In response to a Federal Communications Commission request for comment on its new phone carrier unlocking rule, e-scrap industry members urged the agency to address a different kind of software locks that prevent reuse.

For a second consecutive year, waste hauler Republic Services recovered fewer tons of recyclable materials than in the previous year, according to the company's 2023 ESG report.

Advanced Drainage Systems has reported flat consumption of recycled plastics over the past few years, but in fiscal 2024 the company increased the share of recycled materials to 50% of its total resin purchases, according to its most recent ESG report.

For a second consecutive year, waste hauler Republic Services recovered fewer tons of recyclable materials than in the previous year, according to the company's 2023 ESG report.

The Saskatchewan government has proposed expanding its e-scrap program to cover cell phones, power tools and more. The province's Electronic Equipment Stewardship Regulations were established in 2007 to decrease the amount of e-scrap entering Saskatchewan landfills, increase the amount of material recycled and increase resident access to recycling. They were updated and expanded in 2010 and 2018, using feedback from...

Global flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries offered few specifics in its 2023 impact report regarding consumption of recycled plastics, and little appeared to have changed from the previous year's report. 

With a nearly $39 million upgrade completed at one of its biggest MRFs, WM officials are looking to further refine automation capabilities as well as add volumes in the Midwest.

A small company in Alaska is lending the state's resourcefulness and ingenuity to creating composite lumber and addressing coastal plastics pollution. 

A Pennsylvania project from International Recycling Group has gained momentum, with a commitment for a multimillion-dollar loan from the U.S. Department of Energy.

With a nearly $39 million upgrade completed at one of its biggest MRFs, WM officials are looking to further refine automation capabilities as well as add volumes in the Midwest.