When more than a thousand cars showed up for the last plastic round up, the Waste Management Division was concerned about the carbon emissions created by the cars. In response, waste management specialist Sarah Grimm says they created a community collector program to encourage a few people to collect plastic for their entire...
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Waste Management Division creates community collector program to help recycle plastic in Lane County
08-13-2019
08-13-2019
The past week brought several significant recycled paper capacity announcements, indicating future domestic outlets for mixed paper and OCC.
Shipping pulp from Kentucky to China: A Chinese company that purchased a U.S. paper mill will install a 700,000-tons-per-year recycled pulp and paper operation, taking in mixed...
08-12-2019
EPA Releases 2016 and 2017 Facts and Figures Data on Paper and Paperboard
EPA publishes data annually to its website on material generation, recycling, composting, combustion with energy recovery and landfilling in the United States for a...
08-12-2019
Please welcome Frederique to AOR! Read on to learn more about our newest member!
What is your name? Frederique (Fredde) Lavios
Where do you work and what do you do? Looking to make a career change (in the Portland Metro Area) in the field of environmental sustainabilityto serve the greater good. Currently working...
08-08-2019
September 11 - U.S. REGULATORY APPROACHES FOR PACKAGING, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST). Register Here
The US Regulatory Approaches for Packaging webinar will provide insight into the different approaches states are taking to address packaging. Cole Rosengren, Senior Editor of Waste Dive, will present an overview of the...