County Spending Almost $1 Million To Ship Recycling Out of State

Montgomery falls short of recycling goals, waste processing facilities don’t have enough capacity

2018 Ferrous Metal Recycling Sees Strong Growth

The U.S. processed 66 billion tons of ferrous scrap worth $15.9 billion in 2017. Last year, despite China’s ban on most scrap imports, the U.S. actually increased ferrous metals exports by about 24 percent to…

Blaine County resumes a re-focused paper recycling program

Effective April 1, Blaine County will resume paper recycling with a re-focused program processing newspaper, printer and copier paper only.

Plastic bags pollute recycling bins

St. Louis, like the rest of the country, is seeing the effects of too much contamination in recycling. China has stopped accepting recycling from the U.S., and recycling companies are working to find alternative solutions.…

Tucson may temporarily stop recycling glass, newspapers

A southern Arizona city may temporarily stop taking its residents’ glass bottles and newspapers due to sharply escalating financial losses in the recycling program.

New Quincy recycling program to remain as an opt-in; new decals to go on orange bins

After much controversy during the past few months, Quincy's city council finally reached a consensus Monday night about the future for recycling.

Dothan reopens recycling centers under new manned format

The recycling centers at Westgate Park and the city’s landfill on Burkett Road recently reopened after a three-month hiatus

Environmental organization looks to plastic recycling alternatives

On Thursday, Sonoco Recycling announced they will no longer recycle plastics or glass. Sonoco Recycling services Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro.

Harrison hosting ‘Too Toxic to Trash’ recycling collections in April

Registration is open for Harrison’s “Too Toxic to Trash” recycling collection events for household hazardous and electronic waste in April.

Recycling drying up in Ascension Parish

Two national waste collection companies are making big changes to their recycling services in the unincorporated parts of the parish. Waste Pro will soon increase fees for collecting recyclables while Republic Services is discontinuing its…

Gillette launches recycling campaign to keep razors out of landfills

Gillette has announced plans to launch the first national program to fully recycle used razors.

County’s Recycling Costs Continue to Rise, Glass’s Future Still Uncertain

Arlington County's costs for recycling is continuing to rise after a Chinese ban last year, officials say, but most of what residents place in the recycling bin is still getting recycled.

More trash, more cash: City wants $6M for landfill while recycling program struggles

“If Phase Three doesn’t get built, we’re going to run out of space within a year,” Nashua Alderman Ernest Jette said of the landfill during the city ‘s Monday Budget Review Committee meeting.

Recycling worker injured in Oakland explosion

The explosion happened while materials were being processed on a truck

Quincy recycling program still undecided

There was no decision at Monday night’s city council meeting on the future of Quincy’s recycling program.

Bossier revamps recycling program

Bossier Parish's recycling program is being re-energized now that negotiations with a new service provider have been completed.

As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling

With China no longer accepting used plastic and paper, communities are facing steep collection bills, forcing them to end their programs or burn or bury more waste.