ALPLA Group acquired Puerto Rico-based packaging specialist Fortiflex for an undisclosed amount. Film supplier Charter Next Generation received its 250th How2Recycle store drop-off pre-qualification letter and expanded its GreenArrow portfolio with a line of PE film that is compatible with existing PE recycling streams.  Dow earned an ISCC PLUS certification for its polyurethane manufacturing facility in Freeport, Texas.  Engineered plastics...

U.S. container manufacturer Arglass, which operates a 110,000-short-tons-per-year bottle plant in Valdosta, Georgia that uses some recycled feedstock, announced Ron Holmes will serve as vice president of sales, marketing and sustainability. The ECO Waste Tracker, announced Jan. 17, allows companies to track weights without manually weighing dumpsters, which can help California businesses comply with SB 1383.  Oakland, California residents who...

AMP Robotics was named to the Cleantech Group's 2024 Global Cleantech 100 list for the fifth consecutive year.  Education-focused Chromebook supplier CTL released its 2023 sustainability report, which includes details on its refurbishment, buyback and end-of-life recycling programs. Nationwide processor ERI announced David Hirschler has been named the company’s first chief sustainability officer, after previously serving as senior director of...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Full Circle Electronics GA, dba Atlanta Recycling Solutions, of Alpharetta, Ga.; Miramar Copies of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; PC Recycler dba Securis of Chantilly, Va.; and Shark IT of Ocoyoacac, Mexico. After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below achieved one or more of these NAID AAA...

Accredo Packaging partnered with Presto Products, a business of Reynolds Consumer Products, to create a flexible stand-up pouch made with more than 50% food-grade PCR.  Chemical recycling firm Elemental Recycling announced David Hudson will serve as the company's chief executive officer. Hudson previously founded film processor Circulus, and he's held positions at reclaimer Avangard Innovative and glass recycler Strategic Materials....

Colorado's Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on its producer responsibility advisory board, representing haulers of recyclable materials. Applications to finish the three-year term seat that runs through 2025 will be accepted until Jan. 26 or until the seat is filled. Chemical recycling firm Elemental Recycling announced David Hudson will serve as the...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Basket Materials of Palo Alto, Calif.; BES Traders of Mahwah, N.J.; Piranha International of Trinidad and Tobago; and Shanghai Cyber-Teck of Shanghai, China. After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below achieved one or more of these NAID AAA certifications: physical destruction of hard drives, physical...

Electronics processor Clean Earth announced Liz Peterson will serve as chief commercial officer, a newly created role within the company. German start-up Cylib completed a year of trials at its pilot battery recycling plant. Iron Mountain completed its acquisition of Regency Technologies for $200 million.  Komar Industries, which designs and manufactures industrial waste and recycling processing equipment, including shredders for...

Post-consumer PP baling twine processor Green Group Reprocessing suffered a large fire at its Albert Lea, Minn. facility. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) launched its first scientific research expedition to investigate the presence of microplastics in Antarctica.  Thailand-based I.P. ONE partnered with ENVICCO and ALPLA Packaging to recycle colored plastic into bottles.  Komar Industries, which designs and manufactures industrial...

Circular technology company Alchemy has refurbished 5 million devices to date.  Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will open an application period from Jan. 18 through March 18 for electronics recyclers interested in becoming approved covered electronic recyclers and for currently approved recyclers to renew.  Global auditing and consulting firm Deloitte published its 2024 predictions for the technology market,...