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Recycling has increased in Washington, D.C. from 20% to 30% in the last few years and we can expect this trend to continue given the emerging impacts of the 2014 Reform Act passed through City Council Member Cheh’s committee. This is good news.… Read More
Neil Seldman is interviewed for a CNBC investigation on the U.S. recycling crisis. … Read More
California passed new minimum content requirements calling for plastic beverage containers to have 50% recycled content.… Read More
The European Union has taken another step away from garbage incineration. … Read More
Cities in California will be encouraged to consider implementing dual stream recycling under new law AB 815 singed into law by Governor Newsom as an effort to reduce contamination and help market materials within the US.… Read More
In August federal Bills on plastic pollution and Zero Waste were put forward in Congress by Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Representative Alan Lowenthall (D-Calif.) and Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).… Read More
Single stream versus dual stream recycling collection is a persistent issue. Which approach to recycling collection promotes the most cost effective method to recover, process, and market usable materials and reduces the amount of material going to landfills or incinerators?… Read More
If textile recycling can become more popular, we can keep 5% more out of landfills, and maybe people who are now donating to thrift stores will give them a second thought for purchasing, as well.… Read More
Updates in anti-incineration work for July 2019 from Oregon, Amsterdam, and more.… Read More
