Waste Bus. Journal

James Thompson is a Principal of Waste Business Journal, a research and consulting firm dedicated to the waste management industry.

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Big Gains in Landfill Disposal Pricing; Up 6% for the Year on Average
Landfill pricing is up 5.4 percent for the year so far. The national average is now $62.92 per ton of MSW, up from $59.72 in December 2021.
https://t.co/vspHrFSiYV
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What We’ve Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 3 of 3)
Contamination, whether it stems from organics or incompatible materials in the recovery stream, is one of the biggest problems facing business-as-usual (BAU) recycling.
https://t.co/leoMBXpCyd

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The Federal Budget Should Support Expansion of America’s Recycling Infrastructure https://t.co/DTocgaJ4nP

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Landfill Waste Costs Continued to Rise in 2016
The average price to landfill a ton of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the US continues its slow, steady rise to nearly $49 last month.
https://t.co/kOYyaZSIE5

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It’s Possible to Change the World, No Matter Where You Are
The U.S. produces well over 400 million tons of trash each year and my job is to deal with a very tiny drop in that bucket. Seldom does a week go by when a citizen asks me why they can’t recycl...
https://t.co/NvkMPYtMr2

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What We’ve Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 3 of 3)
Contamination, whether it stems from organics or incompatible materials in the recovery stream, is one of the biggest problems facing business-as-usual (BAU) recycling.
https://t.co/leoMBXpCyd

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What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 1 of 3)
When materials are separate and relatively clean, they are called feedstocks. When they are mashed together after discarding, they are called garbage, even though the molecules have not changed.
https://t.co/8uV2hxdXk4

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Lifecycle Thinking Across the Value Chain
SMM encourages life cycle based decision making for collaborative and integrative approaches to problem solving.
https://t.co/u46xwyQ4IK

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What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 2 of 3)
Today's dirty MRFs are like a golf cart being sold as a family vehicle. They are being asked to do something that they were not designed to do and, not surprisingly, do not do it very well.
https://t.co/tiLhf9SXYg

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What We’ve Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 3 of 3)
Mixed waste processing—done right—can 1) ensure 100% participation, 2) divert up to 95% fr landfills & 3) refocus consumers on the purchase decision vs disposal…sounds almost too good to be true!
https://t.co/leoMBXpCyd

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Landfill Waste Costs Continued to Rise in 2016 https://t.co/kOYyaZSIE5

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What We’ve Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 3 of 3)
Contamination, whether it stems from organics or incompatible materials in the recovery stream, is one of the biggest problems facing business-as-usual (BAU) recycling.
https://t.co/leoMBXpCyd

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Talkin' Trash: What is the key to higher recycling rates?
As more cities set high diversion rate targets, some industry leaders view mixed waste processing as a clear solution. Other industry professionals remain opposed to the idea on principle.
https://t.co/eb1nxSiAkm

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Recyclable Products Need Convenient Recycling Programs The SPC’s study showed that only 68% of Americans have a curbside recycling program accepting cans...[and] it needs to be stressed that not all curbside programs are convenient.
https://t.co/QQIiSq0sOr

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Environmental Leading Practice: Color-Coding Recycling Collection
Using “leading practices” in recycling collection can possibly achieve diversion of 90 percent of discarded materials, based on recent waste characterization studies.
https://t.co/pPbq2nGKcY

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Peak Packaging: the Milestone Nobody Knew to Celebrate
While absolute packaging generation appears to have plateaued, other ways of framing the data tells a very different story.
https://t.co/CJujDnglLI

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The Cost to Landfill MSW in the US Continues to Rise Despite Soft Demand
The average price to dispose municipal solid waste (MSW) has edged up to $50.60 per ton last month, up about 3.5% over the average price in 2016.
https://t.co/1jRtGcPDIs

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China's Import Ban is a "Sputnik" Moment for Global Recycling
China’s announcement that it will ban the import of mixed paper and plastic beginning in 2018 fundamentally changes the structure and dynamic of global commodities markets.
https://t.co/qQpEwYHjmC

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What We’ve Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 3 of 3)
Contamination, whether it stems from organics or incompatible materials in the recovery stream, is one of the biggest problems facing business-as-usual (BAU) recycling.
https://t.co/leoMBXpCyd

[Waste Bus. Journal @wasteinfo]

What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 1 of 3)
When materials are separate and relatively clean, they are called feedstocks. When they are mashed together after discarding, they are called garbage, even though the molecules have not changed.
https://t.co/8uV2hwWlVu