Global Recycling Day was observed on March 18. The Northeast Recycling Council published its quarterly MRF commodity values survey covering the fourth quarter of 2023. It shows MRFs throughout its 11-state region reported a blended value of $95.75 per ton without the expense of handling residuals, a 32% increase from the prior quarter, and $86.71 with residual processing costs included....

The American Forest & Paper Association testified against extended producer responsibility in Minnesota.  Global Recycling Day was observed on March 18. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, or NREL, announced the latest round of no-charge technical assistance that's available to U.S. state, local and tribal governments looking to advance waste-to-energy technologies. Applications are due by April 15. The Northeast Recycling Council...

Cirba Solutions appointed Jake Wilson as chief legal officer.  New research out of ETH Zurich tested using protein amyloid nanofibrils from whey to pull gold from e-scrap. The Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) observed International Women's Day with a call for wider recognition of women and "genuine gender equality" in the recycling industry. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) released...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Champion Communication of Warren, Michigan; CM Global of Brooklyn, New York; Electronic Asset Security of Urbandale, Iowa; Electronics Bazaar of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Elink International of Stafford, Texas; EPC Global Solutions Slovakia of Bratislava, Slovakia; goTRG of Fort Worth, Texas; Heng Sheng Telecom of Kowloon,...

The Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) observed International Women's Day with a call for wider recognition of women and "genuine gender equality" in the recycling industry. The deadline for Hillenbrand, Coca-Cola and Net Impact's Circular Plastics Case Competition is March 29. The National Association for PET Container Resources released a life cycle analysis suggesting the San Francisco Airport's 2019 ban on...

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) opened public comments as part of the formal rulemaking process for SB 54. The public comment period closes April 23.  Call2Recycle announced that in 2023, it collected over 8 million pounds of batteries for recycling in the U.S. Beverage packaging giant Diageo North America announced its "Don't Trash Glass" program collected...

Readers last month were drawn to an op-ed co-written by BAN and SERI - marking the first time those organizations have jointly authored an opinion - as well as stories about ITAD giant Sims, e-scrap collection statistics and the E-Reuse Conference changing hands.

Call2Recycle released its 2023 U.S. battery collection and recycling data, noting that over 8 million pounds of batteries were collected.  Full Circle Electronics, an electronics processor owned by private equity firm Tide Rock Holdings, announced it has processed 10 million devices.  Canadian e-scrap firm Greentec announced it will sort batteries collected by Call2Recycle in Ontario, becoming the stewardship group's third...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: CCQT of Calgary, Canada; Commsell DBA plug of Overland, Missouri; CT Telecom of Kowloon, Hong Kong ; Electronics Bazaar of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; ERM INTERNATIONAL of Dallas, Texas; Li Industries of Charlotte, North Carolina; Metalurgica y Mecanicas Midas Limitada DBA Midas DBA Midas Chile of...

Last month, readers took interest in a project to recycle marine debris in Hawai'i, the evolution of a robotics supplier, a Texas chemical recycling venture and more. The list below shows our top stories published in February in terms of unique page views. 1 | Hawai’i Megaplastic Pollution Research Center takes shape Marine pollution abatement, a boost to the local economy and a...