New York is the most wasteful megacity in the world according to a 2015 report on the percapita energy consumption ...

Almost half the materials Americans discard – food scraps, yard trimmings, and soiled paper – are compostable. While 58% of ...

Best Management Practices for Composting which provide technical information and assistance on the operation and management of compost sites, especially ...

Every year, Michigan landfills and trash incinerators receive 16 MILLION TONS of garbage. [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Michigan-Compost-Infographic-Michigan-Recycling-Coalition-ISLR.pdf" title="Michigan Compost Infographic Michigan Recycling ...

The heart of Emergency Management and Solid Waste Management is the protection of public life, health, welfare and the environment ...

The Department of Sanitation opened its fourth new marine transfer station (MTS) in Manhattan’s Yorkville neighborhood. All four MTS facilities—Yorkville, ...

Once the star of plastic recycling, has fallen upon hard times. Prices have plummeted, markets are disappearing, and some recyclers ...

Right to Repair reforms, such as Assemblymember Susan Eggman's AB1163 from last session, require manufacturers to provide access to repair ...

This document explains why ILSR and many allied organizations are skeptical about adopting EPR for packaging and traditionally recycled materials ...

The trend towards single-stream curbside recycling where paper and other recyclables are commingled with refuse and sorted at a processing ...

New York City depends on trucks to take out the trash. In fact, diesel trucks carry Manhattan’s garbage 7.8 million ...

The Sierra Club provides a 12-page guidance paper on beverage containers. It outlines how the program works, as well as ...

The Austin Resource Recovery Master Plan (Master Plan) projects future activities and services provided by Austin Resource Recovery (ARR or ...

This document provides recommendations to move Austin beyond the plateau in residential diversion towards the 2015 and 2020 Zero Waste ...

The National Recycling Coalition policy on Incineration as a disposal method and not a form of recyling [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/42-Incineration.pdf" title="42 ...

The NRC's Policy Document #7 - Procurement Guidelines for Recycled Paper. [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7-Procurement-Guidelines-for-Recycled-Paper.pdf" title="7 - Procurement Guidelines for Recycled Paper"] ...

The NRC's Policy Document #4 - National Measurement Standards for Waste Production Recovery. The document highlights the importance of having ...

In this journal article, the author goes over the advantages and disadvantages of single-stream plastic, comparing that method to the ...

This study presents some findings on the economic and environmental impacts of single-stream recycling. [pdf-embedder url="https://library.nrcrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Resource-Recycling-2010-2-SingleStreamUncovered.pdf" title="Resource Recycling 2010-2-SingleStreamUncovered"] ...