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.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: CSI Electronics Processing Centre DBA CSI EPC of Surrey, Canada; Data IT of Ontario, California; Diablo Holding of Raleigh, North Carolina; E Save of San Ysidro, California; Greenbox New Zealand of Upper Hutt, New Zealand; Ice Services DBA Ice Mobility of Lincolnshire, Illinois; ITAD Electronics Recyclers...

Business360 released a report examining efforts from consumer product goods companies such as Coca-Cola, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive to meet their plastic reduction goals.  CalRecycle posted a request for proposals for a source reduction and material design study connected to the state's extended producer responsibility for packaging law, SB 54. Proposals are due in April. Empire Green Generation, a company developing...

CalRecycle posted a request for proposals for a source reduction and material design study that's connected to the state's extended producer responsibility for packaging law, SB 54. Proposals are due in April. The Construction & Demolition Recycling Association announced the official launch of ShingleRecycling.org, a revamped online resource dedicated to promoting the recycling of asphalt shingles.  The Recycling Education &...

Call2Recycle is rolling out a new program to enable responsible recycling of large batteries for equipment like lawnmowers, snow blowers and power tools.  CSI EPC, the Canadian arm of U.S.-based ITAD firm EPC Global Solutions, named Mike Kubala as company president. Kubala previously served as vice president of operations. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy awarded $5.6...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Clover Wireless, Teleplan Service Logistics DBA Reconext of Calexico, California; Ecocycle of Campbellfield, Australia; E-Lake Trading DBA EcoStar Wireless of Livonia, Michigan; Engrane Verde of Hermosillo, Mexico; Erday of City of Industry, California; Green Label Recycling of Renton, Washington; Hi-Tech Recyclers of Edmonton, Alberta; Hi-Tech Recyclers...

The AZEK Company acquired Northwest Polymers, expanding its recycling capabilities in the Pacific Northwest. CalRecycle announced the 2025 Application Process for the SB 54 Advisory Board.  The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy awarded $5.6 million to 30 projects to advance the state's reuse, repair and recovery of materials and grow markets for recycled materials. The Minnesota Pollution...

Athens Services announced it is preparing to open a new MRF in Irwindale, California. CalRecycle announced the 2025 Application Process for the SB 54 Advisory Board.  The Can Manufacturers Institute announced that its MRF can capture program grants have financed equipment enabling MRFs in Alabama and California to capture more than 31 million additional aluminum beverage cans per year. The...

Bloom ESG launched the first ISO-approved avoided-emissions methodology for the e-scrap industry. Idaho National Laboratory will collaborate with E Cyclers of Idaho and Sunnking Sustainable Solutions to provide e-scrap collection events in Idaho Falls in the coming months. The U.S. Department of Energy's Electronics Scrap Recycling Advancement Prize (E-SCRAP) Phase 2 informational webinar, initially planned for Feb. 18, was cancelled...