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Equipment manufacturers and their customers are feeling the pressure of supply chain backups for all types of machinery, forcing them to adapt to yet another pandemic-related complication.
Marissa Heffernan worked at Resource Recycling from January 2022 through June 2025, first as staff reporter and then as associate editor. Marissa Heffernan started working for Resource Recycling in January 2022 after spending several years as a reporter at a daily newspaper in Southwest Washington. After developing a special focus on recycling policy, they were also the editor of the monthly newsletter Policy Now.
Equipment manufacturers and their customers are feeling the pressure of supply chain backups for all types of machinery, forcing them to adapt to yet another pandemic-related complication.
Large OEMs can lead the way to a circular economy if they work together and prioritize reverse logistics, panelists at Intel's Vision 2022 conference said.
A bill that eliminates weight targets for electronics collection in favor of giving consumers easy access to drop-off sites has passed the House and Senate in South Carolina. It now goes to the governor's desk.
At the June Association of Plastic Recyclers members meeting, speakers shared insights on policy, data collection and a shifting tone in how the sector portrays itself.
After nine meetings over five months, the Oregon Truth-in-Labeling Task Force has submitted its final report and recommendations to the state legislature.
European recyclers are struggling to get enough material, even as exports of plastics decline and values rise.
Globally, discarded plastic levels could nearly triple by 2060, with about half of the plastic ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recycled, an OECD report projected.
A large copper smelter slated to be built in Georgia has run into resistance from a local group, even as a judge signed off on millions in bond authority for the construction.
Seven processors handled electronics under E-Cycle Washington's program in 2021, sending recovered commodities to downstreams all around the globe.
Globally, discarded plastic levels could nearly triple by 2060, with about half of the plastic ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recycled, an OECD report projected.
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