A story about rising commodity prices drew our readers' attention last month. And so did Waste Management's take on the ups and downs of recycling markets. The list below shows our top stories last month in terms of unique page views. 1 | Markets improve again for residential recyclables A months-long string of rising prices for recovered materials has continued...

Residents receive gold lids for their recycling carts to reward stellar efforts, and The Recycling Partnership helps roll out carts in a New England city. Coating expansion: An Alabama manufacturing facility has announced a sizable investment in a water-based coating for fiber products, an alternative to the traditional LDPE or wax coating barrier commonly found on take-out food containers. Cascades...

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Miniature liquor bottles are targeted for a 15-cent container deposit, and companies work to implement more environmentally friendly packaging. Bottle bust: A driver was stopped and arrested as he attempted to smuggle nearly 7,000 pounds of used beverage containers from Arizona into California to redeem illegally, authorities said. The state's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) this week announced...

Cornell University researchers push ahead a technology that could lift PE and PP recycling, and a handful of companies targeting hard-to-recycle plastics grab attention. Recycling beach plastics: B Corporation Thread International will provide fiber sourced from recovered beach plastics to Timberland, which will use the material in a new line of footwear. Greenbiz reports that Thread International is working with...

With Plastics Recycling 2017 just days away, we're excited to offer up the final installment of our series of interviews with industry leaders who will be on stage in New Orleans. This week we catch up with Sarah Dearman, sustainable packaging program director for Coca-Cola Company. At Plastics Recycling 2017, Dearman will present as part of "Connecting the Links of Plastic Recycling,"...

Investigations into CRT stockpiles and the filing of criminal charges over leaded glass disposal drew our readers' attention last month. The list below shows our top stories last month in terms of unique page views. 1 | Iowa processor caught in CRT tangle A stockpile of CRT glass in the Midwest has caught the attention of the U.S. EPA and...

An e-scrap startup reflects on its first half-decade, and a Filipino writer cautions lawmakers to adopt e-scrap legislation in the interest of public health. India: Scientists have developed a method of using e-scrap to treat wastewater and generate electricity. The Times of India reports on the technology, which harnesses LCD and LED devices to act as electrodes. Saudi Arabia: Five...

Greenpeace targets smartphones in a new report, and a workplace chemical exposure rule may be delayed due to a White House directive. Device demand drops: Worldwide shipments of new personal computing devices, including PCs and tablets, are expected to decline, according to a new forecast by the International Data Corporation. After posting figures indicating 435 million units were shipped in...

Abrams Mobile Doc. Dest. Svc. of Thomasville, Ga.; Avritek of San Diego; Beckley's of Rochester, Minn.; Dakota Data Shred of Sioux Falls, S.D.; LeMay Mobile Shredding of Lacey, Wash.; Royal Document Destruction of Gahanna, Ohio; Secure Destruction Service of Birmingham, Ala. and Stevens & Stevens BRM of Greenville, S.C. have either achieved or renewed their NAID certifications for physical destruction...