by jondabach | May 12, 2017 | Recycling
Here at Berg Mill, we know all about materials recycling. So much so that we sometimes take the process for granted. But we realize that not everyone knows what goes into the process of recycling our reusable trash, so we teamed up with the experienced educators...
by jondabach | May 9, 2017 | Recycling
While municipalities and MRFs are struggling to contend with the challenges of recycling glass in popular single-stream collection programs, enterprising businesses could potentially profit by implementing creative glass recycling systems and connecting with primary...
by jondabach | May 1, 2017 | Recycling
There’s a ton of plastic floating in our oceans. In fact, about 8 million metric tons of plastic waste found its way into the sea in 2010 alone. The 2 billion people living in communities within 30 miles of the coast generated over one-third of the 275 million metric...
by jondabach | Apr 27, 2017 | News Brief
Sea containers loaded with plastic scrap from all over the world are not able to enter the People’s Republic of China due to the National Sword inspection regiment. These 5,000 sea containers are currently located in Hong Kong, where they may be auctioned off. They...
by jondabach | Apr 27, 2017 | News Brief
The high annual cost of glass recycling is having an impact on material recovery facilities. There is an annual net cost of $150 million for material recovery facilities as well as their municipal partners to move recovered glass downstream. To ensure the viability of...
