Complex Systems Informatics Laboratory:
- https://csil.rc.nau.edu/arizona-cities-struggle-to-maintain-recycling-programs-because-of-high-costs
- https://csil.rc.nau.edu/dont-trash-recycling-the-arizona-republic
Circular Economy:
- https://www.epa.gov/circulareconomy/what-circular-economy
- https://unctad.org/topic/trade-and-environment/circular-economy
Business Aspect:
- https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/articles/circular-economy-products
- https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/why-businesses-must-embrace-the-circular-economy-for-a-more-sustainable-future/
Recycling Programs/Initiatives
- Portland launches curbside battery recycling for safer waste management (katu.com)
- https://www.prweb.com/releases/goodwill-collaborative-launches-sustainability-initiative-to-turn-unsellable-glass-into-valuable-sand-302146512.html
- https://consumergeniuses.com/consumer-brands-and-the-recycling-partnership-team-up-to-revolutionise-recycling-awareness/
- https://swana.org/news/swana-news-archive/article/2024/02/12/swana-leaders-approve-new-container-deposit-return-system-policy
- https://greenlivingmag.com/building-a-circular-food-economy/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/wm-dow-curbside-plastic-film-chicago/636908/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202022-11-22%20Waste%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:46205%5D&utm_term=Waste%20Dive
- https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/mass-balance-helps-verify-recycled-content-claims
- https://www.abc15.com/weather/impact-earth/recycling-dos-and-donts-around-the-valley
- https://global-plastics-tool.org/
- https://www.scsengineers.com/route-optimization-for-waste-collection-finds-surprising-benefits-for-even-small-municipalities-scs-engineers/
- https://www.bottlebill.org/index.php/current-and-proposed-laws/usa/additional-links
- https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/new-pilot-program-pairs-recycling-and-3d-printing-in-surprise-az?utm_campaign=IC_WST360RCYCBUSN_News_Waste%20Recycling%20Business_NL_20240125&utm_emailname=IC_WST360RCYCBUSN_News_Waste%20Recycling%20Business_NL_20240125&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eloqua&utm_MDMContactID=7251c211-2290-4f5a-8318-93ba610298bc&utm_campaigntype=Newsletter&eM=230a328c82182a341fbfc5cd6ec8ff399e2fa6f42cf16e176de2cd9b079a2ce1&eventSeriesCode=ES_WASTE36&eventEditionCode=WST00WAT&sessionCode=S_WST360RCYCBUSN&sp_eh=230a328c82182a341fbfc5cd6ec8ff399e2fa6f42cf16e176de2cd9b079a2ce1
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rubicon-global_see-how-chick-fil-a-restaurants-in-phoenix-activity-7150198885469052929-hH3C/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/madeline-mercer_building-a-circular-food-economy-green-activity-7115094330205245440-J2R4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/wm-dow-curbside-plastic-film-chicago/636908/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202022-11-22%20Waste%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:46205%5D&utm_term=Waste%20Dive
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/epa-draft-strategy-food-loss-waste-reduction-organics-compost/701673/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/coca-cola-rpet-recycled-content-packaging-republic-services-polymer-centers/687953/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/serdc-recycling-market-development-south-carolina-goodwill/632350/
- https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/tucson-az-partners-with-hefty-renew-to-keep-up-with-plastic-diversion?utm_campaign=IC_WST360RCYCBUSN_News_Waste%20Recycling%20Business_NL_20240613&utm_emailname=IC_WST360RCYCBUSN_News_Waste%20Recycling%20Business_NL_20240613&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eloqua&utm_MDMContactID=7251c211-2290-4f5a-8318-93ba610298bc&utm_campaigntype=Newsletter&eM=230a328c82182a341fbfc5cd6ec8ff399e2fa6f42cf16e176de2cd9b079a2ce1&eventSeriesCode=ES_WASTE36&eventEditionCode=WST00WAT&sessionCode=S_WST360RCYCBUSN&sp_eh=230a328c82182a341fbfc5cd6ec8ff399e2fa6f42cf16e176de2cd9b079a2ce1
Recycling legislation
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/minnesota-extended-producer-responsibility-packaging/716716/
- https://www.epa.gov/infrastructure/solid-waste-infrastructure-recycling-grant-program
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/illinois-battery-epr-bill-nwra-wm-lrs-fire-safety/718745/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/state-recycling-policy-tracker/635288/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/california-sb-54-epr-packaging-plastic-newsom-ballot/626413/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/global-treaty-plastic-pollution-lifecycle-waste-recycling/619753/
Recycling companies
- https://planetdetroit.org/2023/12/scaling-up-textile-recycling-in-detroit/
- https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/entrepreneurs/circular-economy-accelerator/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/balcones-recycling-outerbridge-vehik-sims-closed-loop/706548/?
- https://phosphorusalliance.org/2022/11/10/re-nuble-rethinking-the-upcycling-narrative/
- https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2024/04/17/oregon-deposit-system-estimates-90-5-return-rate/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebrarecyclers/
- https://azdailysun.com/news/local/byblocks-suggest-new-recycling-solutions-for-flagstaff-housing/article_66fe09cc-097b-11ee-b2cd-9715b70af49c.html
- https://circulararizona.org/
- https://www.foliamaterials.com/
- https://www.wastedive.com/press-release/20230511-greasezilla-ramps-up-production-of-fog-sourced-waste-feedstock-for-biofuels/
- https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/circular-economy/solutions/8457
- https://uplink.weforum.org/uplink/s/uplink-contribution/a012o00001pTrQyAAK/making-the-waste-landscape-visible-verifiable-and-valuable
- https://www.dirtwain.com/post/launching-zero-waste-bags-our-new-recycling-collaboration-with-terracycle?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=blog.post-promoter&utm_campaign=0e66666d-c4f7-42c6-9b2c-63df994a1c56
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/closed-loop-circular-services-brookfield-balcones-sims/636635/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/closed-loop-partners-fund-sumitomo-plastic/651514/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/recycled-cotton-company-recover-100m-funding-goldman-sachs-textile-waste/625445/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/homebiogas-efrati-food-digestion-biogas-closed-loop/627199/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/ascend-honda-supplier-agreement-lithium-ion-battery-recycling-electric-vehicles/643783/
- https://www.wastedive.com/press-release/20230429-nms-capital-announces-formation-of-a-regional-solid-waste-hauling-platform/
Recycling Facilities
- https://www.fox5vegas.com/app/2024/02/15/first-of-its-kind-polymer-center-forecast-process-100-million-pounds-plastic-this-year/
- https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/smashing-solar-panels-offers-80-billion-alternative-to-landfill
- https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=fefb46fd31a14b80a836bd0bd4d788e2
- https://wasteadvantagemag.com/republic-services-opens-state-of-the-art-recycling-center-to-serve-phoenix-and-valley-communities-in-arizona/
- https://www.waste360.com/landfill/machinex-partners-with-republic-serviecs-to-rebuild-the-material-recovery-facility-at-the-salt-river-landfill-in-scottsdale-az
- https://news.asu.edu/20221221-asu-partners-cleanseas-create-50m-plastictohydrogen-facility?utm_campaign=ASU_News_News+1-4-23_6717391&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Media%20Relations%20&%20Strategic%20Communications_SFMCE&utm_term=ASU&utm_content=Hydrogen+facility+imag&ecd42=518002422&ecd73=127549596&ecd37=All%20ASU%20Employees&ecd43=1/4/2023
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/green-li-ion-battery-materials-processing-atoka-oklahoma-black-mass-recycling/713045/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/circular-services-balcones-acquire-midwest-fiber-closed-loop-partners/702760/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/balcones-resources-phoenix-mrf-recycling-republic-gfl-recology/634670/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/eri-shegerian-ewaste-arizona-electronics-recycling/693567/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/cg-roxane-rpet-recycled-plastic-bottles-water/653620/
Scientific/Industry Articles
- https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/12/revealed-the-1200-big-methane-leaks-from-waste-dumps-trashing-the-planet
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/isri-paper-market-outlook-occ-mixed-paper/705146/
- https://carbonmapper.org/study-finds-landfill-point-source-emissions-have-an-outsized-impact-and-opportunity-to-tackle-u-s-waste-methane/
- https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-03/documents/methodolgy_document_for_selected_municipal_solid_waste_products.pdf
- https://www.azregents.edu/news-releases/delivering-solutions-arizona-through-innovative-partnerships#:~:text=In%20partnership%20with%20ADEQ%2C%20experts,in%20funding%20over%20three%20years
- https://replenysh.com/
- https://www.circularise.com/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/glass-recycling-revival-local-grassroots-ripple-oi-gpi/617004/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/what-cities-can-learn-from-phoenixs-circular-economy-experiments/566414/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/epa-national-recycling-strategy-circular-economy-takeaways/610076/
- https://www.wastedive.com/news/congress-epa-standardized-recycling-bin-labels/633700/
Waste Studies
- https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/progs/env/Chicago-Waste-Strategy/UIC-Report-7.12.21.pdf
- https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-03/documents/methodolgy_document_for_selected_municipal_solid_waste_products.pdf
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949750723000470?via%3Dihub#ab015
- https://www.biocycle.net/bioplastic-degradation-rates/?utm_source=BioCycle+CONNECT&utm_campaign=b06f3e9bf2-CONNECT_240522&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-6c285218e8-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID