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This article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. In February...

The country's recycling and composting rate remains stuck at just over 34 percent, according to the U.S. EPA. The federal...

The experts at Governmental Advisory Associates maintain a comprehensive database of U.S. materials recovery facilities. The statistics below come from...

Opinions vary widely on the best tactic to record a program’s diversion progress. An expert recommends returning to the basics...

Aligning recycling metrics with concepts such as sustainable materials management has been a challenge. But a researcher in Florida is...

The U.S. paper recovery rate declined to under 66 percent last year after multiple years of increases, and an industry...

Collection-related fatalities made up nearly two-thirds of all waste and recycling industry deaths last year, according to figures from the...

More than 100 government and corporate recycling leaders convened in Chattanooga, Tenn. to assess where the recycling industry stands in...

RRS recently analyzed PET trends using pricing data and recovery rates from recyclingmarkets.net, NAPCOR and other sources. The counterintuitive picture...

This article originally appeared in the January 2018 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   In...