As pressure builds and the recycling industry faces an existential crisis, speakers at the fall member meeting for the Association of Plastic Recyclers highlighted mounting efforts that focused on finding trade remedies.

Industry association Plastics Recyclers Europe is looking to raise the profile of dissolution recycling, an often-overlooked process that doesn't quite fit into common recycling categories and is capable of processing a wide variety of hard-to-recycle materials including e-plastics.

Hauler WM has shuttered its Natura PCR plastic film processing operations in Texas only months after starting up a new $150 million plant, amid lackluster market conditions.

Industry association Plastics Recyclers Europe is looking to raise the profile of dissolution recycling, an often-overlooked process that doesn't quite fit into common recycling categories.

Emerging compliance and sustainability requirements as well as the exponential growth of data generated by artificial intelligence are driving home the role of responsible data destruction, according to an executive from data-erasure firm Blancco.

Publicly articulating clear sustainability goals helps ensure company follow-through, according to an annual supply chain study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The US subsidiary of Australia's Metallium signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with metals and mining giant Glencore to explore a long-term agreement for e-scrap feedstock supply and recovered metals offtake.

Major buyer Advanced Drainage Systems reached its lowest level of recycled plastic purchases since its fiscal 2022 baseline, according to its annual sustainability report.

Although a designated producer responsibility organization (PRO) receives much of the attention for any state's emerging extended producer responsibility (EPR) plan for packaging, independent PROs quietly address more specialized needs.

The City of Grand Junction received a nearly $10 million grant to increase recycling access on Colorado's Western Slope, including construction of a new MRF.