Philadelphia halts trash and recycling pickup amid city worker strike
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Trash and recycling collection across Philadelphia has been suspended as of Tuesday due to a city worker strike involving AFSCME District Council 33, disrupting key municipal services and prompting…
You Know You’re From Jersey When Beaches Have Custom Pizza Box Recycling Bins at the Shore
OCEAN CITY, NJ – Pizza boxes are a problem at the beach. At least in New Jersey, they are. One Jersey Shore town has found a creative solution to deal with beach…
Interstate Waste Services Acquires Solterra Recycling Solutions
TEANECK, N.J., May 10, 2022 — Interstate Waste Services, Inc. (“IWS”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Solterra Recycling Solutions based in Ewing Township, NJ. Solterra Recycling Solutions (“Solterra”), founded in 2014,…
Interstate Waste Services Acquires Newark-Based C&D Recycling Company, Evergreen Recycling Solutions
TEANECK, N.J., May 2, 2022 — Interstate Waste Services, Inc. (“IWS”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Evergreen Recycling Solutions, LLC (“Evergreen”), based in Newark, NJ. Evergreen is a LEED certified…
Bausch + Lomb Reports More Than 48 Million Units of Contact Lens, Eye Care and Lens Care Materials Recycled Through ONE by ONE and Biotrue® Eye Care Recycling Programs
VAUGHAN, ON and LAVAL, QC and TRENTON, N.J., April 21, 2022 — Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health business of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) (“Bausch Health”), today announced its…
Mercedes-Benz firms up plans for 2,500-tonne battery recycling plant
FRANKFURT – Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz AG on Friday firmed up plans to build a battery recycling pilot plant in Germany, part of a trend in which carmakers are trying to cut the…
Give us your clothes: Toms River launches used clothing recycling program to offset rising taxes
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Township has a new revenue stream to offset rising taxes in the community. After senior citizens in Holiday City were hit with tax increases as high…
Toms River Awarded $200,000 recycling grant from Department of Environmental Protection
Toms River, NJ – Toms River is among several Ocean County towns that received large funding amounts under a program to enhance recycling services in the community by the New Jersey Department…
Ford, Volvo join Redwood in EV battery recycling push in California
By Paul Lienert – Ford Motor and Geely Automobile’s Volvo Cars will join battery recycling startup Redwood Materials in developing processes, starting in California, to collect end-of-life batteries from electric and hybrid…
Toms River Township announces new recycling schedule after confusion and mixups in 2021
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Township of Toms River has announced a new recycling schedule for 2022 to remedy the confusing schedule of 2022. “In an effort to improve service and reduce…
Former CEO of recycling firm sentenced to second prison term for tax fraud
Seattle – The former owner and co-CEO of an electronics recycling firm was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 6 months in prison for tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney…
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