Fall is here and Policy Now is bringing you the latest updates on extended producer responsibility and other legislation impacting the industry. I'm Stefanie Valentic and I would like to introduce myself as a new reporter here at Resource Recycling. Over the past five years, I have been covering the industry and I'm excited to bring you monthly insights into...

The Alliance for Mission-Based Recycling released a new report, "Designing Effective EPR: What to Do About Film & Flexible Packaging," providing policy suggestions to address the issues relating to flexible and film plastics collected in curbside recycling programs.  The City of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit alleging that Bimbo Bakeries and SC Johnson, whose products include Ziploc bags, made deceptive claims...

The Can Manufacturers Institute launched its Million Cans Recycling Contest. Canadian producer responsibility organization Circular Materials will publish a harmonized material list for recycling for Ontario in 2026, including new materials like coffee cups, toothpaste tubes and black plastic containers. Crush Software Solutions acquired S3 Software Solutions and is investing $3 million to modernize the Crush auto recycling platform.  The...

Battery-embedded device recovery drew reader interest in September, with record facility fires, legislation and new technology tackling the growing electronics recovery movement.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: AVAY (dba TV Remote Testing Services) of Columbus, Ohio B&K Technology Solutions (dba Advanced Technology Recycling) of Salt Lake City, Utah Blue Revive Technology of Buford, Georgia Electronics Renewal (dba The Goldie Group) of Nashville, Tennessee EVVO of Cambridge, Ontario Fivetech (trading as Laptop Outlet and...

The sudden inclusion of PET resin into hefty tariffs drew reader interest in September, as well as the existential crisis facing European recyclers, a chemical recycler's relocation plans and the use of chemically recycled PE in specialty films. 

Industry association Ameripen (American Institute for Packaging and the Environment) named Danielle Waterfield as its new policy director and general counsel. AMP acquired the Portsmouth operations of recycler RDS of Virginia. Borealis announced its new compounding line for PE and PP rigids containing PCR in Beringen, Belgium, is fully operational.  Chemical recycler Epoch Biodesign announced that Jerry Grunewald, former chief...

Industry association Ameripen (American Institute for Packaging and the Environment) named Danielle Waterfield as its new policy director and general counsel. AMP acquired the Portsmouth operations of recycler RDS of Virginia. The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) announced recent award winners. Waste and recycling intelligence platform Sourgum launched new branding, including an improved user experience. Solid Waste Association...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: AERC Acquisition Company (dba AERC Recycling Solutions, A Clean Earth Company) of Richmond, Virginia Betco Sales (dba Kiss Electronics) of Moonachie, New Jersey Cosmo Computers of Fremont, California Digital ITAD of Edwardsville, Illinois E-Parisaraa of Bangalore, Karnataka, India EVVO of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Ewaste Zone of...

Ascend Elements and GEM Co. are collaborating to advance lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered battery materials production in Europe. Germany's Cylib will receive €26.1 million ($30.6 million) in EU funding toward building one of the largest lithium-ion battery recycling facilities in Europe.  Asia's Green Li-ion will supply recycled battery material to Ecopro for the next five years starting in 2026.