Recycling

Scrap plastic sampling and sorting guidelines released

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Thu, 10/04/2018 - 00:00

From Resource Recycling, by Jared Paben

Public and private entities regularly sample waste streams to glean data on the plastics that could be captured for recycling. Now, guidelines have been developed to standardize the process so results can be compared.

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Containerboard mill on the way in Pacific Northwest

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Wed, 10/03/2018 - 00:00

Article from Resource Recycling by Colin Staub

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WestRock scales up foodservice packaging recovery

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Tue, 10/02/2018 - 00:00

Article originally appeared in Resource Recycling, by Colin Staub

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EREF Announces Recycling Grant RFP - Preproposals Due 12/1

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Sat, 09/29/2018 - 00:00

The Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Board of Directors has set an initiative to ensure research funded reflects EREF’s long-term strategic plan to address all areas of integrated solid waste management, with a strong focus towards research that increased sustainable solid waste management practices.

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Startup Helping Recyclers Address China's Waste Ban

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Fri, 09/28/2018 - 00:00

Scrapo is a free online marketplace for plastic recycling that enables buyers and sellers to connect and communicate in real time.

Users can post their material in less than a minute, browse through the listings posted by other recyclers, and instantly communicate with other users using Scrapo’s real-time messaging tools.

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This 17-Year-Old Has Become Michigan's Leading Right to Repair Advocate

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Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:00

Surya Raghavendran of Ann Arbor, Michigan isn’t your average 17-year-old. Not only does the high school senior run a small business repairing iPhones when he’s not in class, but he’s raising awareness about people’s right to fix their own devices without paying companies like Apple exorbitant fees.

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Colorado MRF to sort single-use coffee cups

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Wed, 09/26/2018 - 00:00

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AOR Provides Testimony at the Senate Environment Committee

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Tue, 09/25/2018 - 00:00

AOR Legislative Chair, Pam Peck, provided testimony at the Senate Energy and Environment Committee Hearing regarding recycling markets challenges and how local communities are responding.

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Economic Footprint of Garbage and Recycling System

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Fri, 09/21/2018 - 00:00

In 2018, Metro commissioned its first-ever economic impact analysis of the greater Portland area's garbage and recycling system.

This report, developed by the Northwest Economic Research Center at Portland State University, describes the numbers and types of jobs supported by garbage and recycling operations in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, including wages and spending patterns.

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