Posts from Kirstin Linnenkoper

New Yorkers say ‘no’ to e-dumping lifestyle

The volume of ‘improperly disposed’ electronic scrap in New York city has decreased by nearly 60% from 2005 to 2017….

Aerosol cans account for nearly half of the materials in the US retail sector covered by the Resource Conservation and…

‘Asphalt could consume all recycled tyre rubber globally,’ said Redmond Clark, president of Asphalt Plus at the recent Clemson University...

An estimated 65% of fires reported at 26 waste facilities throughout California last year were caused by batteries, according to...

The South African plastics industry recycled a record 2.15 billion polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles in 2017, according to industry...

Lindner-Recyclingtech presented its latest product in Munich this week; the Polaris 1800 stationary single-shaft shredder. In a single step, this...

Every time the IFAT expo is held in Munich, the event is kicked-off with the festive Greentec Awards ceremony.

Although the ferrous scrap market has enjoyed continued strength and only minor price corrections in recent months, US and Chinese...

Most flexible plastic packaging can be recycled but investment of £100 million (US$ 136 million) in the collection, sorting and...

The recycling industry in Germany has a turnover of 70 billion euros per year. In terms of the economy as...

US aluminium scrap exports actually increased in the first quarter of 2018 despite a reduction in shipments to China. Total...