82% of Massachusetts Voters Support Modernizing State Bottle Bill

82% of Massachusetts Voters Support Modernizing State Bottle Bill

Just Zero released results from a statewide poll revealing that 82% of registered voters support modernizing the Bottle Bill. Support for the proposal is bipartisan, with 89% of Democrats, 79% of Republicans […] 

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Rural County with Global Recycling Impact: San Benito County Integrated Waste Management in Partnership with Central Coast Recycling Market Development Zone

San Benito County and the San Benito County Integrated Waste Management recently partnered with the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) to create an outreach video promoting the Central Coast Recycling […] 

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Bio-Solids Facility Recycling Waste into Fertilizer Thanks to Partnership Between Pasco County, FL and FloridaGreen

A Pasco County facility is turning waste into profit at a bio-solids processing facility known as FloridaGreen. The facility takes left over sludge from the county’s wastewater treatment plants and […] 

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Fall River, MA is Trying to Save Money on its $9 million Annual Trash Bill

It costs big bucks for a community to manage its municipal waste, and Mayor Paul Coogan’s administration and the City Council are looking for ways to cut its $8 million […] 

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Republic Services Polymer Center Honored as Industry’s 2023 Sustainability Game Changer

Republic Services, Inc. has been honored with the National Waste & Recycling Association’s (NWRA) 2023 Sustainability Game Changer Award for its Polymer Center, celebrating the facility’s innovative approach to plastics […] 

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Genpact and Reworld™ Announce Synergistic Partnership to Drive Sustainability and Efficiency

Genpact, a global professional services and solutions firm delivering outcomes that shape the future, and Reworld,™ a leading sustainable waste solutions company, announced a strategic partnership. This partnership exemplifies how […] 

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Upstream Launches Bold Initiative to Eliminate Single-use Waste with Grant from the National Park Foundation

National parks are celebrated for their beauty, not for the 70 million tons of trash visitors produce yearly. Recycling or composting isn’t enough, so Upstream has offered a bold solution […] 

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Rice University Researchers Develop Innovative Battery Recycling Method

A research team at Rice University led by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is tackling the environmental issue […] 

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U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office Announces Conditional Commitment to IRG Erie to Build PA Mechanical Plastics Recycling Facility

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office(LPO) announced a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $182.6 million to IRG Erie, Inc. (IRG Erie) to finance the […] 

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Argonne-led Research Working Toward Reducing Electronic Waste With Biodegradable Luminescent Polymers

From your car’s navigation display to the screen you are reading this on, luminescent polymers — a class of flexible materials that contain light-emitting molecules — are used in a […] 

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Mini Eiffel Tower Made of Recycled Ocean Waste Erected at Lake Most in North Bohemia

A mini Eiffel Tower made entirely out of recycled ocean waste has been erected near Lake Most in north Bohemia. The replica will be one of the centerpieces of the […] 

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Machinex Recognized as Recycling Equipment Innovator of the Year by the National Waste & Recycling Association

 Machinex is the recipient of the Recycling Equipment Innovator of the Year Award announced by the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA). This accolade recognizes the “Next-Generation MRF”, a proven […] 

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