by Joel Galloway | Sep 29, 2026 | Social
George Municipality – Eyes in the sky for cleaner streets. Oakland’s new AI-powered drones will identify trash hotspots and help crews clean them up faster, making neighborhoods cleaner and safer. City leaders hope the program will help reduce persistent dumping...
by Joel Galloway | Sep 24, 2026 | Social
GMK Center – Global scrap prices are rising as supply remains tight across key markets, supporting stronger margins and creating favorable conditions for recyclers, processors, and steelmakers. For recyclers, rising prices can support stronger margins and...
by Joel Galloway | Sep 22, 2026 | Social
CoPIRG Foundation – Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program is designed to make recycling easier, more consistent, and more widely available by requiring producers to fund and improve the recycling system. The program, which begins rolling out...
by Joel Galloway | Sep 17, 2026 | Social
Carbon Credits – Copper has reached seven new monthly high averages, with strong demand from power grid upgrades needed for renewable energy integration and increasing electricity demand helping drive the market higher. Despite recent price swings, copper demand...
by Joel Galloway | Sep 15, 2026 | Social
Travel + Leisure – More than 1.3 million plastic bottles were collected during the world’s largest single-day beach and waterway cleanup, highlighting the ongoing challenge of plastic pollution. Bottles and caps remain some of the most prevalent contaminants...
