Shareholders approved the merger of Amcor and Berry Global.  Austrian OMV and United Arab Emirates' ADNOC oil companies announced that, as part of a merger between their Borealis and Borouge chemical businesses, they would buy Canada's Nova Chemicals for $13.4 billion.    Casella committed $1.5 million to launch a new Center for Circular Economy and Sustainability at the University of...

Packaging manufacturer Eco-Products and collection equipment supplier Ozzi are collaborating to offer lower-upfront-cost collection equipment and Ozzi-compatible Eco-Products containers, aiming to make reusable foodservice packaging systems more accessible to businesses, colleges, hospitals and other institutions.  Equipment supplier Machinex announced the recent completions of a 30-tons-per hour Balcones Recycling-operated MRF in Phoenix, a 25-tons-per-hour Republic Services-operated MRF in King of Prussia,...

Readers last month were drawn to coverage of a federal criminal case involving a former Wisetek employee who stole devices during ITAD jobs. Camston Wrather's bankruptcy, Kuusakoski's exit from the U.S., a major ITAD merger and a FBI ITAD audit also drew attention.

KC Recycling CEO Pete Stamper received Canada's King Charles III Coronation Medal. KC Recycling is the largest lead battery recycler in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.  The U.S. EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery published its fiscal 2024 Accomplishments Report, which includes work in e-scrap.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Cell Deal of Brooklyn, New York; Clover Tech Pro of Oak Park, Michigan; Granite Financial Solutions DBA Granite Data Solutions of McClellan Park, California; MobilTech Global Services of Forth Worth, Texas; Prakruthi Recycling of Karnataka, India; ProRecycle Canada of Montreal, Canada; Pulse Supply Chain Solutions of...

A major milestone in Oregon EPR policy development caught readers' attention last month, as did stories covering a chemical company's chemical recycling outlook, small-format packaging recycling, plastic markets and tariffs.

Berry Global and Mars introduced packaging with 100% recycled content. Net Impact's third annual Circular Plastics Challenge 2025 is accepting submissions from students and professionals across the globe, to help develop new ideas to keep plastics in the economy and out of the environment.  The U.S. EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery published its fiscal 2024 Accomplishments Report, which...

Paper company frustration with pricing indexes drew reader interest last month, as did stories looking at tariff effects, EPR program development in Oregon, and packaging companies moving from plastic to paper.

The Carton Council of North America announced Jordan Fengel has been appointed as its executive director. Fengel has previously served as the organization's director of government affairs, and has also held positions at Tetra Pak and the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling. The NextGen Consortium, led by Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy with several corporate partners, published the results...

Ace Green Recycling signed two key agreements to license its technology and battery recycling equipment to Mel Metal, an Armenian non-ferrous scrap recycling company.  California Assemblymembers Jacqui Irwin and Lori Wilson introduced AB 762, which would ban disposable vapes by 2026.