Resources

Latest news in the industry

• Fluorescent Lamp Disposal:  Universal Waste recycling is becoming more and more popular within businesses around the U.S.  Lamps can have a serious but overlooked impact on the environment...(read more)
• America Recycles Day:  November 15, 2010 marks the 12th annual America Recycles Day.  Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit group, started this day to encourage people to recycle more and dump less trash in landfills...(read more)
• Earth Day 2010:  April marked the 40th anniversary of the original Earth Day. Appropriately enough, the month brought about a slew of recycling and landfill diversion news. First off, New York City Council Speaker...(read more)

Legal briefs

• Changes to NY's Bottle Bill:  Section 27-1007(1)(b) of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) (PDF) (52 kB)contains new requirements for dealers with respect to installing and maintaining reverse vending machines...(read more)
• NC Bans Plastic Bottles in Landfills:  During the 2005 legislative session, the N.C. General Assembly passed House Bill 1465, banning plastic bottles from disposal effective October 1, 2009......(read more)
• Plastic bags lose ground in OR, NC:  The potential single-use plastic bag ban in California (established under Assembly Bill 1998) may be getting the lion's share of press coverage, but other states and communities are debating how to handle plastic bags...(read more)

Composting News

• Compost Council:  The USCC is a national, non-profit trade and professional organization promoting the recycling of organic materials through composting...
• Earth Farms LLC:  Earth Farms is a compost facility offering services which can prevent various waste streams entering our landfills, and converting those waste streams into the highest quality compost and custom blended top soils for sale on the open market.