An ITAD startup, a new round of federal funding, a comparison of ITAD firms' website traffic and one major processor's take on used device markets made the list of our top-read stories last month.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Ace Recycling Group of Carole Park, Australia; Advanced United Refining of Phoenix, Arizona; DLJ Wireless of Plano, Texas; Echo Tech Limited of Penrose, New Zealand; ERI locations in Holliston, Massachusetts, and Flower Mound, Texas; Enki Reverse Logistics of Lincoln Park, Michigan; Export Global Metals (dba EG...

A project that tracked plastic packaging dropped off in retail collection sites was our top-read story last month, joined by coverage of a chemical recycling supply agreement, bale markets, the Plastics Recycling Conference and more. The list below shows our top stories published in March in terms of unique page views. 1 | Report takes aim at drop-off recycling system An investigation that placed...

More than 2,500 plastics recycling leaders convened in Grapevine, Texas, last week for the 2024 Plastics Recycling Conference, featuring three days of networking and dialogue about the state of the industry. Our photographer captured scenes from the event.

The Canada Plastics Pact announced it has surpassed 100 members after six more organizations joined the consortium in the first quarter of 2024. Environmental nonprofit CleanHub published a survey that found a majority of U.S. consumers want brands and governments to take more action on plastic pollution.  Pashupati Group, an Indian post-consumer resin producer, will list its resin, flakes and...

Producer responsibility legislation, recycling facility fires and the latest prices for post-consumer recyclables drew readers' attention last month. The list below shows our top stories published in March in terms of unique page views. 1 | Ten EPR bills introduced in 2024 so far Extended producer responsibility for paper and packaging is once again a hot topic in statehouses across the country....

Ameripen's third installment in its "Preparing for Packaging Producer Responsibility in the U.S." webinar is open for registration. The session, "Services to Help Collect and Report Data and Manage Fees," will be held on April 17. AMP announced that Tim Stuart, who previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Republic Services, has joined the equipment and...

AMP announced that Tim Stuart, who previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Republic Services, has joined the equipment and technology company's board of directors. Circular.co received $10.5 million in funding to scale its digital platform for sourcing recycled materials.  Eastman achieved on-spec initial production and is generating revenue from its chemical recycling facility in Kingsport,...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Asset Cellutions DBA CT Cellutions of Houston, Texas; Elink International of Stafford, Texas; Enviroserve Services of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; eRevive of Redlands, California; Evterra Recycling of Henderson, Nevada; Green Electronic Solutions of South Holland, Illinois; Green E-tech Systems DBA Semsotai Upcycle of La Puente, California;...

AMP announced that Tim Stuart, who previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Republic Services, has joined the equipment and technology company's board of directors. Battery stewardship group Call2Recycle added Utaukwa B. Allen, head of economic development for data centers at Google, to the organization's board of directors.