Public and private organizations have pumped millions of dollars into curbside sorting infrastructure and downstream processing capacity in recent weeks. 

TerraCycle US’ e-scrap recycling division tallied better sales and income in 2022, a financial filing shows. 

Iron Mountain's asset life cycle business increased its volume of used electronics processed during the first quarter, but a depressed market for electronic components meant much lower revenues. 

Clear Path Recycling, Direct Pack Recycling, Wenplastics, the Ocean Legacy Foundation, Goodwill Industries/Hydroblox and a slew of other plastics recycling companies are among the recipients of recently awarded grants. 

TotalEnergies purchased a Spanish plastics reclaimer, giving the plastics producer increased access to post-consumer scrap feedstock and expanding its recycled plastic offerings. Meanwhile, a joint venture involving TotalEnergies announced it is now marketing a recycled PLA cup. 

TerraCycle US's total sales surged last year, with a particular improvement in the sales of recycled plastics and other materials.

As construction progresses "at full steam" on its secondary smelter in Georgia, Aurubis has decided to spend an additional $276 million to double the plant's metals recovery capacity. 

Oregon lawmakers sent the governor bills that ban polystyrene food service ware and allow restaurants to serve food in their customers' reusable containers.

Two major companies, plastics producer LyondellBasell and packaging manufacturer Sonoco, recently published sustainability reports. The following are their plastics recycling takeaways.

The aluminum recycling industry continues to push for new beverage container deposit programs, with an executive pointing to potential in the Upper Midwest and in the nation's capital.