Latest Glass recycling News
Electronics are the most recycled products
According to Earth911.com, the top 10 products consumers looked to recycle in 2009 using Earth911’s Database were: 1. Computers 2. Batteries 3. Televisions 4. Paint 5. Aluminum Cans 6. Used Motor Oil 7. CFLs 8. Glass 9. Fluorescent Lamps 10. Christmas Trees “Electronics have always been popular searches on Earth911.com, but with the increased attention these devices have received, this past year was our h... [more]
Recycling contractors will generally pay a higher price for baled material than for loose waste
David Hall, Managing Director of Hertfordshire-based Kenburn Waste Management Ltd has spent the past 18 years in the baling and compacting business. During that time he has witnessed a massive change in the way businesses and local authorities deal with their waste and how technology is being used to turn previously unwanted material into a valuable resource. He said: "When I came into the business in the early nineties waste management was ... [more]
Merton Council makes it easier for people who live in flats to recycle
Merton Council is now enabling residents in blocks of 10 or more flats with communal recycling bins to mix all recyclable materials together. Residents will now be able to place all their recyclable waste into the same bin, which will be collected once a week and transported to a large recycling facility in Dartford to be sorted into their material types and then recycled into new products. The move to one bin for all recyclable materials fo... [more]
The rubbish race is under way as waste plants turn waste mountains into money mountains
McBains Cooper has been appointed project co-ordinator on a number of UK waste management site developments as the world of rubbish is turned upside down by the latest generation of disposal and recycling equipment. This comes at a time when a fast-accelerating race is underway to buy as much rubbish as possible - fuelled by airport-standard technology. "Industry used to pay to have its rubbish taken away, now it invites bids for the privilege... [more]
SCA Recycling launches Materials Recycling Facility in Southampton to expand into the post-consumer market
SCA Recycling has launched its new £15m Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in Southampton, Hampshire. The new facility, at Hounsdown Business Park, Totton, marks the company’s expansion into the post-consumer market with the recovery of paper, plastics, metals and glass from local authority, and industrial and commercial sources. At the heart of the new facility is SCA Recycling’s advanced optical sorting equipment, which is the first of its k... [more]
Other Glass recycling news and reviews
Glass crusher brings new recycling opportunity to Nevada facility (Nevada Daily Mail)
The city of Nevada recycling center, 301 N. Colorado, has a new arrival, a glass crusher. Richard Brockman, code enforcement officer, said that this addition means the center is now recycling more types of material.
New metro-wide glass recycling venture finds success (Basehor Sentinel)
The Ripple Glass recycling plant in Kansas City, Mo., is a minefield of dust.
Recycling set to be extended in Potters Bar (The Welwyn & Hatfield Times)
GLASS and a greater range of plastics could soon be collected from the kerbside in Potters Bar. Hertsmere Borough Council’s executive is due to endorse plans to extend the recycling service at a meeting tonight (Wednesday).
Residents Thanked for Food Recycling (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council)
Recycling officers at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council are praising residents for making the first week of food waste collections an outstanding success.
Pioneer starts recycling revolution (The Sauk Prairie Eagle)
NORTH FREEDOM — We may not know exactly what the little numbers inside the recycling triangles on plastic containers mean, but most Americans have probably taken them for granted for 20 years.
Recycling program to debut in Summit (Akron Beacon Journal)
Focus will be on collecting glass, cans and plastic
Hernando takes residents' cue on recycling (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Bin here, doing that.What goes around comes around -- and interest in recycling as expressed to Hernando officials means a batch of bins were ordered, have arrived and soon will be distributed to those who sign up for the new service."We're looking at a start date of April 1 or sooner to begin curbside recycling," said Shelly Johnstone, Hernando's director of community development. Pickup of ...
Our view: Recycling bill too onerous for what it does (Winona Daily News)
Among the legislation in St. Paul that doesn't have to do withbudgets or deficits is an interesting bill, HF1128, that deals withrecycling.
Recycling changes on the way for city residents (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Milwaukee residents could see significant changes in the way they take out their trash in the next few years, a public works official said Tuesday.
Officials envision greener future (Columbia Daily Herald)
From curbside to school recycling, Maury County and Columbia officials have recently launched a variety of initiatives aimed at diverting garbage from landfills.
