SCS Blog

October 18, 2017

Sources of Grant Funding for Solid Waste Projects

In this SCS blog, Ryan Duckett and Quinn Albertson share information about underutilized funding sources to help finance recycling, composting, collection and landfill systems improvements.

October 10, 2017

Is your facility’s odor management strategy reactive or proactive? 

As a result of its efforts, Facility No. 2 has seen no litigation or enforcement action related to odors, despite very close neighboring residences. Odor complaints have been reduced by more than 50 percent and, when complaints do occur, they come directly to the facility rather than through regulatory ...

October 9, 2017

Evaluating Recycling Commodity Prices for Project Feasibility

The U.S. is heavily dependent on the Chinese market for absorbing a major percentage of recyclable paper and plastics we generate. So, potential changes to that market initiated by the Chinese is a cause for concern and for assessing contingencies. Officials for the Scrap Recycling Industries, China Scrap Plastics Association, and Bureau ...

October 5, 2017

NYC Compost Project Hosted by Big Reuse

The NYC Compost Project works to rebuild NYC’s soils by providing New Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to produce and use compost locally. The compost facility is part of the NYC Compost Project, and part of a community-scale composting network in New York City. ...

October 4, 2017

Recycling Markets: Forces and Recent Trends Affecting the Recycling Markets

Potential changes to the market initiated by the Chinese is cause for concern and for assessing contingencies. While the actual effect on the U.S. recycling market is not clear yet, … Continue reading Recycling Markets: Forces and Recent Trends Affecting the Recycling Markets