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December Fire Report: A Plea to the Tobacco Industry
2025-12-03 14:12:56| Waste Age
As we approach the end of the year, the waste and recycling industry is unfortunately on track to reach a record number of publicly reported facility fire incidents in the US & Canada, driven largely by improperly discarded lithium-ion batteries, including vapes.
Category:Energy and Environment
Columbia, MO to Rebuild Destroyed Recycling Center
2025-12-02 15:06:43| Waste Age
The City Council of Columbia, Mo., voted this week to rebuild the city's recycling center, which was destroyed by a tornado.
Category:Energy and Environment
Call2Recycle Expands Its Vape Device Recycling Program in Quebec
2025-12-02 14:58:43| Waste Age
Call2Recycle, Canada's leading organization for battery collection and recycling, is expanding its Recycle Your Vapes program in Quebec to include cannabis vape devices.
Category:Energy and Environment
How Wastewater Plants are Becoming Green Energy Hubs
2025-12-02 14:49:23| Waste Age
Greater Peoria Sanitary District (GPSD) treats 20 to 25 million gallons of wastewater each day and uses some of the resulting biogas to heat its boilers while flaring the rest. But now the Illinois utility has other plans for some of the excess and is banking on monetary and environmental returns.
Category:Energy and Environment
Techbros Electronic Recycle & ITAD Announces Partnership with the Phoenix Suns, Expanding Circularity and Sustainability Education Across Arizona
2025-12-02 13:30:00| Waste Age
Techbros Electronic Recycle & ITAD, Arizona's fastest growing certified electronics recycling and IT asset disposition company, proudly announces its partnership with the Phoenix Suns, unlocking a new chapter in statewide sustainability, circular technology education, and community-driven environmental impact.
Category:Energy and Environment