How Is Plastic Recycled?

How Is Plastic Recycled?

What happens after mixed recycling gets tossed into your bin? Let’s walk through the recycling process for plastic: 1. Collection Waste Haulers collect mixed recycling materials, also known as single stream, from homes and businesses. In Sioux Falls, there are over 20...
How Are Metal Cans Recycled?

How Are Metal Cans Recycled?

What happens after mixed recycling gets tossed into your bin? Let’s walk through the recycling process for metal: 1. Collection Waste Haulers collect mixed recycling materials, also known as single stream, from homes and businesses. In Sioux Falls, there are over 20...
How is Paper and Cardboard Recycled?

How is Paper and Cardboard Recycled?

What happens after mixed recycling gets tossed into your bin? Let’s walk through the recycling process for paper and cardboard: 1. Collection Waste Haulers collect mixed recycling materials, also known as single stream, from homes and businesses. In Sioux Falls,...
What’s Wrong with Asian Cardboard?

What’s Wrong with Asian Cardboard?

What is Asian? The production of boxes overseas varies greatly from boxes made in the U.S. – the main difference being the fiber yield. Non-Domestic, also referred to as Asian OCC,  is made of lower fiber quality due to virgin fiber shortages in those countries,...
ISRI Specs Update

ISRI Specs Update

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) updated their Scrap Specifications in April to include new glass and inbound mixed-recycling specifications. These changes were made to help understand the challenges processors face when working with complex...