Industry preps for recycling mandates

Holy scrap

Published: September 19, 2011
Tags: CG Schmidt, Monroe Clinic, recycle, Schuhmacher

Recovery mission

Published: May 31, 2011
Tags: Harnack, MDR Group, Milwaukee Gray Iron, recycle, West Allis

Taking out the trash

Published: March 7, 2011
Tags: budget, Durrell Davis, Racine, recycle, Scott Walker

Setting new standards

Published: October 27, 2010
Tags: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Milwaukee, recycle, student, union, University of Wisconsin, UW-Superior, waste, WasteCap Resource Solutions Inc., Wisconsin Division of State Facilities, Workshop Architects Inc., Yellowjacket Union

Big Diverter, New Construction Wisconsin Division of State Facilities

New technology isn’t just fluff

Published: March 10, 2010
Tags: BidBlog, blog, fluff, GET, Green Enviro Tech, Knoedler, recycle, scrap metal

By Ann Knoedler Did you know that auto shredder residue is called fluff? Sounds harmless doesn’t it? It’s what’s left over after a vehicle has been stripped of recyclable parts, and is primarily a mixture of various plastics, rubber, miscellaneous metals, cloth, etc. The problem is that scrap metal dealers don’t have the technology to [...]

Costs, rules threaten deconstruction plan

Published: February 4, 2010
Tags: deconstruction, Deconstruction Inc., demolition, Milwaukee, Ortiz, prevailing wages, recycle, Runner, Seeliger, The Reuse People of America, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

By Sean Ryan Higher costs and new permit rules stand in the way of Milwaukee’s plan to start an eco-friendly program for tearing down buildings. The city plans to use part of a $25 million federal housing grant it received in January to start a training program based on deconstruction. The program is intended to [...]

Madison residents eagerly recycling plastic bags (8:17 a.m. 12/30/09)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison residents seem to be reacting favorably to a recent mandate to recycle plastic bags. The recycling bins filled up so quickly that crews had to empty them twice in the last week or so. Before the program started Dec. 21, one official expected the bins would need to emptied twice [...]

Madison residents must recycle plastic bags

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison residents are now required to recycle clean plastic bags. According to a new law that took effect Saturday, residents have to take the plastic bags to any of 10 city drop-off sites or private plastic bag recycling locations. Fines range from $100 to $400 a year. But city recycling coordinator [...]