WM has opened two new facilities in Ontario capable of processing 30% of the province's total volumes under new EPR legislation.

AF&PA reported a 4% decline in containerboard production for 2025, while packaging paper shipments rose 2% in December and boxboard operating rates fell to 85.6% in Q4.

Liberty Waste and Waste Eliminator, two Allied-backed portfolio companies, started the year with tuck-in acquisitions expanding their regional footprints.

The Solid Waste Association of North America and the Product Stewardship Institute are formalizing their collaboration to address materials management challenges including lithium-ion battery safety, vape disposal and compressed gas cylinder management.

New Jersey just passed a bill restricting single-use plastic items, California has opened another round of public comment on SB 54, and other states are debating the right to repair, deposit systems and EPR legislation. Stay tuned to Policy Now for monthly updates on what's happening across the country.

As batteries appear in everything from light-up shoes to electric vehicles, new EPR laws are reshaping recycling requirements.

Editor’s Note: California EPR will be featured in sessions at the co-located 2026 Resource Recycling Conference and Plastics Recycling Conference, Feb. 23-25 in San Diego, California. Register now! CalRecycle has released an updated draft of SB 54 regulations, with a comment period to last through Feb. 13. At the beginning of January, the agency pulled its draft of California’s Plastic...

WM has battled headwinds from low recycling commodity prices with strategic automation and facility upgrades, the company told investors in its Q4/full-year 2025 earnings call.

International Paper is splitting its DS Smith and EMEA portfolio between two separate entities following multiple mill closures and strategic moves in 2025.

Cyclic Materials’ Mesa, Arizona site, the very first scale-up of a commercial plant for recycling and local production of rare earths in the US, with a focus on heavy and light rare earth magnets. | Courtesy of Cyclic Materials