Recycling News

• Madewell Partners With ThredUP To Expand Denim Trade-In And Recycling Program
  
  Today, fashion brand Madewell announced the next step within its company-wide sustainability efforts by partnering with Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) provider thredUP for a new program: Madewell Forever.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 20 Jul 2021.
• Out Of The Loop
  
  Two in five Americans cannot recycle conveniently at home, and populations underserved by recycling are overrepresented in rural communities, communities of color, and areas where recycling is a subscription service.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 6 Jul 2021.
• North Belfast: 100 tonnes of paper on fire at recycling plant
  
  Forty-one firefighters and six appliances attended the blaze on the Limestone Road in north Belfast.
  BBC News.  Monday, 5 Jul 2021.
• Dallas Sanitation Delays Blamed on Worker Shortage
  
  The city of Dallas warned residents Wednesday of possible delays in sanitation collection, especially for recycling pick up.
  NBC.  Wednesday, Jun 30 2021.
• Cardboard 'in people's garages causing shortage'
  
  Packaging firm DS Smith is working with local councils to increase the amount of cardboard for recycling.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 22 Jun 2021.
• KBR, Mura Secure Plastics Recycling Technology Contract
  
  KBR and Mura receive first joint contract award for its plastics recycling technology, Hydro-PRT.
  Zacks.  Friday, 18 Jun 2021.
• Sonoco (SON) Expands Paper Container Recycling in the U.S.
  
  Sonoco's (SON) recycled scrap materials will be utilized as raw materials for production of new paperboard at its three uncoated recycled paperboard mills.
  Zacks.  Friday, 18 Jun 2021.
• Charity forced to apologise after members were caught at indoor party with around 30 guests
  
  Chief executive Waseem Ahmad and general manager Azher Ayub were among the 30 guests pictured at the event at the Islamic Relief Worldwide recycling HQ in Birmingham.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021.
• Newborn baby girl whose body was found at recycling centre laid to rest in pink coffin
  
  A funeral for Daisy - the newborn whose body was found at a recycling centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in August - took place at the city's Cathedral today in a council arranged service.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 18 May 2021.
• Mattel launches recycling program to give old toys new life
  
  Barbie and Matchbox are going green.
  CBS News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Japanese waste disposal company transitions into recycling and restoration
  
  The Ishizaka factory in Japan receives debris from construction sites and restores them to a carefully nurtured landscape through recycling. Lucy Craft reports.
  CBS News.  Monday, 3 May 2021.
• RECYCLING & REDUCING RECIDIVISM: San Francisco furniture company believes in second chances
  
  San Francisco furniture company, Formr, reduces landfill waste and recidivism.
  ABC News.  Friday, 23 Apr 2021.
• Offshore wind firm to work with researchers on recycling glass fibers to tackle blade waste
  
  The aim is to scale-up and commercialize a process developed by team at the University of Strathclyde, in Scotland.
  CNBC.  Friday, 23 Apr 2021.
• What You Should Know About Recycling Empty Pizza Boxes
  
  Corrugated cardboard pizza boxes are made from recyclable material ... but that doesn't mean they can always be recycled. In other words: It's complicated.
  Mental Floss.  Thursday, 22 Apr 2021.
• How Do You Recycle in California? Here Are Tips for Reducing Waste
  
  Thursday: Reducing and recycling can still go a long way. Plus, a surprising pandemic shortage.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 22 Apr 2021.

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