It's a Snap, Not a Grind 

By Carol Badaracco Padgett

Buying green and wood waste processing equipment can be hassle-free with these tips from the pros.

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Eye on the Economy, An 

By Kivi Leroux

In an environment of economic uncertainty, forecasters of recycling market trends predict the future of various curbside commodities. Like the rest of...

Remember What Mom Said: Don't Waste Food 

Rebekah A. Hall Associate Editor

Honoring the spirit of mothers everywhere, the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants you to know that if you don't clean...

From Here to Eternity: Recycling Hi-Tech Junk 

By K. Courtney DeWinter

One company's experience sets a standard for recycling computers and other technological equipment in an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally...

Tired of Mulching? 

Misty Milioto

If your municipality is tired of spending its money replacing pine straw or wooden mulch, then tire rubber mulch may be your ticket to ride. At least...

Is Zero Waste Possible? 

By Kivi Leroux

Challenging the assumptions of traditional integrated waste management programs, Del Norte County, Calif., is the first U.S. municipality to adopt a zero...

Used Oil FIlter Recycling Gushes In Delaware 

Ellen Shockley Delaware Solid Waste Authority Dover, Del.

Used Oil Filter Recycling Gushes in Delaware In 1990, when the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA), Dover, Del., began Recycle Delaware, its statewide...

Spreading the Compost Word 

By Rod Tyler

New application equipment is making compost more cost-effective and marketable.

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Vermont Studies Mobile Home Recycling 

Gail D. Johnson Free-lance Writer Tucson, Ariz.

In June 1998, powerful thunderstorms swept through central Vermont, causing widespread flooding. Some casualties of the flooding were mobile homes located...

Getting the Scoop 

By Randy Southerland

Throughout the windy city of Chicago, it's not difficult to find businesses and corporations that have gotten caught up in a flurry of recycling their...

Recycling in Chicago: A Mixed Bag 

By Kathleen M. White

Although famous for many things, Chicago evokes different images to different people. To sports fans, for instance, the Chicago Bulls, the White Sox and...

Nova Scotia Leads Waste Diversion 

Michele R. Webb Webb Editorial Services Kansas City, Mo.

The citizens of Nova Scotia, Canada, have put a new twist on an old schoolhouse adage. Their three new Rs are reduce, reuse and recycle. Nova Scotia recently...

Wrapping Up New York's Waste 

John Okun Industrial Waste Recycling and Prevention Program Long Island City, N.Y.

In 1993, the Industrial Waste Recycling and Prevention (INWRAP) program was founded by the Long Island City Business Development Corporation (LICBDC)...

Good Risk, A 

By Melanie A. Lasoff

Cobb County, Ga., has turned a facility with a history of serious problems into a well-run composting operation. Outside the Cobb County Composting Facility...

Seattle's Soul Searches for Waste Reduction 

Matt Fikejs Business and Industry Resource Venture Seattle

Take hundreds of diverse, independent businesspeople, mix in 500 local residents, place them into 15 retail and residential buildings spread across a...

Mixed Waste Recycling in New York Too Costly 

Patricia-Anne Tom

During the past decade, mixed waste processing has been proposed periodically as one way to improve recycling diversion rates in low-rate collection districts....

Creating an Electronics Recycling Program 

Lauren Roman

Each year, new electronics that are faster, flashier and more fun reach the market. As old electronics become obsolete, how municipalities and businesses...

How to Increase Recycled Paper Purchasing 

Kim A. O'Connell

What is it going to take to increase the demand for recycled paper? One Encinitas, Calif.-based organization thinks it may have the answer: cheaper prices.While...

Going the Extra Mile To Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 

Kelly Fordyce Martindale

When middle school teacher Ruth Schrichte wanted grow lights for plants in her classroom, she contacted Extra's for Education, a Colorado-based program...

Cashing in Your Chips 

Misty Milioto

Buying the right equipment can benefit your green and wood waste processing company.If Ted Blackburn were a cat, he already would have used three of his...

Economy Reaps Benefits from Recycling 

Michael Alexander

Along with their environmental benefits, recycling and reuse are good for the economy, according to a study commissioned by the Northeast Recycling Council...

Small Guys, Big Business 

By Lynn Merrill

New high rises, suburban subdivisions and demolition projects are generating wastes for a new kind of small hauler. Armed with pickup trucks and trailers,...

A High Flying Recycling Program 

By Jim Tabor

One part of the United States Air Force does its best work on the ground. Dyess Air Force Base, tucked into the southwest corner of Abilene, Texas, has...

Cincinnati: A City at a Crossroads 

By Kathleen M. White

Faced with a local landfill filling up, this community is considering options to reshape its solid waste system. If you've ever wondered whether Cincinnati's...

Sorting Through It 

Kim A. O'Connell

Despite a myriad of mergers, changing markets and fierce competition, today's MRF managers are optimistic about the future.While Americans continue to...