Kate Bailey of Eco-Cycle Solutions has noted that plastic packaging can be a thorn in the side of municipal recycling. She offers some thoughts on addressing the issue.

The leader of California e-scrap recycling company E-World Recyclers has been indicted in a federal court on charges of trafficking government-seized counterfeit material and altering contract documents. The case, first publicized by watchdog group Basel Action Network, has a number of industry touchpoints and is loaded with complications, including the very plea the executive gave before the court when he...