The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Bluesky Solutions of Dallas, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina Computer Wholesalers of Hackettstown, New Jersey; Duluth, Georgia; and Tempe, Arizona Ecos Recycling of Tucker, Georgia IB Tech dba Efurb / PBEF / Renovera of Pompano Beach, Florida ITRenew AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iron Mountain...

Stories contrasting EU and US attitudes toward ESG compliance, $350 million in battery recycling funding, a rare earths recovery JV, Iron Mountain's industry outlook and an analysis of quarterly earnings drew reader attention in November.

Stories about alarm bells for the EU recycling sector, the WM film recycling plant closure, the Ellen Macarthur Foundation plastics agenda, a PVC recycling start-up and PET producers' expectations for demand drew reader attention in November.

Stories exploring Denver's zero-waste plan, an Ohio plastics recycling start-up, Canadian PRO alignment, Michigan's bottle bill and a leader in mattress recycling drew reader attention in November.

FROM E-SCRAP NEWS: Canada's Call2Recycle is expanding its vape recycling program in Quebec to include cannabis devices. Mining giant Glencore is cutting 1,000 jobs amid a restructure aimed at focusing on copper production.  Techbros Electronic Recycle and ITAD is partnering with the NBA's Phoenix Suns to promote circular technology education in Arizona. Japanese high-performance materials producer Teijin developed virgin-quality polycarbonate...

As we reach the end of another year, policy has shifted to advance our nation's infrastructure to one that is more circular and focused on recycling and refill. 

Wisconsin's Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations is opening a new ITAD facility in Loudoun County, Virginia. Precision E-Cycle is expanding its ITAD operations into Omaha, Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; and Des Moines, Iowa.

Aduro Clean Technologies completed pilot-scale steam-cracking trials. The Northeast Recycling Council will hold an online recycling policy course Dec. 8-12.  The US Senate passed the bipartisan REUSE Act of 2025, which directs the EPA to develop a report on the feasibility and best practices of reuse and refill systems. Plastipak announced a $53.8 million expansion at its facility in central...

Bouldin Corporation has named Steve Napolitan CEO of WāstAway. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services published its 2023-2024 Biennial Solid Waste Report. The Northeast Recycling Council will hold an online recycling policy course Dec. 8-12.  The US Senate passed the bipartisan REUSE Act of 2025, which directs the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a comprehensive report on the feasibility...

MKV Polymers, a subsidiary of Germany-based industrial plastics recycler and compounder MKV, is opening a North American arm in Akron, Ohio. Metallium Ltd. has established a Western heavy-rare-earth refining pathway through a collaboration with New Frontier Minerals, Ltd. PayMore brand's stores now recycle more than 1.1 million pounds of e-waste each year and buy and repurpose 1.58 million devices. Ace...