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
City should not put off recycling (Meadow Lake Progress)
As we speak, Meadow Lake City Council is pondering how to get a paper recycling program up and running. At the last council meeting, an offer was brought to the table from Lamon Disposal. The local business agreed to accept cardboard, newsprint and mixed paper at a reasonable cost to the City.
Drop your recycling off at Day School on Saturday (14 WFIE Evansville)
The Vanderburgh County Solid Waste District will hold a drop-off recycling day at Evansville Day School Saturday morning.
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.
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.
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.
Trash masters (Tulsa World)
Tulsa recyclers are getting creative. It's not just about aluminum cans and plastic water bottles — recycling and reusing has become a way of life.
Colbert, Franklin seek funds for recycling (The Florence Times-Daily)
Russ Corey Staff Writer Solid waste authorities in Colbert and Franklin counties are seeking a grant from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to fund recycling programs in the two counties.
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.
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.
Convention Center’s recycling rate among nation’s best (Las Vegas Sun)
More than half of the discarded materials from the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center were recycled in 2009, but the recycling rate of those facilities' building partners helped push the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's green record to among the best in the country among meeting facilities.
