Lakeshore Recycling Systems announces rebrand to LRS
Apr 3, 2021 · Lakeshore Recycling Systems, Morton Grove, Illinois, announced April 1 that it is rebranding to LRS.Effective immediately, the rebrand will take place across all of its service areas in the six states in which it currently operates.
ACC backs bipartisan plastic recycling bill - Recycling Today
Oct 11, 2024 · The Washington-based American Chemistry Council (ACC) describes a bill introduced in Congress as “ground-breaking, solutions-oriented legislation" aimed at increasing plastics recycling and preventing plastic from ending up in the environment.
Call2Recycle Canada launches battery recycling container
Feb 14, 2024 · Battery collection and recycling program Call2Recycle Canada plans to launch a smart battery recycling container under its new consumer brand, “Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!”
RMDAS™ FERROUS SCRAP PRICE INDEX - Recycling Today
The recycling industry is responsible for collecting processing and marketing billions of dollars worth of metals, paper, plastics and other recovered materials. Through Recycling Today and Recycling Today Global Edition , market directories, and industry conferences, GIE serves the scrap and recycling industry in North America and globally.
The Washington Department of Ecology fines 35 plastic producers
Oct 8, 2024 · The Washington Department of Ecology has fined 35 plastic producers a combined total of $416,554 for violating Washington’s recycled-content law.
Lowe’s Installs Collection Centers at Stores - Recycling Today
Oct 1, 2010 · Lowe's has announced that it has installed recyclables collection centers at close to 1,700 of its stores in the continental United States. Lowe’s says that the recycling centers will offer a convenient and free way for customers to recycle rechargeable batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and plastic shopping bags.
ZenRobotics launches fourth generation of waste sorting robots
Feb 14, 2024 · ZenRobotics, a Terex brand, has introduced ZenRobotics 4.0, its fourth generation of waste sorting robots with new features and upgraded artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize and improve the efficiency of material sorting operations.
Worldstainless spells out recycling-decarbonization connection
Oct 14, 2024 · The Brussels-based World Stainless Association (Worldstainless) has released a report outlining carbon emissions data tied to the stainless steel industry, including a section that spells out how using recycled metal in higher percentages lowers mill emissions levels.. The September report outlines the average emissions differences between scrap-based melt shop production and nickel pig iron ...
Office Depot Unveils Recycling Trade-In Program
Sep 11, 2008 · Office Depot and N.E.W. Customer Service Companies Inc. jointly announced that Office Depot has launched the Office Depot Tech Trade-In program, an electronics trade-in and recycling service that helps customers get money back by clearing out their old, small- to medium-size electronics—all through a free solution.
Trade group says EPS being recycled commercially
Oct 9, 2024 · An industry trade group is pointing to a survey conducted by Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) that indicates expanded polystyrene (EPS) transport packaging, or plastic foam packaging, has attained a 31 percent recycling rate in North America.