Recycling

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- A person was killed Thursday in an industrial accident at a recycling center near 108th and I streets. At 8:25 a.m., multiple units of the Omaha Fire Department responded to Firstar Fiber Corp., where they extricated the victim. Omaha F…

With pressure mounting to address the state's recycling crisis, California lawmakers are close to deciding on three far-reaching pieces of plastics legislation, including one that would phase out non-recyclable single-use packaging containers by 2030. All th…

WATCH Colorado Springs recycling... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A recycling company from Colorado Springs is growing, and they are crediting their success to their employees. Ten years ago, when Blue Star Recyclers first started, their mission was to hire peo…

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - The Nacogdoches City Council has approved amendments that, for the first time, would allow commercial recycling haulers to operate within city limits. Less than a month ago, Joe and Emily Dodson were ready to start-up Nacogdoches …

Evidence of the increasing effects of climate change is building, as are the investing opportunities and changes in consumer habits linked to environmental concerns and resource use. Here are select dispatches about the companies responding to customer demand…

WARE The former owner of Tri County Recycling has ended his legal battle against the Board of Health after selling the business for $700,000. In January 2018, a Suffolk Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Board of Health after TCR was denied…

Why Hilary Duff Looks At Recycling Differently Now

MANILA (Reuters) - Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, “Mangrove Warrior” Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every day to stop it being engulfed by trash. No one lives on the island, yet each morning its shores are …

Spotted: Through creating, accepting and completing challenges, Applinka aims to bring young people together while simultaneously making the world a healthier place. Through the Applinka app, users can challenge their friends to engage in environmental-frien…

Returning our old clothes to big fashion chainsrather than taking them to charity storescould make fast fashion companies pay for their waste and fuel vital recycling research. Even better if we all do it at once. Public protests, such as Extinction Rebellio…