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Are Franchising Agreements the Future of Waste & Recycling in Urban Areas?
2014-08-14 17:17:00| Waste Age
All eyes are on New York and Los Angeles to see how franchising agreements affect waste and recycling collection. All eyes are on New York and Los Angeles to see how franchising agreements affect waste and recycling collection. Waste and recycling franchising has become a major topic of discussion in the two largest cities in the United States. Los Angeles is implementing a zone franchising system for businesses and large apartment buildings. Meanwhile, in New York City, an advocacy group has called for the city to adopt such a system. read more
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10 Things You Need to Know for the Waste & Recycling Industry Today (August 14, 2014)
2014-08-14 16:42:00| Waste Age
Oaklands City Council gave final approval Wednesday to turn over garbage and recycling collection to a homegrown firm, which potentially sets up a legal fight Waste Management. The federal Environmental Protection Agency will hold off on making a determination on an Illinois landfills application to accept hazardous waste. Community activists continued to protest the building of a waste transfer station along Manhattans waterfront at East 91st Street. These are among the 10 things you need to know for the waste and recycling industry today. Content Classification: Curated read more
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Carpet Diversion Grows, Recycling Slips in 2013 Study
2014-08-14 15:33:00| Waste Age
Carpet diverted from landfills increased to 14 percent in 2013 from 10 percent in 2012, but carpet actually recycled fell to 5 percent from 8 percent, according to an annual study by a leading carpet recycling and diversion organization. read more
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Aug. 13, 2014 - Compass Buys Soil Recycling Firm Clean Earth
2014-08-14 01:26:00| Waste Age
Compass Diversified Holdings has acquired soil and dredge recycling firm Clean Earth Inc. read more
Mpact to build PET recycling facility in South Africa
2014-08-14 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
Paper and plastic packaging manufacturer Mpact is set to build a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling facility in South Africa, with an investment of around ZAR350m ($32.96m).
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