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Published: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) during a press conference last year on recycling and plastic waste legislation. Francis Chung/E&E News Industry and environmentalists are hoping to revive recycling legislation buried by the coronavirus pandemic, with some lawmakers already on board. Bills aimed at addressing everything from recycling infrastructure and education to a crackdown on plastics are set t...

Getty Images The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) largest event, WASTECON, began on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in a virtual format.  Like the majority of other events that were scheduled to take place in-person in 2020, WASTECON moved online. The events theme, "Embracing Disruption," fit into the uncertainty that surrounded the solid waste and recycling industry throughout last year. "You know when we selected the theme for WASTECON 2020, Embracing Disruption, we ...

© Alterfalter - dreamstime.com Organizations form Canada Plastics Pact The new pact aims to ensure at least 30 percent recycled content by weight is used in plastic packaging in Canada by 2025. Businesses, nongovernmental organizations and government agencies have united to form the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) to address plastic waste and pollution. According to a news release from CPP, the pact brings together more than 40 partners representing various parts of the plastics value chain to work...

Life during COVID: Toss, wipe, water A sanitation worker from Cassella carries purple bags into the truck on Liberty Street in Concord on Tuesday, January 26, 2020. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff A load of trash and recycling on Rumford Street in Concord on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff A load of trash and recycling on Rumford Street in Concord on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff A sanitation worker from Casella tosses purple bags of trash in...

COVID Trickle-Down Tied to Potential Corrugated Shortage The pandemic has pushed e-commerce into overdrive, boosting the demand for corrugated shipping boxes while also slowing down recycling efforts and supply chains, creating a potential problem (or a great opportunity) for the corrugated industry. Jan 21st, 2021 Many households have increased online shopping during the last year, boosted by stay-at-home orders and safety concerns related to brick-and-mortar shopping during the pandemic...

The pandemic has pushed e-commerce into overdrive, boosting the demand for corrugated shipping boxes while also slowing down recycling efforts and supply chains, creating a potential problem (or a great opportunity) for the corrugated industry.

Food Waste Management Market Demand, Gross Profit, Opportunities, Future Estimations, Competitive Landscape, Business Revenue Forecast and Statistics| COVI

These funds are needed to ensure vital government services, including solid waste and recycling, can continue uninterrupted.

Atlas Organics joins BPI Board of Directors Atlas Organics is the first composter board member in the Biodegradable Products Institute’s more than 20-year history. The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), a leading certifier of compostable products and packaging, has announced the election results for its Board of Directors, including the first composter in BPI’s more than 20-year history. Atlas Organics, a Spartanburg, South Carolina-based commercial composter, will be represented by ...

Recent interim guidance from the U.S. EPA provides details for disposing  of or destroying certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances and materials containing them, but the agency and industry analysts say there are lingering questions to answer before moving forward with any possible regulations. The document, the first such federal guidance on the destruction or disposal of PFAS or PFAS-containing materials, describes the available science used in three major techniques: deep well i...