Three bills targeting recycling and compostables labeling have cleared key hurdles as California's session deadline nears.

With the legislature set to adjourn June 10, supporters of New York's packaging EPR bill are making a final push.

The bill to fund infrastructure grants for communities more than 75 miles from the nearest MRF is headed for the full House of Representatives after clearing the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Hauler WM will open a new preconditioning recycling facility (PCF) in Edmonton in early 2027, bringing advanced optical sorting to Alberta as Circular Materials prepares to add materials to the province's extended producer responsibility (EPR) program this fall. Under Alberta's EPR model, producers – the brands and retailers supplying packaging to consumers – now bear the cost of recycling, shifting...

The state's Department of Environmental Quality has given the stamp of approval on CAA's Responsible End Markets program plan amendment.

This month's column explains why the gap between donating clothes and recycling them is bigger than you may realize.

Joaquin Mariel, Circular Services president, broke down why recycling infrastructure is so hard to scale and used PET's rapid market erosion to show how quickly it can unravel.

The company posted its first positive gross margin for Q3 2026 and provided an update on its plans for a second facility.

Republic Services reported Q1 2026 net income of $525 million, up from $495 million the same period last year. Recycled commodity prices averaged $120 per ton in the first quarter, a $35-per-ton decline from the prior year. The Phoenix-based hauler told investors that increased volumes across its polymer center network offset the revenue impact. Q1 2026 highlights (year over year):...

NRDC and Californians Against Waste are suing CalRecycle over finalized EPR regulations they say unlawfully allow chemical recycling and other objectionable technologies to count toward recycling targets.