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Rethinking Recycling Success at the Olympics
2026-03-04 13:00:00| Waste Age
Fresh off the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, questions remain about what recycling success looks like at that scale. Circular Solutions founder J.T. Marburger says measurement challenges persist even in Europes more mature policy and infrastructure environments. In this Q&A, he explains why recycling performance is harder to verify than many other sustainability efforts and what credible proof would require at Olympic scale.
Category:Energy and Environment
Only One-Third of Glass is Recycled. GRFs 2025 Report Shows How Communities Are Changing That
2026-03-03 21:26:36| Waste Age
The Glass Recycling Foundation (GRF) has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting measurable progress in strengthening glass recycling systems across the U.S through strategic grantmaking and industry collaboration. At a time when only one-third of glass is currently recovered for recycling and 9.2 million tons of glass still go to landfills annually, GRFs work continues to address infrastructure gaps and expand access to glass recycling.
Category:Energy and Environment
My Green Michigan Expands Statewide Food Waste Infrastructure with Industrial Depackaging
2026-03-03 21:00:34| Waste Age
My Green Michigan, the largest Michigan-owned food waste recycler, has begun operating its Tiger Depack HS90 industrial depackaging unit, expanding statewide capacity to process packaged food at scale.
Category:Energy and Environment
OC Waste & Recycling Announces $6M in Grant Funding Towards Regional Edible Food Recovery in Orange County
2026-03-03 14:51:41| Waste Age
OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) is now accepting applications for the Regional Recycling and Edible Food Recovery Grant, a competitive five-year grant program designed to expand edible food recovery infrastructure and support statewide recycling and waste-reduction mandates.
Category:Energy and Environment
Cullet LLC Forms Cullet Ohio to Acquire Repeat Glass Assets and Establish Midwest Glass Reuse & Recycling Platform
2026-03-03 14:45:52| Waste Age
Cullet LLC, a company building circular glass systems and infrastructure, announced the formation of Cullet Ohio, a new regional operating entity created to acquire the assets of Repeat Glass LLC, a Northeast Ohio glass recycling company.
Category:Energy and Environment