Chapter 719, Acts of 2010 entitled “Solid Waste Management – Recycling and Source Reduction Study,” and effective October 1, 2010 required the Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE” or “Department”) to conduct a study to evaluate solid waste management processes that reduce the solid waste stream through recycling and source reduction.
Click here to view a DRAFT of the final recommendations of MDE and the Study Group.
The Maryland Recycling Network (MRN) represents individuals and organizations from every facet of recycling who join together to promote the 3 "R's" of recycling - sustainable reduction, reuse and recycling of materials otherwise destined for disposal.
Welcome to the Maryland Recycling Network Website!
The Maryland Recycling Network (MRN) represents individuals and organizations from every facet of recycling who join together to promote the 3 "R's" of recycling - sustainable reduction, reuse and recycling of materials otherwise destined for disposal.
Inside you can find:
Recent blog posts
- Other voices: WTE plants don´t remove need for landfills
- R2 Solutions announces the release of the draft R2 Guidance for public review
- MRN 2011 Industry Survey Results Are In!
- “From Birth to Rebirth: Will Product Stewardship Save Resources?”
- Degradable Additives - What Do You Think?
- MRN President Wins 2011 SWANA Grant H. Flint International Scholarship Award!
- Whose Math is the True Math?
Recycling in the News
Area News
Annapolis restaurant eliminates garbage
MD BIZ: Firm to build garbage-to-fuel plant in Iowa, Virginia
Delay sought for trash-burning power plant in Fairfield
New Hagerstown solid-waste program expands service at lower cost
Used oil recycling plant planned for Baltimore, Md.
Hagerstown City Council to consider various trash, recycling options
Taking Another Look at Plastic Resin Code Standards
Howard to begin food scraps recycling pilot program
Carroll County takes on polystyrene recycling
Value Added: Going green almost left him in the red
Northern Landfill First In Central Md. To Recycle Styrofoam
National News
USDA Announces Support for a New Advanced Biofuel Production Facility
TerraCycle tries to ‘revolutionize’ disposable diapers
Petition drive fails; Seattle plastic bag ban moves forward
National "Hard to Recycle" Recycle By Mail Program Launches!
Midlands councils unite to recycle road sweepings
Carbon dioxide super-scrubber? Potential good news in global warming fight.
Teens for Jeans Program Launched by Aeropostale
Website pitches local recycling program in Summit County
Reuse of WEEE: widening the cycle of materials
Jobs from container deposit programs
Panasonic Launches Appliances Made with Recycled Resources
New Plastics Recycling Website for Recycling Professionals
Ralphie's Green Stampede Initiative - Zero Waste Football Stadium
California sues biodegradable plastic firms
Senate Resolution 251 re Recycling Passes Unanimously
Airport to use worm-based composting system at new recycling center
Conclusions drawn from e-waste study questioned
The Urban Quest for 'Zero' Waste
GM Earns $1bn a Year From Recycling
Single-stream recycling fails in Auburn, Maine
Waste Collection Sucks at $5.5 Billion Qatar Development
Unwasted: The Future of Business on Earth
Department rebrands itself, encourages Austinites to rethink
Kretsloppsarken. Recycling or amusement park?
Colleges Banning Sale Of Bottled Water On Campus
Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Challenge wins award
Sustainability Case Study: Wal-Mart Zeros In On Zero Waste
Federal Legislation Would Fund Research into E-Waste Recycling
Video from Recycling BIN Summit 8/9/11 in Stockton, CA
Garbage Museum 'Hopeful' It Will Stay Open
Click here to view past news postings.
From Curbside to Commerce The Right Connection
Looking for more recycling news?
- Resource Recycling publishes three free enewsletters each week that are chock full of important recycling news, feature stories and interesting tidbits. Subscribe for free by contacting jpowell [at] resource-recycling [dot] com.
- The REsource, Baltimore County's solid waste REduction, REuse, REcycling and REfuse disposal newsletter
What's your favorite recycling news source? Please let us know and we'll add to the list. Email us at info [at] marylandrecyclingnetwork [dot] org. Thanks.