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Graduate Student Maelynn Dickson Researches Campus Recycling

By the time Maelynn Dickson sits down to write her master’s thesis, she will have completed more than 10 dumpster audits to assess waste diversion behaviors at Cal State Fullerton. The geography student’s research, “Promoting Successful Campus-wide Sustainability Through Hands-on Education,” collects data on recyclable materials from the Humanities-Social Sciences Building…

Republic Services Acquires Nation’s Largest Recycling Processing Center

Republic Services Acquires Nation’s Largest Recycling Processing Center

The country’s second-biggest waste-removal company is acquiring the nation’s largest independent recycling processor. The new company will be focused on going-green in geographies that are, so far, behind. The acquisition involves 26 recycling centers in 14 states, primarily in locations where Phoenix-based Republic Services already operates. By acquiring North Carolina-based…