Categories
Resource Recycling News RMDZ RMDZ News

Republic plans to produce recycled-content resin

Republic plans to produce recycled-content resin

Republic Services is moving deeper into plastics processing, launching a $350 million joint venture with a global polymers expert to produce recycled pellet at four U.S. facilities.

Continue Reading

The post Republic plans to produce recycled-content resin appeared first on Resource Recycling News.

Categories
RMDZ RMDZ News Waste Dive

California faces declining hazardous waste disposal capacity, according to management report

The state’s two hazardous waste landfills — run by WM and Clean Harbors — have 20 years of remaining capacity, but only if nearly half the waste continues to get shipped out of state.

Categories
Earth911 News Feeds RMDZ RMDZ News

PFAS Contaminants: Where They Came From, Why They Persist & What We Can Do

The chemical group referred to as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) — more popularly called…

The post PFAS Contaminants: Where They Came From, Why They Persist & What We Can Do appeared first on Earth911.

Categories
Plastics Recycling Update RMDZ RMDZ News

Coca-Cola, bottlers plan recycling tech investments

Coca-Cola, bottlers plan recycling tech investments

The Coca-Cola Company and eight of its bottling partners launched a $137.7 million venture capital fund to help spark sustainability innovations.

Continue Reading

The post Coca-Cola, bottlers plan recycling tech investments appeared first on Plastics Recycling Update.

Categories
Plastics Recycling Update RMDZ RMDZ News

Groups to EPA: Consider source reduction and EPR

Groups to EPA: Consider source reduction and EPR

Ahead of the July 31 deadline, the EPA has received nearly 100 comments on its draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, many of them calling for federal-level programs. 

Continue Reading

The post Groups to EPA: Consider source reduction and EPR appeared first on Plastics Recycling Update.

Categories
News Feeds RMDZ RMDZ News

Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste

New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.

Source: Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste

Categories
Plastics Recycling Update RMDZ RMDZ News

Do deposits decrease beverage sales? Study says no

Do deposits decrease beverage sales? Study says no

A study looking at two decades of beverage sale trends around the world found that there was no decrease in sales when deposit return systems went into effect or were expanded. 

Continue Reading

The post Do deposits decrease beverage sales? Study says no appeared first on Plastics Recycling Update.

Categories
RMDZ RMDZ News Waste 360

Anaergia Selected to Design, Build and Operate Organic Waste-to-Renewable Energy Project in San Diego County

BURLINGTON, Ontario –Anaergia Inc. (TSX: ANRG) today announced it has been selected as the Energy Recovery Contractor for a new system that will produce renewable power from wastewater sludge at the East County Advanced Water Purification (East
Categories
RMDZ RMDZ News

Congress Asks iFixit if the Right to Repair Exists | iFixit News

Tuesday, the Intellectual Property subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Right to Repair. iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens testified.

Source: Congress Asks iFixit if the Right to Repair Exists | iFixit News

Categories
RMDZ RMDZ News

Coca-Cola Accelerates Reusable Packaging Pilots | Consumer Goods Technology

The Coca-Cola Company is moving forward with several reusable packaging pilots in North America, including one that replaces single-use cups with reusable ones at large venues.

Source: Coca-Cola Accelerates Reusable Packaging Pilots | Consumer Goods Technology