The New York State Legislature voted to delay the implementation of a 5-cent-per-bag fee in the nation’s largest city. The Assembly on Tuesday joined senators in opposing the New York City bag fee, scheduled to go into effect Feb. 15. City officials see the fee as a way to get consumers to use reusable totes, rather than thin plastic and...

The leader of the nation’s largest recycling collector says the firm is continuing to push to strengthen its recycling business even as the industry shifts. "We will continue to lead way in building a sustainable recycling business," said Jim Fish, Waste Management CEO. "We're making good progress there, but there’s more to do to make sure the recycling business is...

OSHA penalties against a plastics reclaimer and EPS industry criticism of Ikea drew our readers' clicks in January. The list below shows our top stories last month in terms of unique page views. 1 | OSHA cites plastics reclaimer for alleged violations The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued two dozen citations to a Georgia plastics reclaimer, with proposed...

In the run-up to next month's Plastics Recycling 2017, we sat down with some of the industry experts who will be taking the conference stage. This week, we offer a Q&A with Brett Stevens of TerraCycle, who discusses his company's partnership with a consumer-products giant to turn marine debris into new packaging. Stevens is the vice president of material sales...

Ikea buys a stake in a plastics recycling company, and a proposed plastics tax angers industry associations in Southeast Asia. Tray waste stacks up: About 1.3 billion black plastic trays are disposed of in the U.K. every year, even though they are commonly recyclable, new research shows. According to the Daily Mail, industry experts point out that many optical sorters...

The leader of the nation’s largest recycling collector says the firm is continuing to push to strengthen its recycling business even as the industry shifts. "We will continue to lead way in building a sustainable recycling business," said Jim Fish, Waste Management CEO. "We're making good progress there, but there’s more to do to make sure the recycling business is...

Improving markets for recovered materials and changes in the way Waste Management measures recycling success grabbed our readers' attention in January. The list below shows our top stories last month in terms of unique page views. 1 | Recycling markets continue price rise The growing smiles you see among recycling collectors and processors are because of continuing market improvement. 2...

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Miniature liquor bottles are proposed for inclusion in a state's bottle bill, and building tenants in Chicago make some noise after their landlords' failure to provide recycling service. Public pressure: As You Sow, a nonprofit advocacy organization, is asking four large companies that commonly use expanded polystyrene packaging to stop using the foam products. In a press release, the organization...

Prince Charles promotes bathroom recycling bins, and a town in Eastern Europe accepts recyclable materials in lieu of utility payments. United Kingdom: Cameras with license plate recognition technology are being installed at recycling centers in Fife, Scotland. The Courier reports that the move is an effort to combat high levels of illegal dumping at the centers. Belarus: The town of...