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Hundreds opting out of new recycling program in Arlington, Texas
Almost 400 people have elected to opt-out of a new automated recycling program in Arlington, Texas, according to the Arlington Voice. Full Story »
SWACO executive director on administrative leave after email flap
Ronald Mills called a county commissioner a "village idiot" in an email accidentally sent to the commissioner. Full Story »
Cyclist killed in San Francisco garbage truck crash
A Recology garbage truck struck and killed a bicyclist in San Francisco's Mission District on Thursday, police told The San Francisco Chronicle. Full Story »
Recycler introduces technology to United States
Verdeco Recycling is producing post-consumer PET resin for food packaging and building a customer base, and should be running at full capacity of 50 million pounds annually by the end of the year. Full Story »
California approves mercury thermostat recycling regulations
California officials approved mercury thermostat regulations that will set aggressive targets for the collection and recycling of out-of-service mercury thermostats. Full Story »
Momentum Recycling tackling Utah's glass recycling market
In a state with a tepid recycling culture, one company is trying to succeed where others have failed. Full Story »
Voters in Oregon town reject plastic bag ban
The measure would have also put a 5-cent tax on paper bags. Full Story »
Prime Plastic pursues scrap for recycling
Prime Plastic Products is not waiting for recycling sources to show up — it's going to them. Full Story »
Republic Services opens new Texas landfill that will last a century
A new 14,000-square-foot transfer station in La Feria, Texas, also has opened to serve the Rio Grande Valley and move waste to the new 2,037-acre landfill. Full Story »
Winnipeg woman catches garbage crew on video dumping trash, recycling in same truck
A resident in Winnipeg, Manitoba is upset after witnessing city garbage workers load her garbage and recycling into the same truck, according to CBC News Full Story »
Hundreds opting out of new recycling program in Arlington, Texas
Almost 400 people have elected to opt-out of a new automated recycling program in Arlington, Texas, according to the Arlington Voice. Full Story »
SWACO executive director on administrative leave after email flap
Ronald Mills called a county commissioner a "village idiot" in an email accidentally sent to the commissioner. Full Story »
Cyclist killed in San Francisco garbage truck crash
A Recology garbage truck struck and killed a bicyclist in San Francisco's Mission District on Thursday, police told The San Francisco Chronicle. Full Story »
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