From its office in East Hartford, Conn., Oakleaf Waste Management helps oversee the fate of tons of solid waste and scrap materials, all without deploying a single truck, baler or compactor. Instead, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WWTI) — New regulations have been proposed targeting the improvement of food scrap recycling and preventing food waste in New York State. The New York State Department of Environmental ...

Looking at the figures recorded by the World Bank, the annual waste production will elevate by 73% and reach 3.88 billion tonnes by 2050. This is likely a byproduct of a growing population, and it ...

Demand from both domestic and overseas buyers has contributed to modest upward price pressure on ferrous scrap grades in the U.S. While higher prices can be beneficial, scrap processors will be more ...

As a late starter in this industrial space, the country’s scrap generation is relatively low. A large share of domestic scrap consumption of ferrous and non-ferrous metals is met through imports.

Despite what the name would suggest, “scrap” metal isn’t simply useless waste. Thanks to modern technology, scrap metal can be recycled and repurposed into new products, reducing the environmental and ...