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News from Alaska Plastic Recovery, Ellen Macarthur Foundation and more

Alaska Plastic Recovery is partnering with local businesses including Insulfoam to divert more material from landfill.  The California Department of Toxic Substances Control proposed adding microplastics to its Candidate Chemicals List, which would allow the department to propose that manufacturers reconsider the necessity of using certain materials. The band Coldplay will re-release all its albums as discs made of clear...

News from Alaska Plastic Recovery, Ellen Macarthur Foundation and more

Alaska Plastic Recovery is partnering with local businesses including Insulfoam to divert more material from landfill.  The California Department of Toxic Substances Control proposed adding microplastics to its Candidate Chemicals List, which would allow the department to propose that manufacturers reconsider the necessity of using certain materials. The band Coldplay will re-release all its albums as discs made of clear...

News from Circular Services, Greyparrot and more

Circular Services is assuming operations of two MRFs in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, with a retrofit of one of the facilities to be completed in mid-2026, followed by the conversion of the other to accept construction and demolition material. Greyparrot launched a new platform for consumer brands to improve recycling of packaging.  Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed legislation making several...

News from Boxed Water is Better, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and more

The Boxed Water is Better company will adjust claims on its packaging relating to renewable packaging and sustainable packaging, after the International Bottled Water Association challenged the claims and the BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division recommended changes. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery announced that the state's beverage container handling fee — which is paid to recycling...

News from Greenchip, Nature and more

Greenchip announced Matthew VanDoren joined the company as vice president of commodities and trading, an expansion of the company's brokerage department.  A study published in Nature created a comprehensive sustainability assessment framework for the household e-scrap reverse supply chains. Reworld published its 2024 sustainability report, indicating the company processed 10 million pounds of e-scrap during the year, including 4 million...

Certification Scorecard: June 17, 2025

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: CyberCrunch of Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations TN of Hendersonville, Tennessee; Enviro-Chem of Rogers, Minnesota; Enviro-Chem of Rogers, Minnesota; Enviro-Chem of Anoka, Minnesota; G-Mao of Sterling, Virginia; Hon Bong International Trading of Hong Kong, China; Ingram Micro India of Bartena Agrahar Bangalore, India; Ivision of Hong...

News from California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Green Bay Packaging and more

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery published notice that the Office of Administrative Law had approved emergency regulations for the SB 156 beverage container handling fee rate. Green Bay Packaging announced that Bryan Hollenbach will retire from the role of executive vice president and be succeeded by Matt Szymanski, who is currently vice president of mill operations. The...

Certification Scorecard: June 12, 2025

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Anchor Network Service of Daito-shi, Japan; Anchor Network Service of Kitakyushu-shi, Japan; Anchor Network Service DBA Katsushika Reuse Partner Center of Katsushika-ku, Japan; Anchor Network Service DBA Matsudo Recycle Partner Center of Matsudo-shi, Japan; Anchor Network Service DBA Misato Sales Management Center of Misato-shi, Japan; Anchor...

News from City of Portland, Oregon, Comstock Metals and more

The City of Portland, Oregon, announced that 20 tons of batteries were collected in the first year of its curbside battery collection program. Solar panel processor Comstock Metals received a conditional use permit to store a large volume of solar panels at its Silver Springs, Nevada, facility.  Cyclic Materials will invest $25 million into a rare earth recycling facility in...

News from Agilyx, Trigon Plastics and more

Agilyx and GreenDot signed a feedstock agreement for polystyrene for chemical recycling. Pennsylvania-based recycled plastic furniture maker Casual Living Unlimited and its HDPE recycling arm Trigon Plastics have ceased operations and sold their assets. Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute published a report exploring package recycling trends in the beverage industry.

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