Keep America Beautiful today kicked off the Greatest American Cleanup™, a campaign to remove 25 billion pieces of litter from the national landscape and create a cleaner, greener, and more […]
The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) issued the following statement in response to the White House strategy document: Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, Principles, and Priorities. “The recycled materials […]
Plum Creek Environmental announces its acquisition of Premier Containers, a prominent manufacturer of waste and recycling equipment throughout the Northeast. This strategic acquisition marks a significant milestone in Plum Creek’s […]
Eureka Recycling, a nonprofit, mission-based independent regional materials recovery facility (MRF) based in Minneapolis, MN, announced a multi-million-dollar financing round led by Closed Loop Partners’ catalytic private credit arm, the […]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Off-the-Road (OTR) tire business to The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited for $905 million […]
On the car-free island of Lamu the animals are vital for transport. But with little grass for grazing, donkeys are rummaging through rubbish – and eating deadly plasticThe smell of sea water and fresh dung fill the oceanfront air on the Kenyan island of Lamu, as donkeys plod along the…
SCS Engineers announces the firm’s appointment of two new National Market Leaders, set to take effect at the beginning of 2025. This strategic move follows the announcement of its new […]
Longtime Mack Trucks dealer Vision Truck Group recently invested $20 million to open a new facility in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. “Congratulations to Vision Truck Group for opening another location to […]
News from Mill, Pactiv Evergreen and more Investment firm Amberjack Capital Partners sold Houston-based Best Trash waste handlers to H.I.G. Capital. Diversys, a provider of software solutions for waste management, launched a platform to address pain points in the industry. Packaging firm DS Smith, which operates in … Continue Reading→…
Fires caused by the batteries we throw away are causing a major crisis for the waste and resource management sector, taxpayers and the communities in which they occur. In 2023, there were more than 1,200 fires caused, or suspected to be caused, by batteries at UK waste and recycling facilities or in collection vehicles (Material Focus, 2024), an increase of…
For the second time this year, Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub and Astronomer Dean Regas have collaborated to keep telescopes from entering landfills. Astronomy expert Dean Regas said that the […]
With crewed Artemis launches on the horizon, NASA is searching for sustainable solutions for waste management during long-term missions on the moon. An initiative called LunaRecycle, under the space agency’s […]
