A major processor and end user of recycled PE film has rolled out a user-friendly guide showing film drop-off locations nationwide, seeking to bolster its feedstock source through consumer education.

Major publicly-traded IT asset disposition firm Iron Mountain has continued its recent string of acquisitions, with Wisetek joining the ranks of Regency Technologies and ITRenew as Iron Mountain assets.

The Recycling Partnership and GreenBlue this week released new data highlighting recycling program acceptance data for 50 different material types across the country – and they vowed to publish updated versions twice per year from now on.

Illumynt, a Boston-headquartered ITAD firm, has brought founder Paul Knight back to lead the company as CEO and shuffled other leadership positions. The changes come as the company is opening three new facilities globally due to a large contract.

A processor and end user of recycled PE benefited from lower recycled plastic prices and greater demand for the company's pallets during the most recent fiscal year.

U.S. demand for recovered fiber is healthy and will continue to grow in the near future. But prices have plateaued or dipped of late, as domestic fiber supply has caught up and China's economic slowdown has reduced overseas demand.

Sage Sustainable Electronics is preparing to start up an ITAD processing center in Pennsylvania, increasing the reuse-centered company's processing capacity by 25%.

A federal judge recently rejected an appeal by the leader of failed Wisconsin e-scrap firm 5R Processors, who is currently serving a sentence for tax crimes.

A Quebec paper mill has converted a newsprint machine to produce 132,000 short tons of recycled kraft paper per year, sourcing post-consumer fiber from eastern Canada and the Northeast U.S.

Prices for key e-scrap metals have experienced a wild ride this year, and the shifts in value have piled onto global trade regulations and ongoing dematerialization to create a challenging economic picture for the industry.