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EMF Lays Out Agenda to Help Businesses Curb Plastic Packaging Waste
2025-12-17 14:00:00| Waste Age
Businesses with ambitions to shrink their plastic waste travel a rocky road. Their battle en route to their sustainability goals lies in that they face multiple systematic barriers. They find scant infrastructure to manage their wasted plastics, including a snowballing stream of the hardest-to-recycle materials, namely flexible packaging.
Category: Energy and Environment
San Francisco Becomes First in the Nation to Offer Public Drop-Off Bins for Battery-Embedded Product Recycling
2025-12-17 13:30:00| Waste Age
The San Francisco Environment Department (SF Environment) and Redwood Materials are rolling out a new and innovative technology for recapturing lithium-ion batteries and devices.
Category: Energy and Environment
M&A Readiness: Year-End Personal Financial Planning for Waste Industry Business Owners
2025-12-17 13:00:00| Waste Age
In a Q&A with Waste360, David Stahl shares practical guidance on year-end planning moves owners should be thinking about now, including separating personal and business cash flow ahead of a sale, preparing for portfolio shifts after liquidity events, and avoiding common mistakes that could complicate the M&A process.
Category: Energy and Environment
Florida MRF Modification Challenged by City, County
2025-12-16 15:24:39| Waste Age
Officials in Lake County and Mount Dora are taking legal action against the Mid-Florida Materials Recycling Facility regarding contamination concerns.
Category: Energy and Environment
MN Recycling Center Pauses Operations after Receiving Infectious Medical Waste
2025-12-16 15:21:46| Waste Age
Operations were paused at the Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy Center after the site received infectious medical waste.
Category: Energy and Environment
NWRF Recognizes USA Waste & Recycling and All American Waste as First Donors to New National Battery Safety PSA Campaign
2025-12-16 14:25:46| Waste Age
The National Waste & Recycling Foundation (NWRF) today announced that USA Waste & Recycling and All American Waste as the first services companies to donate to the Foundation in support of our Battery Safety Campaign.
Category: Energy and Environment
Waste360 Women Who Inspire Nominations Now Open!
2025-12-16 14:00:00| Waste Age
Nominations for the Waste360 Women Who Inspire awards are now open! Our award recognizes the extraordinary women in the waste and recycling industry for their leadership and achievements, as well as for empowering others.
Category: Energy and Environment
New Initiative Promotes US Biofuels for Maritime Market
2025-12-16 13:00:00| Waste Age
The American Biofuels Maritime Initiative (ABMI), a unified group of bioenergy stakeholders co-chaired by the American Biogas Council (ABC) and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), announced its official launch today.
Category: Energy and Environment
Waste World - Episode 45: AI-Powered Waste Solutions (WasteExpo 2025)
2025-12-16 13:00:00| Waste Age
This weeks episode of the Waste World podcast features a WasteExpo 2025 session titled, AI-Powered Waste Solutions: A New Era of Efficiency and Safety, explored how these emerging tools are being deployed todayand what they mean for the future of industry operations.
Category: Energy and Environment
Austrias Deposit Return Scheme Enters Its Next Phase as EWP and Sensoneo Drive System Innovation
2025-12-15 14:51:47| Waste Age
Austrias Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is finishing its first year with a strong performance and widespread public support, surpassing 1.2 billion returned PET bottles and aluminium cans by the end of November.
Category: Energy and Environment