Pakistan is a dumping ground for post-consumer textile waste. In 2021, the European Union exported $46 million of used clothing to the country, according to the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. But, Pakistan has “huge potential” to recycle these used textiles. More from Sourcing Journal Textile waste management firm Reverse Resources and Pakistan’s National Textile University have joined forces on […]
Mar. 12—The Town of Fayetteville will host an electronics recycling event on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day in the parking lot of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, 200 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville. The event is sponsored in conjunction with the Greenbrier County Solid Waste […]
How long has recycling been in vogue? A long, long time. I was personally involved in a recycling program so long ago that Gen. Dwight Eisenhower had just been elected president. In those days, Coca-Cola and other soft drink companies would pay two cents for every bottle returned. I was one of many kids who […]
Whether you love sipping soda and seltzer or (unlike me) chug a lot of water, there’s a good chance your recycling bin is overflowing with metal cans and plastic bottles. And if you’re tired of having to empty it out multiple times before trash day, we’ve found a solution: the No. 1 bestselling McKay Can […]
The Radius Recycling metal scrap yard explosion last September that rattled downtown Columbus was a ticking time bomb. Piles of scrap metal smoldered for 10 months before igniting and exploding, creating a massive fire and a trail of black smoke full of heavy metals that sifted stories high into the night sky. According to the […]
Feb. 23—LIMA — The North Central Ohio Solid Waste District has announced the dates and times for the March recycling program. According to a recent press release, community members can bring paper products, cardboard, plastic bottles, glass food jars and metal cans. Dates and locations are listed below: —American Township: 2:30 until 5 p.m., Thursday, […]
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is so far behind on getting food recycling programs up and running that it’s widely accepted next year’s ambitious waste-reduction targets won’t be met. Over time, food scraps and other organic materials like yard […]
A father of two and volunteer firefighter, who was also a longtime employee at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center, was crushed to death inside a dumpster at the Lakewood, N.J. facility, authorities said Friday. Timmothy Hannold on Wednesday was among several workers tasked with moving a dumpster that had just been delivered to the […]
A lost wedding ring set off a tedious search in a recycling bin — then a South Carolina worker “struck gold.” Melanie Harper was at a recycling center when her wedding band slipped off and fell into one of the bins, the city of Greenville wrote Jan. 30 in a Facebook post. Harper said she […]
In 2023, Licking County residents collected more than 5 million pounds of material in the 23 public drop off recycling sites throughout the county and throughout government buildings. Rumpke of Ohio, Inc. empties the bins and sorts the material for processing. Coshocton Fairfield Licking Perry Solid Waste District and the Licking County Board of Commissioners […]
It’s a Friday night, and you and your family decide to order a pizza for dinner. You each take a couple of slices and throw the empty box into the recycling bin next to your cleaned-out peanut butter jar and pile of empty water bottles from throughout the week. You then leave the bin outside […]
It’s the new year — which means people are looking at resolutions and other habits they would like to change. Recycling and sustainability are some things that can be always improved upon, for both experts and those new to it. We’ve compiled a list of five resolutions to help you get started on planning your […]