Diversion Dilemma 

Kathleen M. White Contributing Editor Portland, Ore.

SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING is appealing to many communities because the process encourages residents to participate in curbside programs. Recyclables are...

SCARED SAFE 

By Michael Fickes

NOT LONG AGO, a group of recycling workers returning from a break discovered a fresh paper bale with the bloody shirt of a worker's uniform wrapped around...

Diamonds in the Rough 

Michael Fickes Business Editor Cockeysville, Md.

BETWEEN NOW AND 2010, about one billion units of computer equipment will hit the scrap heap, along with 200 million television sets. The electronics recycling...

CHOOSING THE BEST BALER 

BY ROGER WILLIAMS

FOR ALL THE MACHINE'S simplicity, purchasing the right baler can be a difficult and thought-provoking process. With any type of capital equipment, careful...

The BUMPY RIDE 

BY RANDY WOODS

BUOYED BY INCREASED demand for secondary materials from the Pacific Rim, recycling companies are enjoying unprecedented success and price volatility....

CURBING their Enthusiasm? 

By Kim A. O'Connell

IN 2002, NEW YORK CITY MAYOR Michael Bloomberg outraged environmentalists and recycling advocates when he announced plans to curtail glass and plastic...

SQUEEZE PLAY 

By Larry Trojak

IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE FACT of recycling equipment: despite the strictest adherence to maintenance routines, efforts to keep out any unprocessables and resisting...

Green Waste's Green 

By April Goodwin

LIKE THE TREES, shrubbery and other green waste he grinds, Dan Cristiani's processing business just keeps growing. Started when he was just 15 years old,...

GREAT HAUL of CHINA 

By Randy Woods

AFTER BEING HAMPERED by 50 years of Communist economic policies, China's population of more than 1 billion consumers is finally beginning to assert its...

Doing the Dirty Work 

Britt Faucette, Jason Governo, and Bryan Graffagnini The University of Georgia Athens, Ga.

FOR COMPANIES OR MUNICIPALITIES looking to turn trash into cash, a composting facility may be just the ticket. However, it's important to first study...

The Sweet Smell of SUCCESS 

BY PATRICIA-ANNE TOM

Naysayers will tell you a million reasons why a food waste collection program won't work: Waste is heavy and wet, and processing can be difficult, for...

Yard waste: Seeking greener pastures 

By Kim A. O'Connell

AS LONG AS AMERICANS LOVE their lawns, yard waste will be generated. In fact, many municipalities have too much of it. In uncertain economic times, some...

San Francisco GIANT 

By Kim A. O'Connell

MORE THAN 150 YEARS after San Francisco's Gold Rush, the city by the bay believes it has struck it rich again. Surrounded by water and marked by steep...

TURNING COMPOST PROFITS 

By Rod Tyler

BIG SOLID WASTE HAS never been beautiful in the composting industry, but thanks to a rapidly developing market for erosion control products, it is. that...

Roadmap for Recovery 

By Bill Wolpin

UNLIKE THE FITS AND STARTS the U.S. economy has endured in the past decade, there always has been a consistent flow of garbage. To manage the loads, the...

Gateway to Recycling 

By Michael Fickes

WHILE COMMUNITIES in the East have struggled for years to increase recycling and conserve precious landfill space, the Midwest historically has maintained...

It Takes Three 

Patricia-Anne Tom Editor

AS THE SAYING GOES, two heads are better than one. It seems that three may be even better for reducing recycling and disposal costs, according to Wisconsin's...

Pay-As-You-Throw's Payback 

By Rebekah A. Hall

PAY-AS-YOU-THROW (PAYT) systems can create incentives to recycle, but not all programs are equal. Program fee structures, recycling options and education...

Florida Phenomenon 

Kim Cochran R.W. Beck Orlando, Fla.

IN FLORIDA, MOUNTAINS OF construction and demolition (C&D) debris are vying for space with picturesque natural preserves and sunny beaches. As visitors...

BOOM County 

By Margie W. Byers and Lindsey J. Sampson

IN THE PAST DECADE, southwest Florida's Lee County has emerged as the hub of one of the fastest growing areas in the country. Of course, the county's...

RECYCLING ROUNDTABLE 

By Kim A. O'Connell

RECYCLING PROGRAMS ALWAYS FACE unpredictable commodity prices and unmarketable materials in addition to any economic woes. Yet in 2003 there also seems...

Buried Treasure 

Rebekah A. Hall Managing Editor

LAST YEAR, AMERICANS WASTED approximately $800 million by discarding nearly 50 billion aluminium cans into landfills, states Alcan Inc., a Montreal-based...

Mulch to be Happy About 

By Lynn Merrill

KANSAS' WOOD RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING CENTER (WRC) is proving that you don't need to rely on yard waste bans to solicit feedstocks and operate a successful...

New Use for Old Tires 

Carol Badaracco Padgett Contributing Editor Marietta, Ga.

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT tires are an anathema for landfills, but the Delaware County Department of Public Works (DCDPW), Delhi, N.Y., may have found a way...

Waste in the States 

By Kim A. O'Connell

GARBAGE IS UNIVERSAL, and the country continues to be faced with difficult waste streams, shrinking budgets and landfill regulations. But the good news...