Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are exploring biodegradable luminescent polymers, which are light-emitting semiconductors used in digital displays. Onepak, a digital supply chain and reverse logistics platform that facilitates the flow of used IT hardware and e-scrap for reuse, announced it had secured a $20 million investment from asset manager Nuveen.  The U.S. Department of...

Advanced Drainage Systems, among the largest plastics recycling companies in the U.S., announced Luke Kissam was elected as a new board member.  American Beverage and The Recycling Partnership donated $664,000 to help expand recycling services in Fort Collins, Colorado. The city is moving to a contracted single-hauler program to make trash and recycling services more consistent. Texas-based AmSty published its...

American Beverage and The Recycling Partnership donated $664,000 to help expand recycling services in Fort Collins, Colorado. The city is moving to a contracted single-hauler program to make trash and recycling services more consistent. The Canadian government launched a challenge for applicants to propose solar panel recycling solutions. Proposals are due by Sept. 3.   Canadian hauler Emterra debuted a fleet...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Anchor Recycle Port of Kanagawa, Japan; Data Destruction of Tucson, Arizona; Delta Enterprise USA of Flushing, New York; Estaso of Dallas, Texas; Global Traders World Wide of Columbus, Ohio; Smart World Trading of Sterling, Virginia; Telecom Institute of New York (T.I.N.Y.) of Forest Hills, New York;...

Li-Cycle recently appointed Craig Cunningham as CFO. Cunningham has served as interim CFO since March 2024. ITAD ERP supplier Makor released its new real-time operations management dashboard and toolset. RecycLiCo Battery Materials announced it had been granted a European Unity patent for its lithium-ion battery recycling process. German ITAD, e-scrap handler and battery recycler SK tes announced it had achieved...

Canadian post-consumer textile sorter Debrand opened its first U.S. facility in Columbus, Ohio.  Recycler PureCycle announced that it made multiple recycled compounds using varying levels of its high-purity PP resin. Responsible Recycling Alliance published a video as part of its campaign against an expanded bag ban in California.  Plastics converter Revolution appointed Scott Coleman as CEO, replacing outgoing Sean Whiteley. ...

Investment firm Amberjack Capital Partners sold Houston-based Best Trash waste handlers to H.I.G. Capital.  Diversys, a provider of software solutions for waste management, launched a platform to address pain points in the industry. Packaging firm DS Smith, which operates in Europe and North America, released its annual sustainability report. Green Bay Packaging announced an expansion project at its Germantown, Wisconsin,...

American Battery Technology Company signed a bulk offtake agreement with a North American company for recycled material from its lithium-ion battery recycling facility. ABTC manufactures high nickel- and cobalt-content recycled black mass.  Call2Recycle and battery recycler EVSX launched Ontario's newest battery processing facility in Thorold. The new facility has a processing capacity of 4,200 tons of alkaline batteries per year,...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: 1432772 Ontario DBA Vision Investment Group of Ontario, Canada; C1 International Miami of Doral, Florida; Capital Recovery Services of Reno, Nevada; CDM Technologies of Shelby Township, Michigan; E-Hasiru of Bangaluru, India; Electronics Bazar of Dallas, Texas; eLot Electronics Recycling of Glenmont, New York; eWorks Electronics Services...

ExxonMobil launched its Enable 1617 PE resin, which can allow 30% or more PCR content in stretch film applications while maintaining quality and processability.  PureCycle, MiniFibers and Beverly Knits completed a successful textile trial run using PCR. MiniFibers used PureCycle resin to create fiber packages, which then went to Beverly Knits to produce textiles for markets including home goods, automotive...