About 2,150 industry professionals participated in kicking off the 2025 Plastics Recycling Conference just outside of Washington, D.C., talking business in the exhibit hall and listening to sessions on textile recovery, procurement and policy. 

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery announced a request for proposals for the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) Consumer Education and Access Study.  The Container Recycling Institute sent letters to the California legislature reporting errors in the governor’s 2025-2026 budget compared to CalRecycle's year-end financial reports.  MRF designer and manufacturer CP Group named...

About 2,150 industry professionals participated in kicking off the 2025 Plastics Recycling Conference just outside of Washington, D.C., talking business in the exhibit hall and listening to sessions on textile recovery, procurement and policy. 

The Association of Plastic Recyclers announced the publication in French of the APR Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability to align package design guidance for industry producers across North America, including Québec. Azek will be acquired by James Hardie Industries in an $8.75 billion deal in cash and stock. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery announced a request for...

Alta Resource Technologies and Gallantry Global Logistics partnered on a pilot program to produce 1 ton of purified rare earth oxides from recycled hard drive magnets. Blancco announced new members of its executive leadership: Courtney Cunnane as chief marketing officer, Tom Salah as chief revenue officer and Anu Krishnakumar as senior vice president of business operations and strategy. Call2Recycle Canada...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: America Asset of Clermont, Florida, C & C Lifestyle of Sacramento, California; eAsset Solutions of Falls Church, Virginia; eAsset Solutions of Falls Church, Virginia; EX-IT Technologies of Naples, Florida; GNR Recycling India of Tal. Haveli, India; GNR Recycling India of Pune, India; ITRenew Singapore, a wholly...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission determined that a resolution from shareholder representative group As You Sow should be included in PepsiCo's proxy materials to be considered at its upcoming annual shareholder meeting. The resolution urges the company to work to reduce plastic pollution, and PepsiCo had argued to exclude it. Chemical giant BASF signed a long-term offtake agreement for...

Closed Loop Partners and the U.S. Plastics Pact released a report looking at the top five consumer product categories that are almost ready for reuse in the U.S. retail industry.  Lake Oswego, Oregon, is set to approve a new regulatory framework that would allow Ridwell and other alternative collection services to work in the city.  The Miami-Dade Innovation Authority and...

Call2Recycle Canada is supporting EVSX Corporation's Ontario facility expansion, which includes a multi-chemistry line approved to process lithium-ion and other battery chemistries.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Bayshine Trading of Clive, Iowa; BCS Recycling Specialists ITAD Services of Valencia, California; CNB Computers of Mississauga, Canada; E-Cycling Puerto Rico of Humacao, Puerto Rico; EX-IT Technologies of Naples, Florida; EZPC Recycling of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania; GNR Recycling India of Tal. Haveli, India; GNR Recycling India...