Glencore and equipment supplier Elokon published a case study detailing how proximity detection technology reduced workplace safety incidents at the company's Rhode Island facility, where e-scrap is shredded and prepared for smelting and refining. Illinois's Portable Battery Stewardship Act was signed into law. It sets up a stewardship program for small- to medium-sized portable batteries, particularly lithium-ion batteries.  Scrap Management...

Plastics policy development - at both the global and state levels - drew readers last month, along with a major packaging firm's acknowledgement it will miss its target deadline for recycling goals. The list below shows our top stories published in May in terms of unique page views. 1 | INC-4 starts revisions, runs into tension on production The fourth meeting to...

Bottled water supplier Chlorophyll Water announced a partnership with plastic offset platform rePurpose Global through which rePurpose will facilitate recovery of the equivalent of one ocean-bound plastic bottle for every Chlorophyll bottle sold. Debby Lee Cohen, the woman behind a successful 2009 campaign in New York to remove foam lunch trays from schools, died in April at 64 years old. ...

Readers in May were drawn to an overview of the U.S. recycled pulp export market, an e-scrap collection collaboration, EPR policy development and, as always, the latest market values for curbside recyclables. The list below shows our top stories published in May in terms of unique page views. 1 | Once a growing market, recycled pulp exports dry up In May 2018,...

The Product Stewardship Institute , The Circular Action Alliance and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will host webinars for various kinds of producers on upcoming obligations under Oregon's extended producer responsibility law for packaging.  European glass recycler Sibelco completed its acquisition of North American glass recycler Strategic Materials for an undisclosed amount.  WM announced plans to build two recycling...

Readers last month were drawn to an analysis of current factors driving the ITAD market, a discussion about upcoming global regulations affecting the e-scrap industry, environmental reporting trends and more. The list below shows our top stories published in May in terms of unique page views. 1 | Industry experts talk data centers, component values Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency are contributing to...

Assurant released its mobile trade-in and upgrade report and found that in the first quarter of the year the iPhone 12 is approaching the No. 1 trade-in spot, taking over from the iPhone 11.  The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery approved increases to the state program's e-scrap reimbursement rates. The new recovery rate is $0.40 per pound for...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: 2763028 Ontario DBA CERS International DBA CERS Lifecycle DBA Electrobargoon of Ontario, Canada; Comprenew of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Dragon Telecommunication Company of Kowloon, Hong Kong; Hamilton Rentals of Wokingham, United Kingdom; and JY Tec Supply of Addison, Texas.  After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below...

Amcor opened an European Innovation Center to work on material science and packaging design. Producer responsibility organization Circular Action Alliance announced that Juri Freeman, currently managing principal for RRS, will serve as executive director for the PRO in Colorado, carrying out the extended producer responsibility program for packaging. Japanese plastic film supplier Gunze announced a program that will recycle shrink...

American Beverage awarded $986,000 to the city of McKinney, Texas, to buy new curbside recycling carts for 58,000 households. Arcos Dorados Holdings, the largest independent McDonald's franchisee and local packaging supplier in Argentina, is using J&J Green Paper's Janus biodegradable paper coating for bags and burger wrappers. Producer responsibility organization Circular Action Alliance announced that Juri Freeman, currently managing principal...