The Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) site in Roseville, Calif. is one of the flagship facilities for the international e-scrap recycling company. At more than 200,000 square feet, the facility can process 72 million pounds per year. The operation was one of the first e-scrap recycling facilities in the U.S. to have a large shredding and materials recovery process as well...

Plastic bags are contributing to flooding in one Asian city, and a plastics-to-fuel facility is being planned in Australia. Bangkok: Thailand's capital is battling a bag problem. Plastic bags are clogging the city's sewer and pumping stations, according to The Straits Times, which is particularly devastating during monsoon season. According to the Thai government, each person in Thailand uses eight...

Waste Management's CEO talks about disinvesting in recycling, and an agricultural plastics recycling program is expanding. Become a recycler: Want to start your own plastics recycling business? Ecopreneurist offers some tips on how to get started. Ag plastics recycling: A recycling program for agricultural plastics is expanding into western Wisconsin. According to the Dunn County News, Revolution Plastics will collect...

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After announcing the Steve Thompson Memorial Grant, organizers received over 200 applications. Ultimately, only nine individuals were selected for the all-expenses-paid trip to the Resource Recycling Conference, held two weeks ago in New Orleans. "Remembering Steve Thompson by bringing eager learners to the Resource Recycling Conference was an honor," said Keefe Harrison of The Recycling Partnership, an organization that was...

Two weeks ago the leaders of the industry met in New Orleans at the seventh-annual Resource Recycling Conference to connect, learn and engage with recycling's most pressing issues. And Resource Recycling's Jared Paben was there to photograph the festivities. The slideshow below offers a collection of photos from the week. Hover over a photo to bring up arrows that allow...

A grocery store on a small Canadian island is operating without the use of plastic, and the head of an Oregon charity is lauded for his reuse efforts. Reuse guru: The Eugene Weekly is praising the actions of Terry McDonald, the executive director of St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County (Oregon). Under his leadership, the Catholic charity has turned...

A processor bankruptcy and metals recovery innovation caught the eye of readers last month. The list below shows the most-read E-Scrap News online articles in August. 1 | New details on demise of Diversified A recent bankruptcy petition and lawsuit from investors highlight the continuing troubles facing closed e-scrap company Diversified Recycling. 2 | Non-toxic leaching formula developed for e-scrap...

Samsung begins selling refurbished phones, and the Zika virus is affecting exports. Breach of contract: The Howard County Recycling District, located in Indiana, is suing Great Lakes Electronics, a recycling firm, for breach of contract. According to the Kokomo Perspective newspaper, the electronics company was supposed to pay the county for electronics removal. That arrangement was no longer profitable, however,...

Markets were on the minds of readers last month, with a number of our most popular stories offering analysis on demand for recovered plastic material. The list below shows the five most-read Plastics Recycling Update online stories during August. 1 | Trex slows its recycled plastics business Composite lumber manufacturer Trex is reducing the amount of recycled polyethylene it buys...