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Donco Recycling Solutions Celebrates 50 Years (10/09)
Donco Recycling Solutions has reached a milestone
that any business would be proud of, especially
in cyclical markets such as scrap.This year, the
company is celebrating 50 years in business. Read More
Family Recycling biz turns garbage to gold (09/09)
Since Donco Recycling Solutions opened its doors 50 years ago, the Chicago-based family business has created a legacy of finding profitable markets - often surprising markets - for manufacturing waste that would otherwise go to landfills. Read More
Heap of Trouble for Recycling Industry (04/09)
Sustainability may be the new buzzword, but one of its most well-established routes-and an industry that has, against all odds, trained millions of Americans to rethink waste-is under threat. Read More
China's Big Recycling Market Is Sagging (03/09)
BEIJING - Each morning Tian Wengui emerges from the home he makes under a bridge here, two large sacks slung over his shoulder. Through the day, and well into the night, he scours garbage cans for soda bottles, soy sauce containers and cooking oil jugs. Selling the refuse to one of Beijing's ubiquitous recycling depots, Mr. Tian can earn $3 on a good day.
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Containerboard Mills: Thousands of Tons of Output Cut (02/09)
Containerboard is a form of paperboard manufactured from natural, unbleached wood fibers. The composition of containerboard varies depending on wood types, pulping processes and quantity of recycled materials. More than 100 million tons of containerboard is produced each year. Read More
Back at Junk Value, Recyclables Are Piling Up (12/08)
Trash has crashed. The economic downturn has decimated the market for recycled materials like cardboard, plastic, newspaper and metals. Across the country, this junk is accumulating by the ton in the yards and warehouses of recycling contractors, which are unable to find buyers or are unwilling to sell at rock-bottom prices. Read More