Newton, MA – For more than 20 years, ALA Recycling Industries has been a premier recycling processor nationwide for manufacturing, furniture and housewares facilities, national distribution and warehouse companies, medical installations, legal and real estate offices and municipal government installations. They are also one of the largest recyclers and suppliers for Gaylord Boxes in the…
United States: Owing mainly to a growing emphasis on sustainability in the packaging sector, as well as notable processing and sorting advancements, US demand for post-consumer plastic will rise 6.5% per year to 3.5 billion pounds by 2016, according to the latest study from the Freedonia Group Inc. Packaging will continue to be the leading…
America Recycles Day – Nov. 15th 2012 Since 1997, communities across the country have come together on November 15 to celebrate America Recycles Day. It is one day to educate and motivate. One day to get our neighbors, friends and community leaders excited about what can be accomplished when we all work together. One day…
Approximately 3.5 million tons of electronics were recycled by the domestic recycling industry in 2010, a report from the International Data Corporation said. The e-waste recycling industry employs more than 30,000 workers and has an estimated revenue of more than $5 billion, said David Daoud, the company’s research director. “This survey shows a booming…
This article was originally published by wasterecyclingnews.com Saint Consulting Group each year surveys Americans about their property development preferences. And every time in the survey´s first five years, landfills come out as public enemy No. 1. Make that six years. Landfills once again top the list of unwanted projects. It´s a Who´s Who of unwelcome…
Plastic: Too Good to Throw Away By SUSAN FREINKEL Published: March 17, 2011 SINCE the 1930s, when the product first hit the market, there has been a plastic toothbrush in every American bathroom. But if you are one of the growing number of people seeking to purge plastic from their lives, you can now buy…