AOR Blog

04-06-2020

The coronavirus pandemic is leading the food industry and regulators to change policies as they grapple with empty shelves, a glut of fresh produce and milk, and sudden shifts in consumer buying habits.

The problem isn’t a shortage of food and commodities. If anything, food waste is becoming a bigger issue as...

04-01-2020

Resource Recycling is keeping track of how the novel coronavirus is affecting the business of materials recovery and processing.

HERE you’ll find all of their in-depth reporting and analysis on the topic, plus a growing list of resources for programs and businesses impacted by the pandemic. 

04-01-2020

NERC & the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) have formally announced their new partnership to grow a groundbreaking campaign that expands market demand for recycled resins and improves plastic recycling in North America. The Government Recycling Demand Champions, a companion to APR’s well-established Recycling Demand...

03-30-2020

Construction and Demolition Debris Management in the United States
EPA recently released a document that estimates the 2015 mass quantities of construction and demolition debris (CDD) material directed to landfills or intended for next use in the United States. This memo builds on a 2019 Waste Management journal article...

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