ALBANY, N.Y. (WWTI) — New regulations have been proposed targeting the improvement of food scrap recycling and preventing food waste in New York State. The New York State Department of Environmental ...

Despite what the name would suggest, “scrap” metal isn’t simply useless waste. Thanks to modern technology, scrap metal can be recycled and repurposed into new products, reducing the environmental and ...

Demand from both domestic and overseas buyers has contributed to modest upward price pressure on ferrous scrap grades in the U.S. While higher prices can be beneficial, scrap processors will be more ...

Today, too few companies are aware that their plastic film scrap is not only an economic resource but a strategic one. The key to acceptance will be a shift in the mindset of executives to understand ...

Larry West is an award-winning environmental journalist and writer. He won the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environmental Reporting. The United States recycles 150 million metric tons of scrap materials ...

“A long time ago in a [May 19, 1980 Federal Register] far, far away [or so it seems],” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared its authority to regulate all hazardous secondary ...