Recycling News

• Coca-Cola among drinks giants demanding millions in compensation over delayed Scottish recycling scheme
  
  Soft drinks giants Coca-Cola and Red Bull are among a growing list of firms looking to claim millions of pounds in compensation after the collapse of Scotland’s controversial deposit return scheme, Sky News understands.
  Sky News.  Thursday, 8 Jun 2023.
• Crews tackle fire at recycling centre in Glasgow
  
  Police urged local residents to keep their windows and doors closed due to smoke from the fire.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• Scotland's bottles and cans deposit return scheme 'can't go ahead as planned'
  
  Scotland's bottles and cans deposit return scheme "cannot go ahead as currently planned", the minister in charge of the recycling initiative has said.
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• UK ministers reject deposit return scheme glass rethink
  
  First Minister Humza Yousaf urged the UK to allow glass to be part of the Scottish recycling scheme.
  BBC News.  Monday, 5 Jun 2023.
• Outcry over recycling plant next to Watts high school appears to gain traction
  
  A mediator and attorneys for all parties are projecting a completed settlement by later this year in the legal battle over the Atlas Metals recycling facility, located next to Jordan High School.
  Los Angeles Times.  Saturday, 3 Jun 2023.
• Highwoods (HIW) Disposes of Two Office Buildings for $40.2M
  
  Keeping up with its capital-recycling strategy, Highwoods Properties (HIW) announces the sale of two non-core assets worth $40.2 million.
  Zacks.  Friday, 2 Jun 2023.
• Do YOU know what to put in your recycling bin?
  
  The UK Government is set to launch a drive to stop people trying to recycle items such as plastic bags and toothpaste tubes that cannot be processed in centres.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 31 May 2023.
• Here's Why You Should Retain SITE Centers (SITC) Stock Now
  
  Healthy demand, focus on essential retail business and capital-recycling efforts are likely to aid SITE Centers (SITC). However, e-commerce adoption and a high interest environment raise concerns.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 31 May 2023.
• Confusion over recycling crackdown as homeowners demand clearer rules on which items can be reused
  
  Among the commons items wrongly placed in recycling are crisp packets, juice cartons, dirty takeaway boxes, soft plastic bags, wet cardboard and toothpaste tubes.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Scientists Discover Microbes That Could Revolutionize Plastic Recycling
  
  These bacteria and fungi can break down certain plastics at cool temperatures, saving money and energy compared to some current methods
  Smithsonian.  Friday, 26 May 2023.
• Does plastic bag recycling from stores like Target, Walmart work or still end up in a landfill?
  
  For months, the I-Team and ABC news tracked plastic bags that we dropped off at store recycling bins around the country and several ended up in landfills or incinerators.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 23 May 2023.
• Recycling and packaged food found in Highland bins
  
  
  Yahoo.  2023-05-23T11:51:54Z.
• Dealing with waste from renewable energy
  
  As the U.S. attempts to shift away from fossil fuels, renewable energy resources bring waste problems of their own. Recycling or disposing of wind turbine blades and solar panels can be tricky, and many often just end up in land fills. ...
  CBS News.  Sunday, 21 May 2023.
• I-Team: Piles of Plastic
  
  What happens to all those plastic bags you drop off at the store for recycling?
  ABC News.  Friday, 19 May 2023.
• Recycling 'end-of-life' solar panels, wind turbines, is about to be climate tech's big waste business
  
  Solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles are all becoming more common. So too is the waste when climate technology reaches the end of its life cycle.
  CNBC.  Monday, 15 May 2023.

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