Plastic bottle recycling rises as plastic bottle usage drops
Americans recycled more plastics bottles in 2009 for the 20th straight year, although the overall recycling rate remains at just 28%. The amount of bottles recycled rose 46 million lb (2%) in 2009, hitting a record 2.5 billion lb, according to figures released by the American Chemistry Council ( ACC ) and the Assn. of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers ( APR ). Tagging Options Domain:  Plasticstoday …
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Lafferty Named Waste & Recycling News Associate Publisher
Brennan Lafferty has been promoted to associate publisher of Waste & Recycling News, Publisher Bob Simmons announced today. Â He previously was the brand’s Eastern sales manager.
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Tumwater recycler may stop taking crushed glass
Associated Press – December 6, 2010 2:05 PM ET OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – A recycling operation in Tumwater has a mountain of about 8,000 tons of crushed glass with more arriving at the rate of 800…
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