Fire closes recycling centre

The Sudbury StarFire closes recycling centreThe Sudbury StarThe City of Greater Sudbury recycling centre located at 1825 Frobisher St. will be closed until further notice following an early morning fire. Curb-side recycling pickup is currently not affected and will continue as scheduled, according to a city ...

EU touts 70% recycling and zero landfill law for 2030

EurActivEU touts 70% recycling and zero landfill law for 2030EurActivSPECIAL REPORT / Europe could be recycling 70% of its municipal waste by 2030, if a binding proposal that would phase out the environmentally harmful practice of landfill disposal is approved by the European Commission this month, EurActiv has learned.

Bahrain to build waste recycling plant

Al-ShorfaBahrain to build waste recycling plantAl-Shorfa... al-Ghatam]. + COMMENT NOW; en_GB, articles, sharing, tweet. Print this article; EMAIL; increase decrease. Bahrain is preparing to build an integrated waste recycling complex with the capacity to recycle 60% of all daily waste generated in the kingdom.

10 recycling and waste management trends to look out for in the near future

Treehugger10 recycling and waste management trends to look out for in the near futureTreehuggerThe past few years have been an interesting time for the eco-movement. It's been a time of cardboard bicycles and eco-friendly urban housing; a time where some countries might be recycling too much, while some cities have a hard time recycling anything ...

Potential reward for recycling right in Stockton

KCRA SacramentoPotential reward for recycling right in StocktonKCRA SacramentoRecent numbers from local recycling centers reveal Stockton has a higher percentage of non-recyclables in its bins compared to other cities in the area. This week, Waste Management in Stockton started the Recycle Often, Recycle Right campaign.

Recycle Medical Equipment From the Dead?

MedscapeRecycle Medical Equipment From the Dead?MedscapeThe industry doesn't like recycling. Sure, it's partly because they would rather sell a new device than sell used ones, but it's also because we, the American people, are so risk-averse that we have sent the message to the FDA that we are not going to ...

An Open Source Plastic

WiredAn Open Source Plastic-Recycling Machine, From the Inventor of PhonebloksWiredI heard that less than 10% is recycled. Which is weird—it's easy to recycle, and you only need low temperatures.” Hakkens paid visits to collection facilities and plastics manufacturers around The Netherlands to find out why that percentage is so low ...