March 12 -- Bob Garino, director of commodities for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc., will retire at the end of this year, ISRI said Thursday. Garino has been with ISRI since the organization was formed in... MORE»

March 11 -- The Aluminum Can Council´s 12-week long "America Recycles Day Challenge" collected 105.7 million beverage cans. The cans, which added up to 3 million pounds, raised $2.3 million for charities like... MORE»

March 11 -- Office supply retailer OfficeMax is introducing a new reusable shipping bin program for contract business customers. The Reusable Bin Program, aimed at reducing corrugated box waste, will use durable... MORE»

March 10 -- Nearly every homeowner has a can or two of leftover latex paint, ends left over from painting the bedroom or an extra container not used after the porch needed one coat instead of two. In the U.S., 637 million... MORE»

March 8 -- RecycleBank´s residential program in Houston will expand to an additional 54,000 homes this April. A pilot program of 22,000 homes had been under way in the city since last year. The city decided to expand... MORE»

March 8 -- A California government coalition has issued a new environmental assessment on single-use and resusable bags. Green Cities California, a coalition of 10 California cities collaborating to help other local... MORE»

March 4 -- Telecom company AT&T will reduce the amount of packaging used to ship wireless devices and accessories while making sure the packing materials that are more easily recycled. Also announced today is an effort to... MORE»

March 2 -- Appliance Recycling Centers of America reported a $3.3 million loss for 2009, with almost half of it -- $1.3 million -- coming in the fourth quarter. The company reported a loss per share of $0.73 for the year,... MORE»

March 2 -- The holiday-light recycling program offered by HolidayLEDs.com has been extended past its original Feb. 28 cut off date. "We receive several e-mails each day from people interested in the program and... MORE»

March 1 -- Advanced Disposal Services Inc. is adding a construction and materials recycling facility to the company´s operations in the greater Nashville, Tenn., area. Advanced Disposal is acquiring the assets of Excel... MORE»

March 1 -- Two flooring business networks are collaborating to increase the recycling of used carpet removed from homes and businesses. ReSource Commercial Flooring Network members are now part of the Carpet America... MORE»

March 1 -- A trash and recycling collection re-routing project in Baltimore is expected to save the city up to $6 million annually, according to Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc., which aided the project. The city’s... MORE»

Feb. 26 -- National soccer teams, including those from the United States, Brazil, Portugal and the Netherlands, will begin wearing jerseys made from recycled plastic bottles. Nike unveiled the new jerseys in London made from... MORE»

Feb. 26 -- A new plastics recycling facility near Watts, Okla., is starting operations, Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. said. The AERT site received final approval from the Oklahoma Department of... MORE»

Feb. 26 -- Dart Container Corp. of North Carolina has opened a new polystyrene foam recycling facility in Randleman, N.C. The free drop-off location at Dart´s offices, 3219 Wesleyan Road, is the 13th such facility the... MORE»