Latest Paper and cardboard recycling News

What-Goes-Where Tool for Residents Now Available to Waste Management Agencies

Toronto, Canada – Waste Nothing’s what-goes-where tool for residents is now being made available to local governments and other waste management agencies. By making information about proper disposal widely and easily accessible, agencies can improve customer service while better serving the environment. Waste management agencies maintain excellent resources on the correct procedures for trash, recyclables, electronic and household hazardous wa... [more]

World first for full scale autoclaving with wet AD (2/2)

Unlocking potential The Lee Moor facility will be made up of two autoclave plants, screening and separation equipment, anaerobic digestion plant with associated buffer and digestate storage tanks, dewatering plant and a combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The two autoclaves will operate in parallel, each treating mixed municipal wastes in ten tonne batches at temperatures of approximately 160oC for 45 minutes at a pressure of seven bar. ... [more]

DEMAND for greener office paper is soaring according to one of the UK’s biggest business suppliers

Banner Business Services has produced its one billionth sheet of ‘Closed Loop’ paper thanks to orders from green offices and purchasing chiefs in the UK. Banner uses a unique Closed Loop paper system that sees waste paper collected, securely destroyed, segregated at a mill, pulped without chemicals and returned as 100% recycled copier paper. This process is audited and can be undertaken several times. It means the same paper used by an office... [more]

New partnership between Budget Pack and CCR UK to provide unrivalled compliance management and ‘next generation’ take-back solutions across the UK

Reverse Logistics Group, the parent company of CCR Logistics Systems AG and its UK subsidiary, CCR UK Ltd, and Budget Pack have agreed a working partnership which acknowledges their shared commitment to providing a forward-thinking compliance scheme solution and ‘return-to-value’ waste management approach for companies and organisations of all sizes across the UK. Under the new partnership agreement, Budget Pack will take on the compliance sc... [more]

SWR is appointed by the Langham, London to manage waste

SWR is now managing the entire waste contract for The Langham, London, a renowned 5* luxury hotel in London. SWR specialises in the hotel and catering sector and has been appointed to manage all of the hotel’s waste. Under the new waste contract SWR intends to raise recycling levels from the current rate of 35 percent to an impressive 75 percent over the first year of the contract and in the process realise significant reductions of The Langham... [more]

Other Paper and cardboard recycling news and reviews

Marple recycling yard waste, equipment and paper
Despite the lack of spring weather, Marple residents are engaged in spring cleaning.

Firefighters battle ‘large-scale’ blaze at cardboard recycling plant
Firefighters are working to put out a major fire at a Scarborough cardboard recycling plant.

Anchorage Edges Closer to Glass Recycling Solution
Compared to just a few years ago it's easier recycle in Anchorage. Since 2008, curbside recycling of paper, cardboard and plastics has spread throughout the municipality. And there are drop-off locations for other things from construction materials to electronics. But there's one thing that people can't recycle that they used to be able to: glass. KSKA's Daysha Eaton looks into what's holding up ...

Arrow Refuse To Offer Curbside Recycling In Juneau
The state-regulated company that collects garbage in Juneau will start offering curbside recycling next month. Arrow Refuse plans to pick up comingled materials, including paper, cardboard, metal cans, and plastics, but not glass. Customers can opt-in to the service for $3.11 a month.

UOI preps for new equipment to arrive
Unlimited Opportunities, Inc., a local 501(c)3, is steadily recovering from a devastating fire that destroyed their operations base on Feb. 2. In a warehouse that formerly housed Orscheln Farm & Home Supply, two balers compact paper, cardboard and textiles in preparation for recycling. These balers, the only industrial grade equipment now in the warehouse, were funded by the scrap metal that lay ...

Tulsa's new recycling system to be simple and effective, city officials say
Tulsa's recyclables are expected to increase from 2,400 tons to 29,000 tons per year under the new trash and recycling system set to launch Oct. 1.

Publix Reaches 2 Billion Paper and Plastic Bags Saved
Since 2007, Publix Super Markets has led initiatives to reduce the use of paper and plastic grocery bags used at checkout. The company has emphasized the importance of sustainability by training front service clerks and cashiers to increase the number of items per bag, implementing bag reduction goals for each store, holding communication campaigns to encourage the use of reusable bags and ...

Farmington's new recycling center opening on June 4
FARMINGTON — Recycling in the Four Corners is about to look a whole lot prettier. Waste Management, the company that runs Farmington's curbside recycling and sanitation service, is nearly done with its brand new recycling center and the building is enormous.

North Jacksonville recycling plant will handle 25 tons of trash an hour
Republic Services' new recycling plant is basically a really long series of conveyors. There's 132 in all, and they roll over and through a variety of screens, teeth and optical readers.

Another Huron Twp. recycling site scrapped
Erie County officials plan to scrap yet another robust recycling center. read more