Report finds aluminum cans remain most sustainable package
WEBDec 3, 2020 · The Aluminum Association and Can Manufacturers Institute released a new report, finding that Americans recycle cans twice as much as plastic bottles.
Industry Events - Recycling Today
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California reaches mattress recycling milestone
WEBNovember 14, 2023. More than 10 million mattresses have been recycled in California since the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) launched the Bye Bye Mattress program in the state. The organization, which has operations in several states, reached that milestone nationally in March 2022. If laid end-to-end, that is enough mattresses to stretch ...
Lowe’s Installs Collection Centers at Stores - Recycling Today
WEBOct 1, 2010 · Lowe's has announced that it has installed recyclables collection centers at close to 1,700 of its stores in the continental United States. Lowe’s says that the recycling centers will offer a convenient and free way for customers to recycle rechargeable batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and plastic shopping bags.
Wieland reaches 77 percent recycled content - Recycling Today
WEBFeb 27, 2024 · Germany-based copper and brass manufacturer Wieland Group, which owns several production sites in the United States, is reporting 77 percent recycled content throughout its product portfolio in its 2022-2023 fiscal year. The company includes the figure in its most recently released sustainability report, which also addresses the expansion of ...
Waste Harmonics acquires New Market Waste Solutions
WEBJan 27, 2023 · Waste Harmonics, a Rochester, New York-based waste service provider, has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina–based New Market Waste Solutions, a management and consulting company dedicated to designing and implementing cost-effective, sustainable solutions for clients in the waste and recycling industry spanning Canada and the …
Office Depot Unveils Recycling Trade-In Program
WEBSep 11, 2008 · Office Depot and N.E.W. Customer Service Companies Inc. jointly announced that Office Depot has launched the Office Depot Tech Trade-In program, an electronics trade-in and recycling service that helps customers get money back by clearing out their old, small- to medium-size electronics—all through a free solution. The Office Depot Tech Trade-In program is powered by ecoNEW, a program ...
Bottle-to-bottle circularity grows in 2022 - Recycling Today
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Bottle-to-bottle circularity grows in 2022 NAPCOR report notes that bottle markets accounted for 50 percent of rPET end market demand.
Nucor seeks net-zero carbon status - Recycling Today
WEBNov 13, 2023 · Nucor seeks net-zero carbon status. Recycled-content steel producer says it can meet a “science-based” net zero target by 2050. Nucor refers to itself as “already one of the cleanest steel producers in the world,” referring to a “circular production process [that] uses an average of nearly 80 percent recycled scrap.”. Photo courtesy ...
Reaching rural areas - Recycling Today
WEBAug 28, 2019 · Recyclops, which offers curbside recycling in rural areas, is now operating in 40 cities across five states.