This story originally appeared in the January 2016 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Bottled water giant Nestle Waters North America owns some of the water industry’s most visible brands, including Arrowhead, Ice Mountain, Perrier and Poland Spring. The company has also become a major player in the recovered PET market, partnering with California...

In the midst of Mardi Gras season, more than 1,600 plastics recycling leaders headed to New Orleans this week for Plastics Recycling 2016. But prices, not parades, were on attendees' minds. As many companies in the plastics recycling chain slog through a prolonged period of sluggish markets, conference attendees were hungry for insight on the trends and conditions that will...

The CEO of Nestle Waters says when it comes to long-term economics, relying on recycled content is a strong bet. Earlier this month Nestle Waters announced its West Coast bottled water brand Arrowhead is increasing its recycled PET content in many bottle sizes by 38 percent so that those bottles will include up to 50 percent rPET. In July, the...

An Ohio-based specialist in ITAD and electronics reuse has acquired the electronics recycling arm of Hugo Neu. Sage Sustainable Electronics this week announced it acquired Hugo Neu Recycling, which is based in New York. The deal was a non-cash transaction, according to Sage CEO Bob Houghton. Hugo Neu will become a wholly owned Sage subsidiary.Sage was launched last year with...

Don't fear the evolving waste stream.  But be judicious about what new packaging you allow in your recycling program.  That was the message from a Waste Management leader speaking on an EPA webinar last week. Susan Robinson, federal public affairs director for publicly traded WM, offered a number of insights about how the country's largest waste and recycling firm is...

A documentary film exploring the complex underbelly of electronics recycling made its U.S. premiere last night during E-Scrap 2014. "The E-Waste Tragedy," written and directed by filmmaker Cosima Dannoritzer, in many ways mirrors the angle of a well-known "60 Minutes" segment on illegal dumping of electronics that aired on CBS in 2008. Both depictions of the e-scrap sphere highlight instances...

Two of the sustainability world's most influential figures opened the Resource Recycling Conference Tuesday with presentations that gave attendees a dose of inspiration as well as a glimpse into global materials recovery initiatives that keep profitability top of mind. In one of the most anticipated sessions of the 2014 conference, William McDonough and Rob Kaplan delivered illuminating insights into the...

Despite fierce opposition, all-in-one-bin recycling and trash collection has overcome its final hurdle in one of the Midwest's largest cities. The Board of Public Works in Indianapolis last week approved a contract that hands municipal recycling collection to Covanta for 14 years. That firm, which already collects trash in the city, has committed to build a $45 million facility that...

In a report assessing its progress on electronics stewardship, the federal government indicated it is moving forward on major studies in several e-scrap-related areas, including a look at how the e-Stewards and R2 standards are being implemented. The study on the effectiveness of industry certifications is mentioned in an update to the National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship (NSES), which was...

Foam products maker Dart Container and Plastics Recycling, Inc. are investing $4 million to $6 million to build a facility in Indiana that will process both foam and rigid polystyrene, and the companies say the move comes in response to the resin's growing market opportunities. "There's a big kick on our side of the business of people wanting post-consumer in...