Recycling

How greater transparency on commodity pricing can help the public understand the true cost of recycling

18 Mar 2021

Municipal governments and the public might strongly support residential recycling, but they might not fully understand how commodity markets work in the recycling industry. They sometimes have misconceptions about the value of commodities processed by material recovery facilities (MRFs).

More Recycling rebrands as Stina Inc.

17 Mar 2021

More Recycling (which many AOR members may recall was formerlly Moore Recycling and rebranding as MORE when Patty Moore retired and sold the firm), a research and technology firm headquartered in Sonoma, California, has rebranded as Stina Inc., its legal entity name, in a move that expands its mission to help organizations and individuals prioritize the sustainable use of resources, according to a news release from the com

"People are Peopley": Key Concepts for Influencing Behavior from The Recycling Partnership

25 Feb 2021

Recycling is many things. It is both a noun and a verb. To a waste professional it may be the collection and diversion of tons of marketable materials. To community members, recycling is an easy way to waste less and to contribute to the greater good. When asked about recyclables, however, most mistakenly believe that anything with the chasing arrows should go in their bin.

Coalition outlines federal government’s role in improving recycling

8 Feb 2021

The Recycling Leadership Council (RLC) hosted an online press conference Feb. 4 to introduce its “Blueprint for America’s Recycling System,” which outlines areas where the federal government can assist with strengthening the recycling system in the United States. U.S. policymakers also joined the RLC on the call.

Recycling Face Masks into Roads to Tackle COVID-Generated Waste

4 Feb 2021

Researchers have shown how disposable face masks could be recycled to make roads, in a circular economy solution to pandemic-generated waste. Their study shows that using the recycled face mask material to make just one kilometer of a two-lane road would use up about 3 million masks, preventing 93 tons of waste from going to landfill.

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