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 RESOURCE RECYCLING: Industry association Can Manufacturers Institute named Pearce Crosland as senior director of government relations and regulatory affairs. Coastal Waste & Recycling has promoted Travis Hitchcock to chief operating officer. Nespresso donated 100,000 pounds of finished compost as part of its Grounds to Grow LA project. Waste management technology firm Routeware announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Austin, Texas.  FROM PLASTICS RECYCLING UPDATE:...

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...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: BlueSky Solutions of Charlotte, North Carolina Chicago Surplus Computers, Division of Comptech Recycling & Trading of Lombard, Illinois Computer Recyclers USA of Suwanee, Georgia Ecos Recycling of Tucker, Georgia Engrane Verde of Hermosillo, Mexico Full Circle Electronics CA dba Cal Micro Recycling of Ontario, California Ramos...

Industry organization American Beverage is marking six years of the Every Bottle Back initiative, with over $2 million in investments in 2025 and the delivery of 1 million recycling carts. The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (Ameripen) and other industry associations released a report that estimates industry-led source reduction efforts decreased US packaging volumes by about 5 million...