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Single and Dual-Stream Recycling

Recycling programs have been shifting from a dual-stream approach, requiring residents to separate different recyclable materials, to a single-stream approach, which commingles various materials into the same container. Typically the single-stream approach is more convenient for consumers, boosting the overall recycling rate, and at the same time, reducing the cost of curbside collection. Commingled material poses additional challenges due to sorting and less revenue due to contamination.

Zero Waste, Zero Landfill and Role for Recycling
This article introduces the concept of Zero Waste, Zero Solid Waste or Zero Landfill, and the Benefits of Zero Waste.

The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Single-Stream Collection Systems
This report, authored by Clarissa Morawski of CM Consulting for the Container Recycling Institute, describes the evolution of single-stream recycling in the United States, the recent downturn in the scrap market for all recyclable materials, and explains factors affecting collection costs. Moreover, this study examines the impacts of singlestream recycling, as compared to other methods, on every step of the recycling process.

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Single Stream Recycling Equipment System Providers
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Single-Stream and Dual-Stream Recycling Study
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Zero Landfill - Zero Solid Waste Programs for Business
This article describes the basics of the Zero Landfill concept, and looks at the case study of Honda in North America.

Reusable Packaging Aids in Waste Reduction
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Reusable Packaging Survey
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One Man’s Waste…Recycling Targets Exotic Recyclables
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Windshield Recycling Programs Launched
Windshields have been looked at as difficult to recycle in the past, due to the layers of glass sandwiching a plastic membrane, which helps prevent glass from flying in the case of an accident. Now, however, technology for recycling has improved, and increasingly, windshield replacement suppliers are offering recycling programs.

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