Oct. 17 -- We strive to be an unbiased publication. Sometimes, it´s not easy. Like right now. Being a Michigan-based newspaper with a mostly Michigan-based editorial staff, it´s difficult for us to give credit to Ohio... MORE»

Oct. 17 -- When I found out I would be at the podium at WRN´s Corporate Recycling & Waste Conference to present the first-ever Green Corporate Citizen Award, I thought it would be a great opportunity to show off some... MORE»

Sept. 20 -- Wireless technologies such as smartphones and tablets have become an essential tool for leading enterprises. They connect us through hundreds of channels and feature powerful business applications that make us... MORE»

Sept. 8 -- The waste industry´s dirty, not-so-little secret is out: People are making a fortune off of stolen scrap. Times are tough and scrap prices are high, but that doesn´t give anyone the right to peddle in stolen... MORE»

Aug. 26 -- Many of us know too well the difficulties of disposing of unwanted or unusable electronics equipment. As China expands its recycling capacity, domestic companies must be able to compete and create new, advanced... MORE»

The U.S. EPA´s new fuel and greenhouse gas emissions standards are laudable -- on first glance. The EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation say increasing fuel mileage will cut consumption by more than 500 million... MORE»

Last month, Waste & Recycling News published an editorial with the headline "Congress needs to comprehend e-waste crisis." While the editorial properly noted the growing size and influence of the electronics... MORE»

Twenty years ago, before the tire industry and federal and state governments began developing markets and programs to rid the nation of scrap tires, you couldn’t give away these used-up products. Waste tires were considered... MORE»

The rock concerts I attended in the mid-1980s stick out more than the rest. I was too young when I saw the Bee Gees in 1979 and don’t remember much, other than asking my mom for a lighter during ·Stayin’ Aliveö (she... MORE»

It’s time we acknowledge our electronic-waste problem. Check that, it’s past time. Every day we throw our devices in the trash with little regard to where they go. Some are broken; others are too old or too slow. Often... MORE»

When David Neivandt, an engineering professor at the University of Maine, was first approached with the idea of using discarded lobster shells in golf balls, he was a little skeptical. "To be quite frank, I thought it... MORE»

We are avid readers of your Waste & Recycling News. Thanks for all of the pertinent and up-to-date information on who is doing what and market information. It is a great help as we navigate this competitive marketplace. In... MORE»

May 23 -- Crews from the Liberty Tire Recycling´s plant in Atlanta have collected and recycled as many as 1,000 scrap tires that were illegally dumped on the property of Atlanta-area community center. Pittsburgh-based... MORE»

May 9 -- Scrap recycling earnings are up 40% since 2009 in terms of monetary value, according to statistics released from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. The statistics are from IRSI´s 2010 scrap recycling... MORE»

April 25 -- Capacity at the David J. Joseph Co., steel giant Nucor´s scrap arm, has increased 30% over the past year, company officials said during a conference call discussing first quarter 2011 results. The David J.... MORE»