by Colin Staub
The world’s largest retailer underreported the number of containers it distributed over a three-year period in California, leading to $7.2 million in unpaid deposits to the state. The balance was paid in full late last year after it was revealed during an audit.
by RecyclingMarkets.net Staff
While prices for recovered PET and HDPE have remained steady or increased, post-consumer film values continue to nose-dive.
by Jared Paben
A California bill mandating that carpet stewards achieve a 24 percent recycling rate continues to advance in the legislature. Meanwhile, carpet makers are sticking with their beleaguered stewardship group, instead of submitting alternative collection and recycling plans.
Plastics Recycling 2018 will bring together plastics reclaimers, equipment manufacturers, brand owners, brokers, government officials and leading sustainability voices from around the globe to deepen connections and push the plastics recycling sector forward.
by Blair Pollock and Chantal Fryer
An effort in North and South Carolina looks to boost plastic bottle recovery by showing residents the job-creation power of materials diversion. If the general public buys in, the strategy may point the way to a fresh outreach approach.
by Jerry Powell
Sortation equipment relying on X-ray or spectroscopy technology is becoming increasingly important as the materials stream evolves and recycling entities grow. We look at how optical offerings are developing to better serve the needs of operators.
by Jared Paben
The story of Birch Plastics has been one of branching out. What started in 2001 as a plastics trader operating out of a 5,000-square-foot building is, today, one of the country’s largest post-industrial plastics recycling operations. And Birch is continuing to push forward.
