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Waste: The market is booming, but recycling remains squeezed by costs and low margins. Agici Study

The Agici study shows a growing and increasingly integrated waste sector, but with compressed margins in recycling and value ...
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Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs

Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling programs are highly localized activities, where materials are collected, sorted, processed, and converted into raw materials for the production of new products.
Rochester Institute of Technology

Port Authority of NY and NJ’s ‘zero waste’ plan propelled by new study

A recent study led by NYSP2I revealed that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the Port Authority) currently keeps 59 percent of waste out of landfills—but that figure could rise to 75 ...
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Study approved for large household waste collection program

Three city councillors proposed the program, which would allow large waste items to be picked up for free two days per year ...

Forward Thinking Systems Deepens Waste-Specific Capabilities to Further Address Sector Challenges Around Service Verification, Safety, and Performance

Forward Thinking Systems (FTS), a leading solution provider of advanced fleet management and video telematics, today announces expanded capabilities designed to address the unique operational needs of ...

Underground bins for Dublin: Swap plastic bags for under-street waste collectors

Underground bins are not some sort of revelatory invention. They have been used in Liverpool for four years. They are used in ...
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Rising waste costs prompt rethink of rubbish collection around Australia

A waste expert says Australian households are the "piggy in the middle" of a global "cheap" plastics industry and a local push to reduce the country's waste. Data from the Australian Bureau of ...