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- Commercial/Institutional/Multi-family
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- Computers/Electronics
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- Curbside Collection
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Aluminum
Prioritizing recovery efforts, part 2:
Opportunities for increased beverage container recovery, by Ted Siegler, Natalie Starr and
Marc Daudon, September 2006
Prioritizing recovery efforts, part 1: Where are containers consumed?, by Kevin Dietly and Kate Krebs, August 2006
The declining success of aluminum can recycling, by Jennifer Gitlitz, January 2003
From cans to autos: What the industry needs to do to advance aluminum recycling, by Patrick Kelly, January 2002
The expected uptick in aluminum can recycling markets, by Jerry Powell, June 2001
Top aluminum processors, by Jerry Powell, November 2000
Heavyweight market improvements for a lightweight metal, by Jerry Powell, March 2000
Aluminum can recycling: The return of optimism, by Jerry Powell, November 1999
Can processing equipment -- A directory of selected producers, March 1998
Aluminum can buy-back recycling: The success story's sequel, March 1998
Commercial/Institutional/Multi-family
Fine tuning a multi-family recycling program,
by Portia Sinnott, April 2007
Optimizing multi-family recycling systems, part 3: Influencing fulfillment of desired diversion behaviors, by Stephan Pollard, Ph.D. and Jennie Popp, Ph.D., February 2007
Optimizing multi-family recycling systems, part 2: The importance of access and convenience, by Stephan Pollard, Ph.D. and Jennie Popp, Ph.D., January 2007
Optimizing multi-family recycling systems, part 1: The powerful role of system support, by Stephan Pollard, Ph.D. and Jennie Popp, Ph.D., December 2006
Big boxes yield big opportunities, by Hope Pillsbury, April 2005
Commercial recycling: Gaining acceptance in the business community, by Bob Gedert, November 2004
Stadiums hit a homerun with recycling programs, by Andrew Santosusso, November 2004
State-of-the-art: Multifamily recycling, by Portia Sinnott, August 2004
Changing conventions: Cleaning up after a million people, by Kathleen Hennesey, April 2004
Selling malls on recycling, by William M. Ferretti, Ph.D., December 2002
Recycling goes public, by Judy Roumpf, November 2002
Staging an e-scrap event, by Jerry Powell, May 2002
Increasing Diversion Cost-Effectively: Looking Beyond Curbside Toward the Commercial Sector, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., August 2002
Scoring points through PET bottle recovery, by Sandi Shilds, December 2001
Recycling and the commercial sector, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., December 2001
Recycling in Cyberspace: Waste-free schools, by Roger M. Guttentag, November 2001
En route to small business recycling, by Heather Abrams, April 2001
Don't take a vacation from recycling, by Bridget O'Connor, April 2001
The many faces of multi-family recycling, by Timothy Krause, October 2000
Playing ball with the big kids, by Mark J. Lennon, April 2000
A captive audience Recycling at prisons, by Joan Edwards, October 1999
Apartment recycling reaches new heights, by Kelly Lease, October 1999
Reaching for recycling in multi-family housing, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., October 1999
Successful apartment recycling, by Knowlton C. Foote, April 1999
Recycling at work: A way to increase office paper recovery, by Imoni Washington, January 1999
Electronics recycling collection: Targeting the commercial sector, December 1998
Stopping glass contamination at the source, September 1998
Multi-family recycling: The data are in, April 1998
Keys to unlocking successful hotel recycling, April 1998
Who's doing multi-family/high-rise recycling? January 1998
Composting/Organics
Tales from the compost pile, by Justin Gast and Andrew Santosusso; March 2008
Fighting for food scraps, by Anisha Shankar and Amity Lumper; January 2008
Will fast food composting ever shift out of the slow lane, by Kivi Leroux-Miller; September 2007
Throwing wood into the compost heap, by Editorial staff; August 2007
Ultrasonic composting, by Jinichiro Nakano, Ph.D., March 2007
Anaerobic digestion: What is old is new again, by Maria Kelleher and Janet Robins, December 2006
Super composting through bioconversion, by Pepita Maiden, September 2006
Ontario marches on, by Rodney Muir, May 2006
Ignored no more: Managing food
residuals, by Luis Diaz, George Savage and Linda Eggerth,
September 2005
On the road to a new, green city, by Raffaella Morello, September 2005
The state of composting in the UK, by Tony Breton, July 2005
Getting organics to the curb, by John Jaimez, May 2005
Collecting residential organics: When
curbside collection doesn't make the grade, by Nancy Plunkett,
May 2005
Waste to energy: The emergence of waste conversion technologies, by Susan V. Collins, March 2005
MSW composting: Facilities under review, by Robert Lange, March 2005
Studying the viability of MSW composting, by Robert Lange, December 2004
Defending against soil erosion, by Staff, November 2004
Reining in heavy metals, by Bo Ge and Daryl McCarney, November 2004
Composting growth shows potential for additional waste reduction, by Maurice M. Sampson, September 2004
The sweet smell of success: Developing low-cost composting facilities, by Peter A. Woodfill and Jan W. Allen, P.E., May 2004.
Taking the next step, by Rodney Muit, March 2004
Does anaerobic digestion add up?, by Cathy Cirko, February 2004
Consistency in composting, by Jeff Gage, December 2003
At what price success? by Tony Breton, October 2003.
Recycling in Cyberspace: "How not to feed a landfill", by Roger Guttentag, October 2003
ORSI sinks its teeth into food waste, by Will Gehr, October 2003
Regulatory barriers to the composting industry, by Debbie Borden, J.W. Gaskin, and J. Governo, June, 2003
Composting industry update: Hurdles and opportunities, by Ken McEntee, April 2003
Skimming the film off compost, by Timothy Krause, February 2003
From curbside to compost, by David Krueger, October 2002
Comparing compost standards, by Timothy Krause, October 2002
Compost: From bill of law to bill of sale, by Ron Alexander, October 2002
Comparing containers, carts, bags and pails, by Rob Sinclair, August 2002
Clopyralid: The battle fought, the war to be won, by Kivi Leroux Miller, June 2002
Compost quality and management issues, by William F. Brinton, Ph.D., June 2002
New homes, new lawns, new markets, by Marc D. Daudon and Joshua G. Marx, April 2002
Taming the bulky waste beast, by John Culbertson and Robert Craggs, April 2002
Digging up the dirt on composters, by Timothy Krause, February 2002
Examining collection of all residential organics: curbside, by Nancy Plunkett, November 2001
Examining collection of all residential organics: drop-off, by Marvin Tucker, November 2001
Composting in Canada, by Susan Antler, November 2001
Nova Scotia: A leader in recycling and composting, by Barry Friesen and Bob Kenney, November 2001
Compost lends roadside assistance, by Ron Alexander, September 2001
Compost characteristics, by Ron Alexander, September 2001
Food scraps feed an urban composter, by Ken Schlossberg, June 2001
The many ways to store and transport food discards for composting, by Jerry Powell, April 2001
Odor control at composting facilities, by Eliot Epstein, Ph.D., and Charles Alix, April 2001
Organic machinations: Green waste processing equipment, by Jerry Powell, April 2001
In my opinion ... Beyond operations ... The marketing imperative, by Rod Tyler, February 2001
Monitoring compost matters, by Ken McEntee, February 2001
Compost marketing efforts take root, by Ron Alexander, November 2000
Turning food scraps into feedstock, by Craig Coker, November 2000
Composting opportunities improve food waste management, by Elizabeth Cotsworth, November 2000
Basic accessories promote effective composting, by Neal D. Hallee, August 2000
Recycling organics: It's not just yard trimmings anymore, by Gary Liss, August 2000
Making the mulch of composting, by Thomas M. Carlson, March 2000
Is in-vessel composting a pot o' gold? by Joe M. Regenstein, March 2000
Keeping organics from getting out of hand, by Rhonda Sherman-Huntoon, May 2000
Sealing consumers' approval of compost, by Ron Alexander, December 1999
Raising the bar: In search of compost standards, by Ken McEntee, December 1999
Testing compost for agricultural applications, by Susan Antler, September 1999
A survey of commercial food waste recovery programs, by Larry Sasser, Gerry Corteau and Bill Metzler, June 1999
Composting affairs of the state, by Ken McEntee and Kathern Sparks, March 1999
Composting takes on national prominence, by Jerry Powell, March 1999
Composting: Coming to a TV near you, by Kathern Sparks, March 1999
Farming out food waste, December 1998
Bin there, done that, December 1998
Vermicomposting's potential: Small- to large-scale operations, December 1998
Making recycling collection more effective, September 1998
Recycling and yard debris collection: State of the industry, September 1998
Organics take a number, August 1998
Street sweepings: The latest compostable resource, August 1998
So -- you're thinking of composting, June 1998
Sustaining 65 percent waste diversion, May 1998
Cutting the waste stream in half: Record-setting communities show how, February 1998
U.S. waste management survey: Collection and program changes, February 1998
Backyard composting bins and bags -- A directory of selected producers, February 1998
Home composting: Issues, problems and solutions, February 1998
Computers/Electronics
Reaching critical mass, by Keith Ripley; January 2008
Flat-panel displays: End-of-life management, by Kurt Rindfusz, Naida Gaverlis and Lisa Sepanski; October 2007
Handle with care, by Justin Gast, April 2007
Surveying the landscape: E-waste collection programs, by Betty Patton, April 2007
Monitoring progress: Recapping 2006's electronics legislation, by Justin Gast, January 2007
Moore's Law of electronics recycling, by Hari Ramamoorthy, October 2006
E-waste rules fall short, by Bill Smith, October 2006
What the GAO told Congress, by Editorial staff, June 2006
Where is e-scrap legislation heading, by Jason Linell, January 2006
Lessons learned from multi-stakeholder dialogues, by Catherine A. Wilt, August 2005
Roadmap to e-waste collection events:
Employing best practices and avoiding pitfalls, by Kim Holmes,
May 2005
Filling the policy gap: Trends in e-scrap recovery, by Kim Holmes, April 2005
From beginning to end: EPR in the U.S. and Canada, by Bill Sheehan and Helen Spiegelman, March 2005
Emerging trends in e-scrap processing, by Kim Holmes, January 2005
Stewardship of electronic products: Successes and failures, by Jerry Powell, January 2005
Collecting scrap electronics: End of life or growth of an industry? by Kim Holmes, December 2004
Destroying electronics: Shredders and crushers find a new niche, by Jerry Powell, December 2004
Electronics Recycling: The quickly changing landscape, by Jerry Powell, August 2004
Certification: Problem or opportunity?, by Peter R. Muscanelli, May 2004
The goal is maximum recovery, by Scott Mouw, March 2004
Michael Dell on product stewardship, by Jerry Powell, March 2004
What's the rap on e-scrap? by Becky Secrest, December 2003
The heated world of electronics recycling: trends and issues, by Jerry Powell, August 2003
The e-scrap map can now be seen, by Jerry Powell, May 2003.
Nine key questions in electronics recycling, by the editorial staff of E-Scrap News, February 2003
Critical issues in CRT glass recycling, by Jerry Powell, February 2003
The ultimate computer crash: E-scrap shredding, by Jerry Powell, December 2002
Following the path of "e-Cycling" by Regina Rochez, December 2002
Retail recycling: A wholesale opportunity for e-scrap, by Chris Cloutier and Tricia Conroy, June 2002
Staging an e-scrap event, by Jerry Powell, May 2002
Recycling in Cyberspace: E-scrap management: The Next Cycle, March and April 2002
The electronics revolution: Critical issues in e-scrap recycling, by Jerry Powell, March 2002
Talking points: Scrap electronics -- Electronics recycling cannot grow without some basic infrastructure, by Peter Muscanelli, March 2002
Improving the recycling of plastics from electronics, by Timothy Krause, January 2002
The mechanics of electronics recycling, by Tony Hainault, December 2001
Design for environment: A last will and testament for scrap electronics, by Timothy Krause, March 2001
Closing the circuit on electronics recycling, by J. D. Porter, June 2000
Demanufacturing: The emergence of an urban industry, by Gene Slowinski, February 2000
The conundrum of computer recycling, by Leah B. Jung, May 1999
Electronics recycling collection: Targeting the commercial sector, December 1998
The Internet's role in the recycling industry, September 1998
Collecting computers and other electronics, August 1998
Powerful waste management tool, August 1998
World Wide Web pages for selected producers of recycling and composting equipment and services, August 1998
Computers and electronics recycling: Challenges and opportunities, April 1998
Construction/Demolition/Wood Waste Recovery
The road to asphalt shingle recycling, by Roger Olson and Debra Haugen; March 2008
Deconstruction for urban revitalization, by Editorial staff, May 2007
From rubble to recovery, by Andrew Santosusso, November 2006
Bringing down the house, by Robert H. Brickner, April 2006
A centralized policy for C&D, by Michael R. Taylor, CAE, September 2005
Mistreated mulch, by Robert LaGassee, March 2005
Stopgap success story, by Donna Caldwell, June 2004
Cracking the whip: Recycling through regulation, by David Ghirardelli, February 2004
Recycling
in Cyberspace: Bringing down the house through deconstruction, September 2003
Practicing what they preach, by Drew Stuyvenberg, September 2003
Roofing shingles and roads, by Timothy Krause, April 2003
Recycling comes out of the woodwork, by Timothy Krause, March 2003
Diverting C&D debris: The interplay of
policies and markets, by Peter Allison, Jim McQuade and Stephen Long, December 2002
The responsible management of construction and demolition debris, by Michael R. Taylor,
CAE, December 2002
Taking aim at C&D, by Kim Cochran, Chuck McLendon and Tim Townsend, September 2002
Following the grain of scrap wood, by Timothy Krause, April 2002
Carpet recycling afoot, by Catherine A. Wilt and Garth Hickle, February 2002
Leading the way to new C&D recycling markets (Type X drywall), by Jenna Kunde and Sonya Newenhouse, January 2002
Processing wood pallets and recovered lumber, by David Baker and Miriam Zimms, November 2001
Talking Points: Building Respect for C&D Recycling, by William Turley, November 2001
Recovered wood processing: A fluctuating industry, by Timothy Krause, May 2001
Looking down the road at new markets, by Rebecca Davio, March 2001
Building C&D recovery: A constructive approach to recycling, by Kelly Lease and Mark Jackson, December 2000
Exploring gypsum drywall recycling, by Timothy Townsend and Chuck McLendon, December 2000
Recovered wood processing: An industry update, by Timothy Krause, April 2000
The economics of deconstruction, by William Turley, February 2000
Wood waste recovery systems - a directory of selected manufacturers, by Jerry Powell, February 2000
Using recycling wood in composite products, by Brent English, November 1999
Onsite grinding of residential C&D materials, by Kathern Sparks, August 1999
Knock on wood: Real recycling opportunities are opening up, by Preston Horne-Brine and Robert Falk, Ph.D., August 1999
Building the C&D recycling industry, by William Turley, February 1999
Sweat the small stuff for more C&D debris recovery, by Timothy G. Townsend, Brian Messick and Scott Sheridan, February 1999
C&D/wood debris management trends, November 1998
C&D debris: Putting the pieces together, September 1998
High-value markets for deconstruction wood, August 1998
Wood waste recovery systems -- A directory of selected manufacturers, August 1998
A wood recycling enterprise: Clean collection, optimized processing and value-added manufacturing, June 1998
Wood waste grinders & shredders -- A directory of selected manufacturers, June 1998
Recycling wood for value and volume: Work at the cutting edge, March 1998
Curbside Collection
Applying best practices, by Geoff Love and Phil Jensen; April 2008
The tide is turning, by Kristen Brown; April 2008
Benchmarking performance, by Editorial staff; February 2008
Collecting recycling, by Susan Kinsella and Richard Gertman; January 2008
Alternating weeks: Options and opportunities for garbage and recycling, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D. and Juri Freeman; September 2007
Survey says! All-bottles collection is on the rise, by Judith Dunbar, May 2007
Beyond success: Taking the next step towards 50 percent, by Lisa Skumatz and Susie Gordon, November 2006
Shifting gears, part 2: The economics of using natural gas in recycling trucks, by James S. Cannon and Joanna D. Underwood, September 2006
Shifting gears, part 1: Collection trucks turn to alternative fuels, by James S. Cannon and Joanna D. Underwood, August 2006
Recycling in downtown business districts, by Sharyn Dickerson, June 2005
Recycled fuels for recycling trucks? Embracing alternative fuels, by Kivi Leroux Miller, March 2005
Best practices in residential collection, part 1: Determinants of collection quantities, by Jeff Morris, May 2004
Best practices in residential collection, part 1: Determinants of collection quantities, by Jeff Morris, April 2004
The nuts and bolts of saving on fleet costs, by Karen Luken, April 2004
Waste Connections takes center stage by Resource
Recycling's Editorial Staff, August 2003
Recycling across the pond, by Anna Maris, May 2003
Recycling in Cyberspace: Curbside Recycling
Collection Resources, by Roger Guttentag, March 2003
The poop on diaper recycling, by Clarissa Morawski, March 2003
Downstream of single stream, by the staff of Eureka Recycling, November 2002
Will collection changes lower recycling volumes? by Jerry Powell, October 2002
Measuring the advantages of curbside collection, by Jeffrey Morris, August 2002
Comparing containers, carts, bags and pails, by Rob Sinclair, August 2002
Increasing diversion cost-effectively: Refine existing programs and rates (Part one of a four-part series), by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., July 2002
Curbside recycling collection: Why people participate; why they don't, by Jan Aceti, May 2002
Team Canada scores on beverage container recycling, by Clarissa Morawski, April 2002
Understanding bottle container recycling, by Edward Boisson, Chuck McLendon, Bill Franklin, John Stutz and Jeff Morris, February 2002
Examining collection of all residential organics: Curbside, by Nancy Plunkett, November 2001
Curbside collection participation: Influences and motivations, by Rebecca Davio, Ph.D., August 2001
Variable rates offer constant progress, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., and John Green, June 2001
Curbside collection: Better market value through front-end sorting, by Robert Gedert, March 2001
Curbside collection: The next generation, by Gary Liss and Brenda Platt, March 2001
Recycling snapshots of Europe, by Judy Roumpf, November 2000
Recycling rules in Durham, by James L. Hickman, Tavey McDaniel and Jennifer Brown, September 2000
Picking up after the collection crew, by John Schert, August 2000
In my opinion ... Motivating collectors to maximize diversion, by Bill Moore, May 1999
Industry-municipal partnerships: Enhancing recycling collection, by Damian Bassett, January 1999
For many residents, recycling is just a part-time diversion, November 1998
Making recycling collection more effective, September 1998
Recycling and yard debris collection: State of the industry, September 1998
The many important ways recycling has changed, September 1998
Rewarding recycling residents, September 1998
Time and cost to collect all plastic bottles, May 1998
Sustaining 65 percent waste diversion, May 1998
Cutting the waste stream in half: Record setting communities show how, February 1998
Collection efficiency: Beyond trucks to people solutions, February 1998
U.S. waste management survey: Collection and program changes, February 1998
In My Opinion... Taking recycling into the 21st century, January 1998
U.S. waste management survey: Recycling programs, January 1998
Drop-off Recycling
Service in the sticks, by Andrew Santosusso Jr.,
February 2004
Following the path of "e-Cycling" by Regina Rochez, December 2002
Recycling goes public, by Judy Roumpf, November 2002
Is glass recycling soon to become passé? by Jerry Powell, May 2002
Team Canada scores on beverage container recycling, by Clarissa Morawski, April 2002
Understanding bottle container recycling, by Edward Boisson, Chuck McLendon, Bill Franklin, John Stutz and Jeff Morris, February 2002
Examining collection of all residential organics: drop-off, by Marvin Tucker, November 2001
HHW collection is no longer an isolated event, by Barry Connell, September 2001
The state of drop-off recycling, by Marsha Anthony and Rich Von Stetten, May 2001
Sighting land for drop-off recycling, by Gene Hanlon, Lori Calub and Michelle Peterson, March 2000
Drop-off recycling in the city, October 1998
U.S. waste management survey: Recycling programs, January 1998
Economics
An incentive to recycle, by Justin Gast, October 2006
Model recycling tender tools, by Alfred Von Mirbach, June 2005
Show me the money, by William O'Toole, April 2005
The unmet promise of product stewardship, by Ed Boisson, October 2003
Talking points: SWANA, by John Skinner,
Ph.D., September 2003
Budget battles: Finding alternative funding solutions, by
Johnathan Burgiel, August 2003
Increasing diversion cost-effectively:
Plan and refinc collection program options (Part four of a four-part series), by
Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., October 2002
The year of the price spike: Mixed signals and recycled paper markets in 1995, by Frank Ackerman and Kevin Gallagher, August 2002
Increasing diversion cost-effetively: Refine existing programs and rates (Part one of a four-part series), by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., July 2002
Minding the GAP, by Maria Kelleher, May 2002
Team Canada scores on beverage container recycling, by Clarissa Morawski, April 2002
Understanding bottle container recycling, by Edward Boisson, Chuck McLendon, Bill Franklin, John Stutz and Jeff Morris, February 2002
Making more in poor times, by Jerry Powell, November 2001
Variable rates offer constant progress, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., and John Green, June 2001
Strategic contracting increases waste prevention and materials recycling, by Paul Ligon and Tom Votta, March 2001
Source reduction can be measured, by Lisa A. Skumatz, August 2000
Measuring apples and oranges in waste generation, by Jeffrey Morris, May 2000
Taking all the fun out of price volatility: The use of hedging techniques, by Jerry Powell, March 2000
What works best to increase waste diversion? by Jeffrey Morris, January 2000
The economics of collecting recyclables, by Kelly Philipp, November 1999
Creating incentives for waste diversion, by Janet Schneider, August 1999
Recycling mergers and acquisitions continue, by Anne Claire Broughton, July 1999
Economics of expanding bottle bills, by John K. Stutz and Susan M. Williams, April 1999
Who's paying by the unit? by Jonathan Burgiel and Raymond Randall, March 1999
Variable-rate pricing and recycling options spur landfill diversion, by Janet Schneider and Josh Phillips, January 1999
The many important ways recycling has changed, David Folz, Ph. D., September 1998
Merger and acquisition activity in the recycling industry, July 1998
Tax credits: An incentive for recycling? July 1998
Asian currency crisis affects U.S. recovered paper markets, June 1998
There must be 50 ways to pick a number, May 1998
Time and cost to collect all plastic bottles, May 1998
A five-year history of recycling market prices: 1997 update, February 1998
Collection efficiency: Beyond trucks to people solutions, February 1998
Education/Promotion
Waste reduction practices and attitudes, by Laurie Gallant; September 2007
Spreading the word, by Steve Campbell, March 2007
Putting recycling back on the map, by Kevin Turff, February 2005
Learning the ABCs of solid waste, by Leone
Young, November 2003
Re-energize your recycling program, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., Blake Bear and Charles
Bicknell, SERA Inc., November 2003
Recycling in Cyberspace: Education hot spots, by Roger M. Guttentag, November 2003
Jumping the fence, by Kivi Leroux Miller,
Septe,ber 2003
Recycling in Cyberspace: Waste and Weather, by
Roger M. Guttentag, August 2003
Talking Points: National Recycling Coalition, by Kate Krebs, August 2003
Recycling in Cyberspace: Materials Exchanges, by
Roger M. Guttentag, July 2003
The seven deadly sins of public outreach programs, by Kivi Leroux Miller, May
2003
Talking Points: Collection: Who says we
don't like recycling? by Bruce J. Parker, May 2003
Recycling in Cyberspace: Social marketing,
by Roger M. Guttentag, April 2003
The changing face of recycling, by Timothy Krause and Jerry Powell, April 2003
Build a program and they will come, by Douglas Hemken, November 2002
Recycling in Cyberspace: Recycling Goes Back to Schoo, by Roger M. Guttentag, September 2002
Increasing diversion cost-effectively: Refine existing programs and rates (Part one of a four-part series), by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., July 2002
Recycling in Cyberspace: Reducing holiday waste, by Roger M. Guttentag, December 2001
Curbside collection participation: Influences and motivations, by Rebecca Davio, Ph.D., August 2001
Evaluating the impact of recycling education, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., and John Green, August 2001
Who's filling the recycling bins? by Karen Rankin, February 2001
Can state incentive programs boost materials recovery? by John Fischer, January 2001
That old song and dance, by Kivi Leroux, May 2000
Recycling promotional products--A directory of selected manufacturers, September 1999
Where recycling meets marketing, by Cathy Cirko, October 1999
How to re-energize recycling progress, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D. and Robert Moylan, June 1999
Gary Anderson has been found! by Penny Jones and Jerry Powell, May 1999
Bin there, done that, December 1998
For many residents, recycling is just a part-time diversion, November 1998
Awards showcase the best practices in paper recycling, November 1998
Rewarding recycling residents, September 1998
Equipment
Safety dance, by Bruce Parker, July 2005
Pulling for recycling (trailers), by Jerry Powell, March 2003
Recycling goes public, by Judy Roumpf, November 2002
Comparing containers, carts, bags and pails, by Rob Sinclair, August 2002
Recycling in Cyberspace: Working safely, by Roger M. Guttentag, July 2002
2002 Recycling and Composting Buyers' Guide, July 2002
Single-stream recycling: Searching for the bottom line, by Daniel Lantz and Stephanie Venters, March 2002
Shredder upkeep: A sum of its parts, by Steve Branson, December 2001
Bringing equipment online, by Roger M. Guttentag, July 2001
2001 Recycling and Composting Buyers' Guide, July 2001
Baler and conveyor use among the largest paper processors and MRF operators, by Jerry Powell, June 2001
MRF technology: 2001 and beyond, by Eileen Brettler Berenyi, Ph.D., June 2001
The major trends in baling recyclables, by Jerry Powell, December 2000
Caught up in the Net, by Timothy Krause, October 2000
"Garbage in, garbage out" by Timothy Krause, July 2000
2000 Recycling and Composting Buyers' Guide, July 2000
Shredding and grinding: The basics about an important recycling process, by Jerry Powell, January 2000
Scrap tire processing equipment--A directory of selected manufacturers, December 1999
Can processing equipment--A directory of selected producers, November 1999
Plastics processing equipment--A directory of selected manufacturers, October 1999
Home composting containers--A directory of selected manufacturers, September 1999
Screening equipment--A directory of selected manufacturers, August 1999
1999 Recycling and Composting Equipment Buyers' Guide, July 1999
Paper shredders--A directory of selected manufacturers, June 1999
Recycling collection trucks and trailers--A directory of selected manufacturers, May 1999
Glass processing equipment--A directory of selected manufacturers, March 1999
Increase baler productivity and improve worker safety, by Jerry Powell, February 1999
Wood waste recovery systems--A directory of selected manufacturers, February 1999
Horizontal balers--A directory of selected manufacturers, January 1999
Scrap tire processing equipment -- A directory of selected manufacturers, December 1998
Conveyors -- A directory of selected manufacturers, November 1998
Plastics processing equipment -- A directory of selected manufacturers, October 1998
Glass processing systems -- A directory of selected manufacturers, September 1998
Recycling and yard debris collection: State of the industry, September 1998
World Wide Web pages for selected producers of recycling and composting equipment and services, August 1998
Wood waste recovery systems -- A directory of selected manufacturers, August 1998
Tax credits: An incentive for recycling? July 1998
1998 Recycling and Composting Equipment Buyers' Guide, July 1998
Wood waste grinders & shredders -- A directory of selected manufacturers, June 1998
Sorting decks -- A directory of selected producers, April 1998
Can processing equipment -- A directory of selected producers, March 1998
Backyard composting bins and bags -- A directory of selected producers, February 1998
A half dozen key trends in recycling equipment, January 1998
Horizontal balers -- A directory of selected producers, January 1998
General
Going beyond 50 percent, by Robert Gedert; April 2008
Emissions trading for recycling projects, by Kate Krebs; March 2008
One company's trash is another company's treasure, by Matthew Franchetti, Ph.D., P.E.; February 2008
Modern progression: 2007's recycling legislation, by Justin Gast; December 2007
Recycling textiles: Going beyond the bin, by Jana Hawley, Ph.D.; November 2007
Who gets the credit?, by Kivi Leroux Miller; October 2007
Containing recycling, by Jerry Powell; September 2007
Steward those products, by Jerry Powell; July 2007
Rural recycling revisited, by English Bird, April 2007
Used beverage containers: Waste or opportunity, by Nishita Bakshi and Pat Franklin, December 2006
Class act: 2006's recyclign legislation, by Justin Gast, December 2006
Is stewardship the answer?, by Jerry Powell, August 2006
Building sustainable recycling programs, by Susan Bush and Betsy Dorn, May 2006
Recycling's last stand, by Rory Bakke, April 2006
Recycling to save energy, by Henry Ferland, January 2006
It was a very interesting year: 2005 in review, by Editorial staff, January 2006
By the numbers: It was a very good year, by Jerry Powell, March 2005
Achieving high diversion of municipal waste: A UK perspective, by Dr. David Davies, February 2005
2004: An exciting year for recycling, by Jerry Powell, January 2005
Billing for recycling: 2004 state legislation, by Jerry Powell, December 2004
Only as good as your garbage, by Ted Siegler and Natalie Staff, August 2004
Beyond recycling rates, by Ron Perkins, June 2004
Greening of the government, by Chris Cochran and Charles Johnson, April 2004
Old cars get new lease on life, by Garth T. Hickle, March 2004
The Web as tutor, by Roger M. Guttentag, February 2004
Another year in the recycling bin, by Jerry Powell, January 2004
Please bill me: 2003 state legislation, by Jerry Powell, December 2003
Community recycling programs: A time of change, by Robert Craggs, October 2003
Electing to recycle, by Lance King, April 2003
Q&A with the EPA, by Marianne Lamont Horinko and the editorial staff of Resource Recycling, April 2003
The poop on diaper recycling, by Clarissa Morawski, March 2003
Following the light (lamp recycling), by Paul W. Abernathy, February 2003
Double analysis: The year past and the year ahead, by Jerry Powell, January 2003
Recycling in Cyberspace: The new and improved EPA, by Roger M. Guttentage, December 2002
Getting a measure on recycling: 2002 state legislation, by Jerry Powell, December 2002
Build a program and they will come, by Douglas Hemken, November 2002
The Internet at Work, by Timothy Krause, October 2002
Recycling in Cyberspace: Readers' Choice, by Roger M. Guttentag, October 2002
Increasing diversion cost-effectively: Plan and refinc collection program options (Part four of a four-part series), by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., October 2002
Increase diversion cost-effectively: Diversifying incentives and leveraging influence, by Lisa A. Skumatz, September 2002
Minding the GAP, by Maria Kelleher, May 2002
Searching for recycling, by John Crisley and John Fischer, May 2002
Team Canada scores on beverage container recycling, by Clarissa Morawski, April 2002
Back to the future of Waste Composition, by Tom Jones and John Culbertson, March 2002
Understanding bottle container recycling, by Edward Boisson, Chuck McLendon, Bill Franklin, John Stutz and Jeff Morris, February 2002
From the past we see the future: What can we expect in 2002? by the editorial staff, January 2002
Nova Scotia: A leader in recycling and composting, by Barry Friesen and Bob Kenney, November 2001
The integrated Internet, by Timothy Krause, October 2001
Measure for measure: 2001 recycling bills, by Jerry Powell, September 2001
Changing the practices of waste generation, by Richard Gertman, August 2001
Follow the leaders: Up-and-coming professionals envision change and growth in the recycling and composting industries, by Kivi Leroux Miller, August 2001
Clearing the way for zero waste, by Kivi Leroux, March 2001
Resource Recycling's official guide to doubling your recycling rate without spending a penny, by Jerry Powell, January 2001
State recycling officials point the way, by Michele Raymond, January 2001
What to expect in the coming year, by the editorial staff, January 2001
Rural recycling opportunities, by Pat Therrien, December 2000
The election and recycling, by Jerry Powell, December 2000
The give-and-take of materials exchanges, by Christine Beling, November 2000
Bush or Gore? Will it matter to recycling? by Kivi Leroux, August 2000
Recycling in retrospect, by Bill and Marge Franklin, August 2000
Short of the goal, ahead of the curve, by Timothy Krause, May 2000
Needed: A new approach to managing used resources, by Brenda Platt and Bill Sheehan, May 2000
The envelope please: Rating the state recycling associations, by Jerry Powell, May 2000
In my opinion .... NRC is what its members make it and what they aspire it to be, b Frances Kennedy, February 2000
On the trail with old paint, by Timothy Krause, February 2000
Driving into the future, by Judy Roumpf, February 2000
What to expect in the coming year, by Jerry Powell, January 2000
What's under the rug? by Tim Buwalda, January 2000
Trends for buy-recycled programs, by Kivi Leroux, December 1999
EPR in action: A state approach to product stewardship, by Catherine Wilt and Garth Hickle, December 1999
Reuse in your community: Keys to making more reuse happen faster, by Julie L. Rhodes, November 1999
The wide world of recycling, by Kathern Sparks, October 1999
Achieving 50 percent recycling: Program designs and policy implementations. by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., September 1999
In my opinion ... Can recycling advocates transcend integrated waste management? by Edward Boisson, September 1999
Special events: The role of recycling and composting, by Sandi Childs and Craig Coker, September 1999
Achieving 50 percent diversion: What will it cost? by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., August 1999
Flow control and recycling: Backlash from recent court decisions, by Melanie O'Donnell, July 1999
Sorting out recycling rates, by Ted Siegler and Natalie Starr, May 1999
Beverage container reuse and recycling in Canada, by Pat Franklin, April 1999
Riding the crest of recycling's S-shaped wave, by Jerry Powell, January 1999
Tradeoffs of integrated waste management strategies, by Susan Thorneloe and Keith Weitz, January 1999
MSW characterization: EPA's annual update, June 1998
Recycling at the crossroads, March 1998
In my opinion...Time to take a close look at the waste stream once again, February 1998
An American in Paris, January 1998
In my opinion: Taking recycling into the 21st Century, January 1998
Glass
The glass half full, by Brenda Grober; March 2008
Against the grain, by Justin Gast; October 2007
What to do with these piles?, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D. and Juri Freeman, June 2007
Beached glass, by Phil Bresee, February 2007
Glass recycling: The latest hot potato, by Justin Stockdale, January 2007
Prioritizing recovery efforts, part 2: Opportunities for increased beverage container recovery, by Ted Siegler, Natalie Starr and Marc Daudon, September 2006
Prioritizing recovery efforts, part 1: Where are containers consumed?, by Kevin Dietly and Kate Krebs, August 2006
Got glass?, by Jim Hill, June 2006
Breaking down glass recovery, by Paul J. Smith, September 2005
Designing for glass: The state of municipal glass container recycling, by Michael Alexander, January 2005
Getting strategic with secondary recycled glass markets, by Tim Whaley, January 2005
Single-stream recycling: A recycling method that cuts both ways, by Steven R. Stein, October 2004
Streets made of glass, by Marghie Seymour, June 2004
Recovering Canada's containers, by Clarissa Morawski, January 2004
Innovative programs dazzle recovered glass
market, by Jerry Powell, October 2003
Critical issues in CRT glass recycling, by Jerry
Powell, February 2003
Breaking glass markets, by Jerry Powell, September 2002
Is glass recycling soon to become passé? by Jerry Powell, May 2002
Understanding bottle container recycling, by Edward Boisson, Chuck McLendon, Bill Franklin, John Stutz and Jeff Morris, February 2002
Is the glimmer in glass recycling gone forever? by Jerry Powell, September 2001
Directory of North American glass container processors, by Jerry Powell, January 2001
Exploring a secondary market for mixed cullet, by Benjamin Pedigo, April 2000
Directory of North American glass container processors, by Jerry Powell, April 2000
Glass recycling's alternative markets, by Deborah Carter McCoy and Dan Krivit, September 1999
Glass recycling's principal issues, by Jerry Powell, March 1999
Cutting-edge research: Trimming glass collections, by Charles Reighart and Ellen Kobler, March 1999
Stopping glass contamination at the source, September 1998
Glass processing systems -- A directory of selected manufacturers, September 1998
Abrasives markets -- A new opportunity for recovered glass, September 1998
Materials
Processing
A new age for material recovery facilities, by Eileen Brettler Berenyi, Ph.D.; April 2008
Processing: The lynchpin of recycling success, by Susan Kinsella and Richard Gertman; March 2008
Building a better recycling system, by Kurt Hulse and Charlie Scott; December 2007
Redesigning recycling, by Susan Kinsella and Richard Gertman; November 2007
Rethinking recycling, by Susan Kinsella and Richard Gertman; August 2007
A sound assessment, by Justin Gast; August 2007
To sort or not to sort, by Jennifer Wang, March 2007
Single-stream: A system of evolution, by Editorial staff, December 2006
Bringing quality back to into the recovery equation, by Steve Apotheker, April 2006
The long road to single-stream, by Charlotte Pitt, April 2006
Single-stream: Closing the loop, by Susan Kinsella, January 2006
State of MRFs: 2005, by Eileen Brettler Berenyi, Ph.D., August 2005
Optimizing plastics recovery from single-stream MRFs, by Ron Perkins and Judith Dunbar, February 2005
Trends in MRF modernization, by Theodore S. Pytlar, Jr., October 2004
Single-stream recycling: A recycling method that cuts both ways, by Steven R. Stein, October 2004
TALKING POINTS: SINGLE-STREAM
Analyzing collectin and processing costs, by Susan Hubbard, October 2004
Are the fish biting? Measuring single-stream participation rates, by Shirlene Sitton, August 2004
Single-stream recycling: Assessing the trade-offs, by Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D. and Charles Bickness, August 2004
One size won't fit all, by Resource Recycling Editorial Staff, July 2004
A high diversion rate and a low
price tag, by Christine Holloway,
January 2004
Challenges of change: Coupling operations with communications, by Roberta Dunlop, January 2004
Sorting through the options, by Jerry Powell, March 2003
Downstream of single stream, by the staff of Eureka Recycling, November 2002
Single-stream ahead, by Eileen Brettler Berenyi, Ph.D., August 2002
Single-stream recycling: Searching for the bottom line, by Daniel Lantz and Stephanie Venters, March 2002
Sorting out MRF trends, by Jerry Powell, October 2001
Baler and conveyor use among the largest paper processors and MRF operators, by Jerry Powell, June 2001
MRF technology: 2001 and beyond, by Eileen Brettler Berenyi, Ph.D., June 2001
Ergonomics: A problem for recycling that won't go away, by Jerry Powell, May 2001
Worker safety in recycling operations: What are the feds concerned about? by Timothy Krause, May 2001
Dusting off the MRF, by Dr. Toni Gladding, May 2001
State of MRFs: 2001, by Eileen Berenyi, Ph.D., January 2001
Major issues in MRF management, by Jerry Powell, September 2000
A lexicon of key processing terms, by Jerry Powell, September 2000
Wet-dry recycling: Evaluating two-stream processing, by Cathy Smith, Geoff Rathbone an Bob Graham, September 2000
OSHA sizes up ergonomics: How will it fit the recycling industry? by Timothy Krause, January 2000
Recovering plastic film at a mixed-waste MRF, by Marc Daudon, Barbara Halpin and Ron Perkins, December 1999
RRT special report, by RRT, August 1999
Whither MRF-based recycling? by Eileen Brettler Berenyi, Ph.D., April 1999
The history of MRF processing: Perpetual change, by Jerry Powell, February 1999
Investigating health and safety at MRFs, October 1998
MegaMRFs: Ensuring recovered paper supply through commingled processing, May 1998
Wet -- and dry -- all over, April 1998
Sorting decks -- A directory of selected producers, April 1998
Lessons learned in the automated recovery of all plastic rigid containers, January 1998
Metals
Steel scrap in short supply, by Gregory L. Crawford;
November 2007
No industry is an island, by Leonard G. Shaw, Ph.D., March 2007
When will the hot steel markets cool off?, by Kivi Leroux Miller, December 2004
The magnetic duo, by Dave Heubel, May 2004
Problem or opportunity? Decompressing the aerosol can recycling dilemma, by Kivi Leroux Miller, February 2004
The declining success of aluminum can recycling, by Jennifer Gitlitz, January 2003
The road head: Imponderables in steel's future, by Jerry Powell, January 2003
Testing the mettle of recycling, by Jerry Powell, June 2002
Talking points: Steel, by Gregory L. Crawford, May 2002
Will steel industry consolidation solve the woes of ferrous scrap collectors and processors? by Jerry Powell, January 2002
From cans to autos: What the industry needs to do to advance aluminum recycling, by Patrick Kelly, January 2002
The expected uptick in aluminum can recycling markets, by Jerry Powell, June 2001
A Resource Recycling market assessment: Ferrous scrap, by Jerry Powell, February 2001
Top aluminum processors, by Jerry Powell, November 2000
The mad, mad world of steel recycling, by Jerry Powell, June 2000
Heavyweight market improvements for a lightweight metal, by Jerry Powell, March 2000
Aluminum can recycling: The return of optimism, by Jerry Powell, November 1999
Directory of U.S. and Canadian steel mini-mills, March 1999
Steeling for major recycling gains, June 1998
Can processing equipment -- A directory of selected producers, March 1998
Aluminum can buy-back recycling: The success story's sequel, March 1998
Paper
Grading the global trade, by Brian Stafford; February 2008
Recovered paper markets: A global commodity, by Bill Moore; November 2007
Gumming up the works, by John Reindl and John Piotrowski, May 2007
Keeping pace with China, by Editorial staff, February 2007
A small market for big gains, by Editorial staff, November 2006
Recovered paper: A global view, by Ilpo Ervasti, August 2006
Measuring paper collection, by Editorial staff, May 2006
The world OCC market, by William P. Moore, February 2006
Market deinked pulp: On the verge of resurgence?, by David Clapp, August 2005
Recycling: It starts with you, by Cathy Norris, August 2005
The future of fiber, by Tom Friberg, Terry Gerhardt and Conni Kunzler, February 2005
Paper recycling: Good for the economy, good for the environment, by Mark Starnes, June 2004
Recovered fiber: A European perspective, by Dr. Graham Moore, June 2004
Paper recycling markets: Today's key factors, by Jerry Powell, February 2004
Recovered paper's perfect storm: Could it happen again? by William Moore, November 2003
Know thy competition, by David Clapp, September 2003
Recovered paper: What is fueling demand in China? by David Clap, May 2003
Price risk management in the recovered paper market, by Jay Epstein, June 2003
Ups and Downs in Paper Recycling, by Timothy Krause, March 2003
Trends affecting the domestic recovered paper industry, by Peter Ince, January 2003
Recovered paper: Future challenges and opportunities, by Remy Esquenet, January 2003
The year of the price spike: Mixed signals and recycled paper markets in 1995, by Frank Ackerman and Kevin Gallagher, August 2002
The second time around (deinking pulp mills), by Fred Iannazzi, June 2002
Recycled paper: Plenty available — now let's all use it! by Gerard Gleason, Susan Kinsella and Victoria Mills, February 2002
In my opinion ... If your mother says she loves you, check it out, by Mark Starnes, February 2002
Talking points: Paper — How to achieve 50 percent, by George Elder, February 2002
Paper recycling from start to Finnish, by Timothy Krause, December 2001
Looking north: Paper recycling in Canada, by David W. Church, August 2001
International markets for recovered paper, by David Clapp, May 2001
A lexicon of key paper recycling terms, February 2001
A Resource Recycling market assessment: Recovered paper, by Jerry Powell, February 2001
Document destruction companies and recycling, by Timothy Krause, February 2001
Adhesives make paper recycling a sticky situation, by Timothy Krause, September 2000
Today's paper recycling report: stormy; The long-term forecast: improving weather, by Jerry Powell, September 2000
Electronic commerce for recovered paper, by Mary Cesar, June 2000
Pushing the envelope on paper recovery, by Fred Iannazzi, June 2000
Leading processors and consumers of recovered paper, by Jerry Powell, June 2000
Keeping an eye on recovered paper sorting, by Felix Hottenstein, Gary Kenny, Tom Friberg and Mike Jackson, March 2000
Following a cross-country paper trail, by Ken McEntee, March 2000
Changing collection creates challenges for paper mills, by Mary Cesar and Tara Kern, November 1999
Expanding demand for residential mixed paper, by Dan Krivit, Bill Moore and Janet Berryhill, November 1999
Quality and innovation: Winning paper recycling programs, by Conni Kunzler, November 1999
Calculating the national paper recovery rate, by Stan Lancey, Ph.D., September 1999
Recovered paper: The market heats up, by Jerry Powell, August 1999
The long-term recovered paper market: Key trends, by Jerry Powell, August 1999
Leading processors and consumers of recovered paper, August 1999
Magazines: Where recycling demand exceeds supply, by Bill Moore, June 1999
Commingled makes the news(print), by Kathern Sparks, June 1999
A decade of progress in U.S. paper recovery, 1989-1998, by Fred Iannazzi, June 1999
Recovering waxed corrugated containers, by Cheryl R. Young, March 1999
The economic future of recycled paper, by Jobe Morrison, January 1999
Recycling at work: A way to increase office paper recovery, by Imoni Washington, January 1999
Can we reach 40 percent recovered paper use in newsprint by 2000? November 1998
Recycled paper buyers, where are you? November 1998
Awards showcase the best practices in paper recycling, November 1998
Every dog has its day, September 1998
Is the recovered paper goal out of reach? August 1998
Asian currency crisis affects U.S. recovered paper markets, June 1998
Critical issues in paper recovery, June 1998
MegaMRFs: Ensuring recovered paper supply through commingled processing, May 1998
Seven hot trends in paper recycling, April 1998
Sorting decks -- A directory of selected producers, April 1998
An opportunity for recovered fiber and allied paper products, April 1998
Who's who in the North American recovered paper industry, April 1998
An American in Paris, January 1998
When will OCC prices improve? January 1998
Plastics
The plastic age, by Justin Gast; February 2008
Going green with school milk, by Pat Rheel; November 2007
Wrapping up packaging waste, by Cathy Cirko; October 2007
Bio-based plastics: Navigating the trade-offs, by Nina Bellucci Butler; August 2007
Moving beyond No. 1 and No. 2, by Sandi Childs; July 2007
What's in store for plastic bags?, by Nina Bellucci Butler, June 2007
Reaping the plastics harvest, by Lisa Friends, June 2007
Water, water everywhere, by Pat Franklin, June 2007
E-plastics: A fast growing problem, by Monica N. Danon-Schaffer and John R. Grace, Ph.D., February 2007
The new gold rush: Mining the plastics markets, by Steven R. Stein, October 2006
Prioritizing recovery efforts, part 2: Opportunities for increased beverage container recovery, by Ted Siegler, Natalie Starr and Marc Daudon, September 2006
Prioritizing recovery efforts, part 1: Where are containers consumed?, by Kevin Dietly and Kate Krebs, August 2006
Eight degrees of separation, by Justin Gast, July 2006
Riding the HDPE rollercoaster, by Kim Holmes, June 2006
From bags to riches, by Beth Bailey, February 2006
A PET bottle recycling status report, by Mike Schedler, February 2006
Room to improve: Canada's plastic bottle recycling rates, by Cathy Cirko, June 2005
Pouring through the numbers: Factors fueling the hot plastics market, by Kim Holmes, June 2005
Sweating the litter things, by Steven R. Stein, May 2005
Gasifying plastic residues to produce energy, by Cathy Cirko, October 2004
Are bottle bills still relevant?, by Jenny Gitlitz, September 2004
PET recovery blossoms north of the border, by Mark McKenney, March 2004
Recovering Canada's containers, by Clarissa Morawski, January 2004
The squeeze is on in plastics recycling by
Jerry Powell, November 2003
Recycling in Cyberspace: "Farming with
plastic", by Roger M. Guttentag, June 2003
Plastic sorting technologies under the microscope, by Cathy Cirko and Bob Graham, June 2003
The status of all-plastic-bottle recycling collection, by Judith Dunbar, June 2003
Chasing threes through sevens, by the editorial staff of Resource Recycling, February 2003
Key questions in PET bottle recycling, by Jerry Powell, November 2002
Constructing a recycled plastic lumber market, by Cathy Cirko, November 2002
PET bottle recycling: Do the Europeans know the way? by Jerry Powell, August 2002
Milk'n the System, by Clarissa Morawski, August 2002
Get Ready for a New and Different PET Recycling Market, by Jerry Powell, April 2002
Team Canada scores on beverage container recycling, by Clarissa Morawski, April 2002
Understanding bottle container recycling, by Edward Boisson, Chuck McLendon, Bill Franklin, John Stutz and Jeff Morris, February 2002
Improving the recycling of plastics from electronics, by Timothy Krause, January 2002
Building the recycled plastic lumber industry, by Alan E. Robbins, October 2001
Increasing demand for recycled plastics, by Cathy Cirko, October 2001
Plastics: A question of markets, by Jerry Powell, August 2001
All plastic bottles all around the country, by Timothy Krause, April 2001
Plastic: In a changing state, by Jerry Powell, January 2001
Peeling away the layers, by David Cornell, October 2000
Plastics recycling: Changing markets are the news, by Jerry Powell, October 2000
Leading reclaimers and processors of plastic containers, by Jerry Powell, October 2000
Plastic films: The new commodity on the block, by John Yeasting, August 2000
Breaking bottlenecks in plastic bottle recovery, by Ron Perkins and Barbara Halpin, June 2000
Sensing changes when sorting plastics, by Felix Hottenstein and Gary Kenny, May 2000
Plastics perspective: Canadian recovery year-in-review, by Cathy Cirko, January 2000
Recovering plastic film at a mixed-waste MRF, by Marc Daudon, Barbara Halpin and Ron Perkins, December 1999
Leading processors and reclaimers of plastic containers, October 1999
Structured applications for recycling plastic lumber, by Dr. Prabhat Krishnaswamy and Donna Stusek, October 1999
Treading new ground: Athletic shoes see new life, by Jim Goddard, October 1999
Where recycling meets marketing, by Cathy Cirko, October, 1999
Beer in plastic: Recycling's minor bump or major barrier? by Jerry Powell, October 1999
Identifying processing efficiencies for PE film, by Cathy Cirko, May 1999
Stiff competition: Plastic lumber makers shape the market, by Kathern Sparks, May 1999
Sorting plastic bottles for recycling, by Ted Siegler and Ron Perkins, February 1999
Is a supply imbalance developing for post-consumer PET? by Andrew Noone, February 1999
Opportunities and challenges for reusable plastic containers, October 1998
What's new with plastic lumber? October 1998
Recycling plastic motor oil bottles, October 1998
Plastics processing equipment -- A directory of selected manufacturers, October 1998
Time and cost to collect all plastic bottles, May 1998
Best practices in PET recycling, February 1998
PET recycling: The view from NAPCOR, February 1998
Lessons learned in the automated recovery of all plastic rigid containers, January 1998
Talking Points
Left out in the cold, by Matthew Todd; April
2008
Building a greener future, by Brian Glasbrenner; February 2008
A heaping helping of holiday waste, by Steve Mojo; December 2007
Providing extended and convenient consumer choices, by Marc Pearl; October 2007
Recycling away from home, by Ellen Telander; September 2007
A new era of environmental responsibility, by Kate Krebs; August 2007
HDPE bottle recycling: How stands the nation?, by Steve Alexander, May 2007
The sky's the limit, by Kris Kiser, May 2007
Raise your beverage container high, by Jeff Cooper, April 2007
Taking an integrated approach, by John Stockbridge, April 2007
Marching to the beat of a compost drum, by Susan Antler, March 2007
The paper dragon, by Bill Moore, February 2007
Exporting e-scrap: An evolving issue, by Ray Moreau, January 2007
Whose priorities? by Pat Franklin and Jenny Gitlitz, November 2006
Compost: What are compost marketing best practices, by Dan Noble, May 2006
Beyond sustainability, by Sandi Childs, October 2006
Re-branding recycling, by Kate Krebs, October 2006
Aluminum: Consumer demands drive the packaging market, by Robert Budway, April 2006
Construction and Demolition: A stinky situation, by Jim Taylor, April 2006
Recovered Plastics: What's rattling around in the APR's mind?, by David Cornell, February 2006
Compost: Compost takes center stage, by Susan Antler, January 2006
Financial Incentives: Rising to meet the challenge, by John H. Skinner, Ph.D.
National Recycling Coalition: Crafting the new pro-recycling arguments, by Kate Krebs, August 2005
Bottle Bills: Litter things cost a lot, by Pat Franklin, July 2005
What works and what doesn't work in the scrap tire industry, by Michael Blumenthal, October 2001
Tires
Where the rubber meets the road, by Aerji Amirkhanian, Ph.D.; January 2008
Used steel from used tires, by Editorial staff; December 2007
Now we're cookin' with rubber?, by Editorial staff, June 2007
Bigger, faster, stronger markets, by Michael Blumenthal, January 2007
Tires pave the way, by Ed Boisson, June 2006
Recycling scrap tires through devulcanization, by George Savage and Luis Diaz, June 2005
Progress in scrap tire management, by Michael Blumenthal, September 2004
Scrap tires pave the way, by Serji Amirkhanian, Ph.D., September 2004
More than crumb rubber, by George Savage, May 2004.
Tire recycling falls prey to partisan politics, by Terry Leveille, December 2003
Sizing up the crumb rubber market, by Nongnard Sunthonpagasit and Michael R. Duffy, April 2003
Scrap Tires in Full Swing, by Dr. Robert C. Amme, Gregory Meredith, Nathan Gould and Nathan Laramie, March 2003
Scrap tire realities, by Michael Blumenthal, September 2002
Changing tires, by Robert W. Wassmer, Ph.D., September 2002
Tire recycling choices made easy: Results of recent findings, by Jeffrey Morris, Ph.D., March 2002
What's up with scrap tires? A market update, by Michael Blumenthal, April 2001
Making good on a tire bill, by Terry Leveille, December 2000
Scrap tire bills add up, by Michael Blumenthal and John Serumgard, April 2000
Where the rubber meets the road, by Todd Dickson, April 2000
What's the story with ground rubber markets? by Michael Blumenthal and John
Serumgard, December 1999
The scrap tire industry: 1998-2000, by Michael Blumenthal and John Serumgard, April 1999
Scrap tire disposal: Survey of state programs, Salim Douglah and Dr. Jess Everett, April 1999
Civil engineering applications of scrap tires: An emerging market, December 1998
Scrap tire processing equipment -- A directory of selected manufacturers, December 1998
The tire and rubber industry: Leading a dynamic lifecycle, March 1998
Scrap tire market development: The impact of state programs, March 1998