The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: A-1 Wireless of Mississauga, Canada; Battery Buyers DBA My Battery Recyclers of Brooklyn, New York; Battery Buyers DBA My Battery Recyclers of Brooklyn, New York; Computer Dealers & Recyclers Global DBA CDR Global of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Electronic Recyclers International of Goodyear, Arizona; J&H Deals of...

Amcor released a 100% PCR one-liter soft drink stock bottle.  Flexible packaging supplier American Packaging Corporation launched a line of PE pet-food packaging materials that are designed to be compliant with the Association of Plastic Recyclers' guidelines for PE films and pre-qualified to bear the How2Recycle label. Brand owner BlueTriton Brands announced a goal that all of its beverage packaging...

The Canada Plastics Pact announced two accelerators to help scale reuse and refill in Ontario.  The Glass Packaging Institute rolled out its Don't Trash Glass glass collection program at Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, a distillery in Louisville, Kentucky. The Don't Trash Glass program has previously launched in Arizona and Illinois. The National Waste and Recycling Association hired Michael Hoffman as president...

Acer's latest Chromebook Plus, the Acer Chromebook Plus 514, contains ocean-bound recycled plastic and other recycled materials.  Cascade Asset Management celebrated its 25th anniversary.  Greenpeace wrote about the impact of cryptocurrency mining on e-scrap generation. The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), formerly the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), presented its 2024 Design for Recycling Award to the REMADE Institute.  Battery...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: CCQT of Fresno, California; Evterra Recycling of Elgin, Illinois; Green Wave Computer Recycling DBA GW Tech Parts of Indianapolis, Indiana; HMR Envirocycle of Calamba City, Philippines; MARRS of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and SBE USA of New Albany, Indiana.  After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below...

Cyclyx expanded its 10to90 All-Plastic Bag It & Bring It collection program in Houston, Texas.  Dow partnered with Procter & Gamble to develop a proprietary recycling technology for hard-to-recycle plastics.  Eastman and Sealed Air partnered to develop a certified compostable tray for protein packaging, replacing PS trays.  The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative hired Jason Jordan as president.  The Recycling Partnership...

Running shoe company ASICS launched a new shoe that is designed to be recycled using a proprietary process from Terracycle.  Closed Loop Partners provided a loan to startup Olyns to scale its AI-driven method of improving collection, sortation and recycling of consumer packaging. Eastman and Sealed Air partnered to develop a certified compostable tray for protein packaging, replacing polystyrene trays. ...

DMD Systems Recovery, a Tempe, Arizona-based ITAD firm, announced it has been certified as a B Corp for the fourth consecutive year, a designation that recognizes social and environmental performance standards. Green Li-ion's newest plant in Oklahoma came online. Located within an existing recycling facility, it will produce battery-grade cathode and anode materials from concentrated recycled material.  Heraeus Precious Metals...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: ACE Recycling of Australia; AH Recycling of Chicago, Illinois; Cellular Gallery of Margate, Florida; CentricsIT of Norcross, Georgia; Dragon Telecommunication Company of Kowloon, Hong Kong; Electronic Deals DBA V Distributors of Brooklyn, New York; Evterra Recycling of Elgin, Illinois; Green Wave Computer Recycling DBA Tech Parts...

Alliance for the Great Lakes released a report that crunched 20 years of data, finding that 86% of litter collected on Great Lakes beaches is plastic. Biotech company CARBIOS reported its 2023 operating and financial results, noting an income of 24 million Euros ($25.5 million USD) and operating expenses of nearly 29 million Euros ($30.8 million USD).  The Mexico Plastics...