Tag Archives: Recycling

Recycling the right materials isn’t just a local issue—it’s international. China has historically been one of the U.S.’s top buyers of recyclables, but for over a year, it’s been putting restrictions on which materials it will import. Those changes led cities and recyclers to scramble to find markets for their …

The United States’ recycling industry is facing a growing crisis. China earlier this year announced policy changes that restrict its imports of the U.S.’s recyclables—changes with tremendous implications, since a third of the U.S.’s recycling exports have historically gone to China. We explored those policy changes in May , speaking …

To promote the recycling and diversion of solid waste, and to meet the requirements of the Mandatory Commercial Recycling laws, the Mariposa County Solid Waste & Recycling division is conducting a short, 5 question survey on commercial recycling.

I remember being an elementary student in class and repeating the phrase, “reduce, reuse, recycle.” For us millennials, recycling is something we do out of habit and feel morally obligated … Click to Continue »

DALLAS – The past couple of years of relatively cheap crude oil and natural gas has upended the industry with the greenest image: recycling. … Click to Continue »

Bay Area Mayor calls for more water recycling.