CalRecycle, California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, approved Circular CRV Association’s stewardship plan to meet standards as a dealer cooperative. Puerto Rico-based waste company EC Waste bought hauler ARB Inc. The Putnam County Solid Waste Authority, a West Virginia-based waste disposal company, opened a MRF in the city of Hurricane, West Virginia. The Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Baldwin County and the Baldwin County Commission in...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: E-Com Recycling of Melrose Park, Illinois KT CORP of City of Industry, California Max Electronics Trading of Houston, Texas PacTraders (dba MPW Wholesale) of Skokie, Illinois STS Recycling (dba TechnoCycle) of Houston, Texas Toyoshima Green Tech of McKinney, Texas  After completing successful audits, the organizations listed...

Producer responsibility organization Circular Materials and stewardship group Call2Recycle Canada are partnering to share best practices and enhance public awareness for the recycling of packaging, paper and batteries. Philadelphia processor Computer Recycling announced it now provides recycling services for satellite dishes, and has expanded on-site commercial e-scrap pickup services to Chevy Chase, Maryland.  Waste sorting technology company MSS is relocating...

Recycling technology company Agilyx has agreed to acquire 44% of European plastic recycling platform GreenDot Global.  The Association of Plastic Recyclers reported a significant increase in public education and confidence in plastic recycling following programs as part of its annual Recycling in Action month. Waste sorting technology company MSS is relocating to its newest manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee. The...

Waste sorting technology company MSS is relocating to its newest manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee. The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) and the National Lieutenant Governors Association named Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth the 2025 winner of the Recycling Impact Award for advancing policies to grow the state's recycling industry. The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is accepting nominations for awards in industry achievement and excellence, to...

A New Hampshire ban on discarding lithium-ion batteries in regular waste streams has taken effect. Auto and scrap metal recycling giant Radius Recycling has been acquired by Toyota Tsusho America, a subsidiary company and partner of car manufacturer Toyota. Arizona-based ITAD firm TechBros announced expansions of its e-scrap recycling and data destruction services to new cities across Arizona.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Aleia Corp. (dba Surplus Service) of Soledad, California Cheunghong Group of Hong Kong Ecom Recycling of Melrose Park, Illinois ecoTech Management (dba 4THBIN dba E-Solutions USA) of Holbrook, New York Envirokare Recycling Solutions of Rangareddy District, Telangana, India Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions of Williston, South Carolina Iron...

CalRecycle, California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, published resources to help businesses abide by the recently passed law requiring businesses to reach recycling minimums to legally sell expanded polystyrene foam in food packaging. China's Guangdong Dongyue Chemical Technology Co. launched trial runs on a 200,000 ton per year chemical recycling facility handling mixed plastics in the Guangdong province. Marine...

Canton Recycling Center in Canton, Ohio, is closing for three months for building repairs and will reopen under new management from the city’s Building Department. Canadian paper manufacturer Cascades will permanently close its corrugated medium mill in Niagara Falls, New York, by September. The facility processes 200,000 tons of virgin and recycled containerboard a year. Hauler Casella Waste Solutions announced...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Comimtel S.A.C. of Lima, Peru Computer Recyclers USA of Tucker, Georgia Galide (dba Just Mac) of Houston, Texas GY Telecom USA of Fort Worth, Texas Industry Trading (as trustee for Industry Trading Unit Trust trading as Lifecycle Plus) of Huntingwood, New South Wales, Australia Intelligent Lifecycle...