, Iowa, Approves New Recycling Facility
The new facility will mark the end of Mid America Recycling's more than 25-year tenure as the area's recycling processor.
View ArticleAugust 2019 Updated Fire Report: Fires Top 38, 7 Injuries, 1 Death
In August one of the industry’s professionals paid the ultimate sacrifice after he was injured in a facility fire.
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