Eastman Chemical says about 25,000 metric tons of scrap polyester have been preprocessed and are ready for recycling in the company's new chemical recycling unit, which is slated to come on-line in coming weeks. 

How movers and shakers in the electronics processing realm are evolving to keep pace with an ever-changing landscape.

The PET Recycling Coalition has given grants to four companies, including a plastics reclaimer, to help them better recover and recycle post-consumer PET. 

Recovered fiber prices have steadily increased through 2023, but for North America's top five haulers, the recycling business still isn't what it used to be.

A circular economy-focused investment firm is putting more dollars into the electronics reuse and recycling industry, this time acquiring a majority stake in Sage Sustainable Electronics. 

Nonprofit group The Circulate Initiative has published the results of first-of-its-kind research exploring recycled plastic pricing in India and three Southeast Asian countries.

PET recycling company Unifi continues to enjoy higher sales of its flake and chip, even as recycled polyester fiber sales remain in the dumps. That was one takeaway in recent earnings releases from Unifi, Advanced Drainage Systems, Trex and Greystone Logistics. 

The PET Recycling Coalition has given grants to four companies, including a plastics reclaimer, to help them better recover and recycle post-consumer PET. 

Data management giant Iron Mountain will acquire electronics reuse and recycling company Regency Technologies for $200 million. 

Exports watchdog Basel Action Network is barking. The group says U.S. e-scrap companies are illegally exporting e-plastics to Malaysia, and it has issued a warning.