California's rulemaking on the minimum post-consumer recycled content law is moving along steadily, and stakeholders are narrowing in on the things they like and dislike about the regulations.

New York lawmakers are trying to make their state the fifth in the nation to pass an extended producer responsibility law for packaging this session, and stakeholders feel like this is the year.

IT company Procurri partnered with Igneo Technologies for e-scrap recycling and refining.

In recent weeks, Li-Cycle received federal funding for a facility, AquaMetals announced a technology breakthrough and Ecobat shared its plans to build a facility in Arizona.

EFS-plastics launched a line of LDPE PCR to meet growing global demand for high quality resin, and samples will be available at the upcoming Plastics Recycling Conference.

A report from the U.S. Plastics Pact found a national recycling rate of 13.3% for plastic packaging and an overall potentially recyclable, reusable or compostable rate of 36% for Pact members. 

RBW Waste Management got a boost from the Government of Alberta to start handling HDPE in house, moving it toward a more circular system.

A report from the U.S. Plastics Pact found a national recycling rate of 13.3% for plastic packaging and an overall potentially recyclable, reusable or compostable rate of 36% for Pact members. 

Glass recycling company Aero Aggregates is planning a new facility in Massachusetts to process glass bottles into foamed aggregate for construction.

A major solid waste authority has been incrementally increasing diversion rates by bringing together a variety of programs and keeping close tabs on data.