by Colin Staub

The Recycled Materials Association warned of potential “severe” disruption to the materials recovery sector after tariffs targeting the U.S.’s largest trading partners took effect March 4, bringing higher costs to import nearly all goods, including recycled commodities.

by Antoinette Smith

Despite recent volatility in the virgin resin market, PureCycle has not adjusted pricing expectations for its recycled PP, CEO Dustin Olson said in the company’s quarterly earnings call.

by Marissa Heffernan

A formal ethics complaint has been lodged against Rachel Wagoner, formerly the director of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery who is now with producer responsibility organization Circular Action Alliance. The complaint alleges that she is lobbying her former agency in violation of a state “switching sides” ban.

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Greater measurement for better management

by Nina Bellucci Butler and Stacey Luddy

Elevating recycling rates and building a circular economy requires more collaboration and overcoming the challenges in data management to drive solutions.

A fresh outlook for PET thermoform

by Charles David Mathieu-Poulin

A research project tests the ability of a PET reclaimer to process PET thermoforms.

Approaching the PCR compliance wall

by Michael Washburn

Deadlines for recycled content compliance in various states are coming soon and the industry is set up to fail.

A new approach to sorting PET and more at MRFs

by Jared Paben

An autonomous system developed by Bulk Handling Systems is really more of a sorting loop than a sorting line.

PP grant brings robot to a facility’s sorting line

by Jared Paben

With a little help from The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, a Fresno-based MRF has entered the world of robotics.

How a de-dusting system cleaned up RPET sheets

by Jared Paben

Specialized equipment is reducing the presence of gels in rPlanet Earth’s RPET sheets, allowing the Southern California-based reclaimer to sell them for higher prices.