The recent unexpected collapse in oil prices is putting the squeeze on the recycling industry. As a result of crashing crude prices, it's cheaper for plastics companies to use new or virgin ...

But the economics of recycling has many other layers ... 3 to 7 plastics, magazines, telephone books and the like are often recycled on the mainland, but, in Hawaii, these low-value recyclables ...

But many books slated for “recycling” are likely ... “If you can’t take my word for it, that’s fine,” he said. The economics of recycling have changed dramatically, said Brandon ...

To move forward, we need systemic changes that align the economics of recycling with sustainability goals. This could include public policies that incentivize the use of recycled materials ...

Unfortunately, many books—after they have reached the end of their useful lives—end up in landfills. To address this, the NWF, McGraw-Hill and NewPage Corp. entered into a collaborative project to ...

Given the unforgiving economics relating to plastic recycling, it makes more sense to encourage the use of beverage containers that are not so problematic. In short: legislators should incentivize ...

The remaining books and materials are thrown away. A 2012 study on textbook recycling estimated that 640,000 tons, or 320 million books, are discarded in landfills every year. If there were a ...

The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation (ICPLFF) and the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center have launched a collaborative program in an effort to recycle books. Books in good ...