City moves away from Kokomo Recycling for curbside program

Kokomo TribuneCity moves away from Kokomo Recycling for curbside programKokomo TribuneWith the announcement last week that Kokomo will roll out curbside recycling in December – with full implementation by Jan. 1 – Kokomo Director of Operations Randy McKay revealed Monday that the city will partner with Recovery Recycling, Inc. in a ...

Recycling Pays Off Across State

Rhode Island Public RadioRecycling Pays Off Across StateRhode Island Public RadioThe Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation made more than a million dollars in profits selling recyclable material all over the world. Sarah Reeves, director of public policy programs and planning, said the landfill agency is sharing 50 percent of ...

Software Provider Stays Busy In Waste & Recycling Industry

waste360Software Provider Stays Busy In Waste & Recycling Industrywaste360AMCS USA Inc., a software provider for the waste and recycling industry, has had a busy quarter—acquiring new businesses and securing funds to enhance its suite of technological offerings for the waste and recycling industry. A North American ...

Liquid assets: how to test recycled water on the cheap

euronewsLiquid assets: how to test recycled water on the cheapeuronewsWith water shortages a growing problem around the world recycling waste water has become increasingly important. European researchers have come up with a cheap and efficient tool to control the safety standards of waste water in a development that ...and more »

Will the 'yuck factor' sink California water recycling?

San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)Will the 'yuck factor' sink California water recycling?San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)Experts say such recycling is the path California must take if it expects to have enough water for a growing population. Hundreds of billions of gallons of treated wastewater is now dumped into the Pacific. That's water that could be used, according to ...

Good Question: What's Recyclable?

CBS LocalGood Question: What's Recyclable?CBS LocalMINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Ever heard of wish-cycling? It's a phenomenon recyclers refer to when people put materials in their recycling bins that's supposed to go in the trash. “They have a real desire to put more and more in the bin because they want to ...

Big Sky recycling center to close this week

NBC MontanaBig Sky recycling center to close this weekNBC MontanaThe Big Sky Town Center recycling site will close on Thursday but a new site is not yet secured. Stakeholders will meet on Wednesday to discuss a possible new location. Stake holders include the Gallatin Solid Waste Management District and the Big Sky ...