The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: AJS Mobile of Brooklyn, New York; Aztek DWC of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Changzhou Xinghui Environmental Protection Technology Development of Jiangsu, China; Full Circle Electronics FL DBA RAE-IT DBA Recycle All Electronics of Ocala, Florida; Maxx Trading DBA Maxx Recycling of West Deptford, New Jersey; MEP...

Global packaging giant Amcor announced it created and/or filled several positions, including chief sustainability officer.  Chemical producer Dow announced packaging innovation award finalists, including designs for recyclable flexible packaging.  Beverage maker Keurig Dr Pepper will have to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty to settle charges about the recyclability of its ubiquitous K-Cups. Nonprofit environmental group The Ocean Cleanup released...

Casella Waste Systems announced 2024 sustainability leaders, including Novolex; City of Biddeford, Maine; Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.  Chicago-based LRS named Dan Goldstein as CFO.  TOMRA published a new e-book on aluminum recycling. New York-based clothing recycling firm Trashie announced a mail-in recycling program in partnership with footwear and apparel company Steve Madden, whose customers will be able to buy...

Stories covering secondhand component pricing, battery collection and processing, an ITAD firm's expansion and a major Canadian program expansion drew reader attention last month.

Solar module manufacturer Canadian Solar  announced that U.S.-based Solarcycle will offer recycling services for Canadian Solar's U.S. customers. Equipment supplier Rockwell Automation announced its PlantPAx distributed control system has been installed at The Royal Mint's e-scrap precious metals refining facility in South Wales. Global ITAD firm sk TES announced it received the Ecovadis Gold rating from sustainability assessment company Ecovadis.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Balaj Technologies of Scarborough, Canada; Changzhou Xinghui Environmental Protection Technology Development of Changzhou, China; Chicago Computer Trading of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Device Europe of Bydgoszcz, Poland; Left Field Securities of Woodinville, Washington; Lighting Land DBA Senlac Environmental Solution of Carrollton, Texas; RecycleTech DBA Assetworx of...

Beyond Plastics made 27 policy recommendations for the next U.S. president to address the growing environmental, health and climate impacts from plastics. A new study in Nature Chemical Engineering explores how different stirring methods affect the chemical recycling process. PakTech has received design for recyclability recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers for its four- and six-pack can carriers. In...

Stories exploring EPR program rulemaking, fiber markets, an alternative OCC recycling rate and legal action over bag labeling drew reader attention last month.

Solar module manufacturer Canadian Solar announced that U.S.-based Solarcycle will offer recycling services for Canadian Solar's U.S. customers. The Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub, a startup for collecting hard-to-recycle materials, named Stephanie Cornett as its new director and announced it has collected 1 million pounds of materials, including e-scrap and plastics, since its 2021 inception. Hauler and MRF operator Meridian...

BHS-Sonthofen highlighted equipment that recovers metals from e-scrap at the IFAT 2024 trade show earlier this year, including its Rotorshredder for specialized selective shredding of e-scrap or light metal scrap and its pre-shredder RAPAX.