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China’s Effect On US Scrap Prices

Everyone knows about the huge trade shortage between the US and China. However the USA does have an excess of one particularly smelly export — trash. And nowadays China is changing its attitude towards American scrap. For many, recycling starts wit...

Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference 2017

    Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference 2017 The recycling industry has long needed a few meeting place that provided high quality networking opportunities the Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference being one of them wa...

3 Misbeliefs About Plastic Bottles Recycling

Every year, billions of plastic bottles are thrown away only by Americans.  On the other hand, plastic bottles recycling rates by weight have actually increased for the last 25 years and now comprise 951 million pounds. Although reusing progra...

To Rinse Or Not To Rinse Your Recyclables

Very often, it is not enough to simply divide your waste into items that can be recycled and items that cannot (which is not always so easy either). Once sorted, you may need to rinse some items before placing them into the recycling container. Thi...

Guide To Scrap Metal Types

Metal recycling is one of the biggest sectors due to a strong connection with industrial manufacturing, construction and demolition, machinery, engineering and this list may be continued endlessly. Though, not many know that there are differen...