Battery recycling stewardship group Call2Recycle launched Recycle Your Batteries Canada, a program in Yukon to help the territory reach its recently passed EPR standards. Ecobat, a Dallas-headquartered battery recycling firm, completed the sale of its battery and PP recycling operations in Italy. The Global Electronics Association, formerly IPC, launched the Circularity Resource Hub, a tool for manufacturers that includes information on designing...

Chemical company BASF signed a long-term offtake agreement with Canada's Sustane Technologies for pyrolysis oil produced via chemical recycling.  Ecobat, a Dallas, Texas-headquartered battery recycling firm, completed the sale of its battery and PP recycling operations in Italy. Mitsubishi Chemical has completed construction of a chemical recycling plant in Japan, another step toward the launch of its plastic-to-oil conversion business....

Action Carting Environmental Services, a New York-based hauling subsidiary of Interstate Waste Services, rolled out its first all-electric collection truck. Closed Loop Partners announced Daniel Phan has joined as managing director and private equity co-head.  The Container Recycling Institute published its 2024 impact report, highlighting the organization's work advocating for container deposit systems throughout the year. Nespresso Canada announced that...

A major e-plastic export disruption drew reader attention last month, as did stories highlighting an ITAD company's growth, a dispute between a processor and a certification standard, a report exploring why reusable devices are destroyed, and the legal conclusion of an ITAD employee's criminal actions.

Pensacola, Florida-based Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR) launched a free logistics program to introduce businesses to cost-effective, secure ITAD solutions in the Gulf Coast region and beyond. Chinese reverse logistics platform ATRenew released its 2024 sustainability report, indicating the company facilitated the sale of 35.3 million used consumer electronic devices throughout the year.  Researchers at Australia's Flinders University developed a non-toxic...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: AirWay Technologies of Hebron, Kentucky; Comimtel S.A.C. Of Lima, Peru; Hummingbird International (dba Cashforusedlaptop) (dba 2ndbazaar) of Trenton, New Jersey; Jaring Metal Industries of Selangor, Malaysia; ROC Telecom of San Antonio, Texas; RY Enterprises (dba RY Communication) of Stafford, Texas; Sunnking (dba Sunnking Sustainable Solutions) of...

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Chemical recycling firm Aduro Clean Technologies named David Weizenbach as chief operating officer. Closed Loop Partners announced Daniel Phan has joined as managing director and private equity co-head.  ExxonMobil announced the startup of additional chemical recycling capacity at its Baytown site in Texas and said the site has processed 100 million pounds of plastic between December 2022, when it started...

Changes to Oregon's container deposit program drew reader attention last month, as did coverage of end market demand concerns, a legislative effort to support a mixed-waste MRF, and extended producer responsibility analysis in the U.S. and Canada.

American Beverage announced delivery of 1 million recycling carts to households across the country. Recycled glass aggregate producer Aero Aggregates announced that its foamed glass aggregate was used as a backfill material in repairing a section of highway in Wyoming's Teton Pass area. The aggregate was made using curbside glass sourced from central Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill...