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"Approximately 1/3 of what Nashville residents throw away in their trash is all food and organic waste that could otherwise be composted", Jenn Harrman, Waste Services Zero Waste Program Manager, said. The Metro Nashville area has launched its first-ever food scrap collection program after delivering 750 welcome kits to households around the city. [Extracted from the article]

Premier Daniel Andrews and federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on Thursday visited Visy's Coolaroo facility in Melbourne's outer north to unveil a paper drum pulper. The drum pulper was a first for Australia and represents the most advanced paper recycling technology globally, according to Visy executive chairman Anthony Pratt. [Extracted from the article]

DE PERE, Wis.-- Sustana, the sustainable fiber and paper industry leader, announced today that it has completed a transaction with Hanna Paper ("Hanna" or the "Company"), one of the largest high-grade paper recycling companies in North America. Hanna Paper is committed to providing wastepaper management solutions that meet the specific needs of each of their customers, ensuring that they have access to the most efficient and cost-effective waste paper management solution for their unique requirements. [Extracted from the article]

JBL Reveals "Rap Your Gift" Program to Reduce Wrapping Paper Waste "Rap Your Gift is an exciting new initiative that is completely aligned with JBL's wider sustainability goals. JBL, global audio equipment manufacturer, launched its new Rap Your Gift audio portal this week, which hopes to support global sustainability and reduce the use of gift-wrapping paper among customers. [Extracted from the article]

TOLEDO, Ore.-- Juno, a proven, award-winning waste recovery technology pioneered by Georgia-Pacific, began processing waste from King County (Seattle metro area), Washington, as the municipality explores opportunities to divert waste from landfills. "We are really excited about the diversion potential of mixed waste processing technologies like Juno", said Pat McLaughlin, King County's Solid Waste Division director. [Extracted from the article]

According to a Solid Waste Stream Study in 2022, around 47 percent of trash being sent to the Hartland landfill in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada could have been diverted through other waste programs. Wood and wood products are responsible for the largest percentage of waste, nearly 20 percent, of what is sent to the landfill and construction activity is mostly responsible. [Extracted from the article]

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Federal Recycling & Waste Solutions announced today its acquisition of Harrisburg Waste Paper Co. of Harrisburg, Pa. About Federal Recycling & Waste Solutions: Federal Recycling & Waste Solutions is a privately owned, independent recycling company headquartered in St. Louis, MO. [Extracted from the article]

In the United States alone, paper receipts accounted for 334,000,000 pounds of waste in the year 2021, according to research done by Green America, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization centered around promoting environmentally aware and ethical consumerism. After opening digital-only receipts to ExtraCare Card members, CVS sent an estimated 58 million receipts digitally in 2019, which equates to about 48 million yards of receipt paper. [Extracted from the article]

With the acquisition of both Beckley Garbage and Oak Hill, Whitecap will continue building upon its vision of becoming an integrated best-in-class waste management provider in the markets they serve. BECKLEY, W.Va. - Whitecap Waste, LLC (Whitecap), a regional provider of waste management services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Oak Hill Garbage Disposal, Inc. Raleigh County, WV. [Extracted from the article]

Five years ago in July, the Chinese government announced a potential ban on imports of 24 different recyclables. PET and PP prices went up a bit, natural HDPE and colored HDPE went up and then down. [Extracted from the article]

Agriculture in West Virginia has a new option for soil nutrients: paper waste. Farmers now spread about 2 tons of the biochar per acre, which the company supplements with wood ash that aids crop yields. [Extracted from the article]

Changes are due to SB 1383, a California organics law that requires residents and businesses to separate food waste and food-soiled paper from trash. About 20 percent of the state's methane emissions come from landfills as compostable materials like food scraps and paper products break down. These materials will no longer go into a waste container but into an organics (green waste) container, along with green or landscaping waste. [Extracted from the article]

In the past, Cortec® has sourced Eco Film® Bags to help other organizations such as the Minnesota Zoo launch or explore their organics composting programs, so it gives Cortec® special satisfaction to finally be able to use this commercially compostable film in its own organics recycling program at Cortec® headquarters. Cortec® Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of its new organics recycling program at Cortec® global headquarters near Saint Paul, Minnesota!. [Extracted from the article]

This agreement is a win for both companies as it helps to cut the waste and carbon footprint for McDonald's Deutschland LLC while Essity is able to fulfill its own circular ambitions. STOCKHOLM - B Beverage, milkshake and ice cream cups will be re-used to make professional hygiene paper under Essity's leading Tork brand. b Hygiene and health company Essity and McDonald's are writing circular history with a recycling project that turns used paper cups into a new resource. [Extracted from the article]

RUTLAND, Vt. -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional vertically integrated solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced that it acquired Willimantic Waste Paper Co., Inc. ("Willimantic") on July 26, 2021. In addition, Willimantic operates a rail-served construction & demolition processing and waste transfer facility, a waste transfer station, a single stream recycling facility, and several other recycling operations. [Extracted from the article]

In this episode of Stef Talks Trash, Dr. DeArmitt breaks down the data and information behind the plastic pollution movement and provides his insight into where waste reduction and diversion efforts should converge. For Dr. Chris DeArmitt, FRSC, CCHEM, perspective is everything when it comes to plastics. "If we focus 100% of our money and attention on plastics - not that we should ignore it - but if we focus all of our attention on it, we're ignoring 90% of the problem and we will never make a dent", Dr. DeArmitt cautions. [Extracted from the article]

MIAMI-- Burger King SP ® sp is committed to being part of a more sustainable future by reducing our environmental footprint. To learn more about the Burger King SP ® sp brand, please visit the Burger King SP ® sp brand website at www.bk.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. [Extracted from the article]

New York State is considering an extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill (S1185B) that, if passed, will require brands of consumer packaging and paper products to pay to recycle these materials. "EPR sets out to insulate local jurisdictions from commodity market fluctuations, and it also drives more market demand and more recyclable products in the consumer product stream", he says. New York Carves Out EPR Bill - a Variation on Similar Bills. [Extracted from the article]

In addition to sampling different food wastes, the researchers also wanted to know what perceptions food waste handlers had about the waste they were processing. Are there added levels of chemical and biological compounds from the mandates as well, including emerging contaminants (those compounds not yet regulated)?. [Extracted from the article]

Engineering and production company Ways2H is commercializing a gasification technology developed by Japan Blue Energy Co. (JBEC) to process waste and extract hydrogen for transportation fuel or for electricity. The project under development is a small, transportable system, which is a version of a larger system that now operates in Joso, Japan; the Joso system can handle 6 tons of solid waste per day and produce 300 kilograms (kg) of hydrogen. [Extracted from the article]

For the paper recycling industry, like other commodities niches, COVID-19 has driven extraordinary circumstances rarely or never seen, resulting in a state of constant flux. But if mills were getting it from places like nonessential manufacturing facilities or department store distribution centers, they are not doing fine", says Zeid. [Extracted from the article]

The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) released a seminal report that provides guidance for stabilizing and modernizing fragmented U.S. municipal recycling systems that have strained under the weight of major market disruptions. It also provides a detailed case study of the packaging EPR program in British Columbia (B.C.), North America's first full producer responsibility program for packaging. [Extracted from the article]

South Korea announced its plans to restrict U.S. mixed paper and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle imports. The country's Ministry of Environment published an announcement - in Korean - describing a general policy to reduce "waste paper" imports, Resource Recycling reports. [Extracted from the article]

Refusing to be a dumping ground for the developed world's trash, Indonesia is sending back 547 containers of materials contaminated with used plastic and hazardous waste to wealthier nations. Nine containers with at least 135 tons of waste were sent back to Australia, while 91 other containers will be returned to Australia after administrative processes are complete. [Extracted from the article]

California lawmakers have rejected a ban restricting retailers from handing out unusually long paper receipts. Initially, the bill would have required businesses by 2022 to provide customers with electronic receipts unless a paper receipt was requested. Props, costumes and a Jimmy Kimmel joke weren't enough to prevent the California Senate from trashing a bill Friday that would have restricted retailers from routinely handing out unwanted and unusually long receipts. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses plans of Crossroads Paper to construct a recycled paper mill in Utah, which is expected to open in early 2022. It mentions that 80-acre plant is expected to produce 1,000 tons of packing paper a day and will depend solely on 100 percent recycled fiber like cardboard boxes and existing waste paper. It mentions that output from the plant will be used to make new boxes for manufacturers, farmers and e-commerce companies.

The article reports that RethinkWaste has issued Green Bonds in Solid Waste Enterprise Refunding Revenue Bonds Series 2019A and Solid Waste Enterprise Revenue Bonds Series 2019B to make various environmental upgrades at its agency-owned Shoreway Environmental Center in San Carlos, California. It mentions Green Bonds will be used to develop an innovative program to divert organic waste from landfill and convert it into natural biogas.

An excerpt from the article "Paper Destined for Recycling Diverted to Landfill in Des Moines, Iowa" is presented which focuses on the diversion of papers destined for recycling to landfill in Des Moines, Iowa.

The article offers information on the recycling market in the U.S. after China imposed a ban on imports of recyclable materials. Topics discussed include the efforts made by cities in the U.S. to effectively manage waste; the use of separate recycling bins and garbage cans for different type of wastes; and the previous exports of paper, metals and plastic waste from the U.S. to China.

The article offers information on the changes in recycling practices in several towns in Long Island, New York, after China imposed a ban on recyclables. Topics discussed include the use of dual stream process in Brookhaven, where residents alternate between paper and cardboard one week, and plastic and metals the next; the collection sites for glass; and the need for citizens to more vigilant about contamination.

The article offers information on the contamination limits put in place for its plastic imports by China and its impact of the plastic waste across the globe. Topics discussed include the potential use of landfills to deal with the plastic waste, the new policy implemented by China to limit the acceptance of plastics and scrap paper from other countries, and the plastic waste generated by the U.S. and other countries.

The article offers information on the impact of China's Waste Import Ban over scrap collectors in Hong Kong, China. It mentions that China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) gave notice of adoption of new contamination standards to the World Trade Organization. It states that China has accepted waste paper, discarded plastic and unwanted metals from other countries to help power its export-driven manufacturing boom.