Waste & Recycling
Rio Tinto boosts funding for Canadian communities by 30%
Rio Tinto is increasing annual funding through its Rio Tinto Canada Fund by 30% to C$13 million ($9 million), expanding support for community, Indigenous and environmental initiatives across the country.China dominates low-carbon industrial projects, US lags, report says
The number of low-carbon industrial projects that have secured funding over the last six months has more than doubled year-on-year to 19, worth $43 billion, with the bulk of them in China, a report said on Monday.SWANA Research Report Highlights Best Practices for Reducing Curbside Recycling Contamination
The report includes data on the costs of contamination as well as strategies for outreach and enforcement.Solid Waste Officials Prepping for Iowa’s Linn County Landfill to Run Out of Space
The Solid Waste Agency’s board has already decided it won’t make another landfill in Linn County.Geared for GREEN Joins Flexible Film Recycling Alliance to Advance Plastic Film Recycling
By joining FFRA, Geared for GREEN strengthens its commitment to sustainability and circularity, working alongside industry partners to expand recycling opportunities for plastic films.Coordinator of Auglaize County, OH’s Only Recycling Facility Set to Retire
Cisco said when he started with the Solid Waste Management District, it didn’t have much equipment.Medford, MA Wins ‘Outstanding Community’ at NERC’s 2025 Environmental Leadership Awards
Each year, NERC honors a community, an organization, and an individual for their outstanding contributions to recycling education and innovation.Biodegradable Products Institute Launches Commercial and Home Compostable Certification Program
Food scraps remain the top material being sent to landfills, which in turn are the third largest contributor of methane in the U.S., a greenhouse gas that is up to 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide.AMERIPEN’s Appoints Danielle F. Waterfield as Policy Director and General Counsel
Her expertise in legislative and regulatory affairs, combined with her legal acumen, positions her to guide AMERIPEN’s advocacy during a pivotal time for packaging policy in the United States.