As environmentally conscious Americans mark America Recycles Day on Tuesday, many may assume that recycling is a product of the environmental movement of the 1970s, the decade that saw the first Earth ...

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“Here we have a man whose job it is to gather the day’s refuse in the capital,” wrote Charles Baudelaire, invoking the ragpicker, a new type on the streets of his native nineteenth-century Paris.

If you ask any HC3 staff member when the practice of recycling started in Summit County, we’ll dutifully reply “1976.” This is the year that marks the founding of Summit Recycling Project, “a ...

The recycling industry has long been misunderstood by the general public and politicians. The degree of this misunderstanding has come into better focus over the last year as the “collapse” of the ...

A supplier is experimenting with a new method to make PHA resin — by growing it in plants. The technology may offer a lower-cost way to make the family of bio-based resins. Also, Karen Laird shared a ...

The City of Holland has a history of established best practices in recycling as evidenced by a long-standing city ordinance requiring recycling service for residential users as well as a designated ...

During November we celebrate America Recycles Day. It’s one day of celebration, but recycling is an effort that is taking place 24-7 around the world. After all, more than half of the trash you ...