Latest Paper and cardboard recycling News
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]
ACTIS Insulation helps primary school in Kent become the first carbon neutral school
St Peter’s School in Aylesford, Kent, educates children from age four to 11. ACTIS Insulation is working with the primary school to help it reach its goal of becoming the UK’s first carbon neutral school. The project, being driven by Head Teacher Simon Temple, was initiated this Summer as part of a School House Challenge and now forms an important part of the school’s curriculum. As part of the process, The School Council discusses new plans ... [more]
Other Paper and cardboard recycling news and reviews
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 ...
Grant expands local recycling options (The Western News)
By Canda Harbaugh, The Western News Recycling options in southern Lincoln County will soon expand since the Montana Department of Environmental Quality awarded the county a $25,000 grant to put toward recycling infrastructure.
Hooks gets new recycling drop site (Texarkana Gazette)
A new drop site is bringing recycling to the residents of Hooks, Texas. Plastics numbered 1 through 7 are accepted, as well as tin, steel and aluminum cans. Approved paper products include newspapers, magazines, phone books, office paper and cardboard.
Blue bins proving popular (Oldham Chronicle)
THOUSANDS of blue bins are set to be delivered to Oldham households as residents back the borough’s recycling push. Since the end of January, 25,000 residents have requested a new blue bin, for paper and cardboard recycling, from Oldham Council, bringing the total number of requests to 33,500.
Students dig trash to learn about recycling, composting (Portsmouth Herald)
PORTSMOUTH — Sporting plastic gloves and aprons, students in Bryan Mascio's science class picked through soggy lettuce, Styrofoam trays smeared with ketchup and leaky coffee cups in the lunchroom at Robert J. Lister Academy recently, as they sought...
Mayor Urges Recycling In Her Letter, Brochure (The Greeneville Sun)
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Nashville curbside recycling program to expand (The Tennessean)
Metro and its partner EarthSavers are ready to start curbside recycling service in more of Nashville's outlying neighborhoods.
Do's and Dont's of what you can put in a 95-gallon container; It may have the symbol, but that doesn't mean it's OK here (The Bulletin)
Plastic yogurt tubs are OK, but not the lids. Cereal boxes pass the test, but not frozen-food boxes.And plastic bags are a definite no-no.Figuring out what can go in a recycling bin isn't always as easy as throwing a newspaper in a paper bag. In many cases, what can be recycled is determined by what the sorting process can handle.
D-FW post offices slowly offering recycling bins (Dallas Morning News)
The U.S. Postal Service in Dallas recycles nearly 5,000 tons of paper a year, but until recent years, reams of direct mail and circulars trashed in post office lobbies lived up to their label - junk mail.
