Latest Plastic 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]
Green Genius biodegradable trash bags meet the standard for biodegradability in landfills
It is estimated that normal plastic bags take up to a thousand years to biodegrade, if they ever fully biodegrade at all. This fact has gotten the attention of the public, and driven many municipalities around the world to outlaw plastic bags. “You want some plastic to last forever. The PVC pipes in your house, for example - you don’t want those to biodegrade,” said Sam Paul, CEO of Green Genius. “But you don’t want a plastic bag to last forev... [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 Plastic recycling news and reviews
Plastic Bag Recycling at Record High: Do You Do It? (The Bay City Times)
Times filesHow's your plastic bag collection coming? You know, the one in your kitchen drawer or cabinet. They come in handy, sure (for dog-walking trips), but they're wasteful. Well, plastic bag recycling appears to be catching on. Plastic bag recycling...
Recycle those plastic bags (Southside Sentinel)
Those flimsy plastic grocery and shopping bags can come back to life as sturdy outdoor lumber, said Tracy Hofmeyer, recycling coordinator for the Virginia Peninsulas Public Service Authority (VPPSA).
City Council panel approves partial ban on plastic bags (Baltimore Sun)
Merchants would have to encourage recycling, keep a tally After years of debating whether to ban disposable plastic store bags or slap a fee on them, the Baltimore City Council appears poised now to try fighting the city's litter problem with half a ban.
New National Report Shows Plastic Bag Recycling Reaches Record High (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
More Plastic Bags and Film Are Recycled than Ever Before; Growing Demand for Plastic Scrap
U.S. bag recycling hits record, with more film scrap headed overseas (PlasticsToday.com)
U.S. plastic bag and film recycling hit a record in 2008, with rates up 28% since 2005, reaching an estimated 832,394,000 lb, with the export market consuming nearly twice as much as the composite lumber industry, as 57% of the material collected was shipped overseas. By comparison, in 2005, 652,477,000 lb of bag and film was collected, with 183,701,000 exported. read more
Recycling centre officially opens (BBC News)
A recycling centre serving people in Herefordshire and Worcestershire officially opens.
Firm bids for £16m recycling site (BBC News)
A new multi-million pound recycling plant for household and commercial waste is planned for south Devon.
Recycling Out With The Trash At Colo. Company (CBS4 Denver)
We sort the paper, plastic and glass for recycling to keep landfills from growing. However, the effort may be wasted in some Colorado communities.
TFC Recycling Curbside Tonnage Collection Triples (dBusinessNews.com)
Households participating in new Chesapeake , Va. big bin program exceed 1,100 tons of recyclables per month. Hampton Roads, VA – March 17, 2010 – TFC Recycling announced this week that volumes for the new big bin program in Chesapeake , Va. has increased three-fold since it began four months ago.
Sonoco Upgrading Charlotte, NC Recycling Plant (PaperAge.com)
March 17, 2010 - Sonoco Recycling said that it is in the process of upgrading its Charlotte Recycling Center into a full-scale material recovery facility (MRF) and expects the $2.6 million project to be complete by early summer of this year.
