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Industry group details Canadian plastics registry

Published: August 13, 2025
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Industry group Coast Waste Management Association held a webinar to discuss the new reporting obligations for Canadian waste service providers. | Sherif Ashraf/Shutterstock

Editor’s Note: EPR compliance will be featured in sessions at the 2026 Resource Recycling Conference, Feb. 23-25 in San Diego, California.

Speakers from Coast Waste Management Association discussed the new reporting responsibilities for Canadian waste service providers, including recyclers, for the Federal Plastics Registry during a recent webinar. Continue Reading

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Oregon faces lawsuit over packaging EPR program

Published: August 6, 2025
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The State of Oregon seal at a park in Salem, Ore.

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors says the state’s newly active packaging EPR law is unfair and ineffective. | JPL Designs/Shutterstock

Editor’s Note: EPR compliance will be featured in sessions at the 2026 Resource Recycling Conference, Feb. 23-25 in San Diego, California.  Continue Reading

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Goodwill installs equipment to recycle unsold plastics

Published: July 30, 2025
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Goodwill of Ontario Great Lakes installed a shredding and granulating system to recycle its unsold donated plastics and continue its goal of zero waste. | Photo courtesy Rotogran International

Goodwill Industries of Ontario Great Lakes recently purchased a size-reduction system to increase its recycling capacity for donated plastic goods in London, Ontario. Continue Reading

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California prepares for textile EPR with public workshop

Published: July 23, 2025
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CalRecycle held a public workshop on California’s textiles EPR law to outline the future of its implementation and allow businesses and industry groups to comment on the effects of the law. | Vejo/Shutterstock

Business owners, potential producer responsibility organizations and industry experts gathered virtually and in person last week to ask California regulators questions about the state’s recently passed textile EPR law and give input on its implementation. Continue Reading

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Missouri MRF upgrades PP recycling capabilities

Published: July 23, 2025
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Closeup of PP with a chasing arrows recycling symbol.

The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition has helped upgrade the polypropylene recycling system of a MRF in St. Peters, Missouri. | CalypsoArt/Shutterstock

Recycle City MRF in St. Peters, Missouri, has expanded its PP recycling abilities with upgrades made possible by The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition. Continue Reading

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NexTrex program boosts local film recovery efforts

Published: July 16, 2025
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The Otsego ReUse Center in Oneota, New York, collects film recycling through the Grassroots Movement, an initiative by film recycler NexTrex. | Photo courtesy of NexTrex.

Recycling collection site Otsego ReUse Center is bringing plastic film recycling to New York, with help from the Grassroots Movement initiative by film collector NexTrex.  Continue Reading

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Candy giant Mars reached 7% PCR use in 2024

Published: July 9, 2025
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Candy containers from Berry Global and Mars.

Candy conglomerate Mars outlined the company’s steps toward circularity and zero emissions in its 2024 sustainability report. | Courtesy of Berry Global and Mars

Candy and pet food giant Mars used 14,000 metric tons of recycled materials for its products in 2024, according to its recently released sustainability report. Continue Reading

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RIT researchers develop AI-based textile recycling system

Published: July 2, 2025
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An AI-powered recycling system at the Rochester Institute of Technology can identify non-recyclable components of clothing and can detect the fiber composition of the whole item. | Kostikova Natalia/Shutterstock

Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology are developing a high-speed automated system to disassemble and recycle clothing. Continue Reading

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Canadian ag recycling sees continued success

Published: June 4, 2025
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An annual report from Cleanfarms shows improving rates of agricultural plastic recycling in Canada. | AgriRECUP/Shutterstock

Cleanfarms, a Canadian agricultural recycling stewardship group, recovered and recycled over 22 million pounds of agricultural plastics in 2024, according to a recently released annual report outlining the organization’s achievements in the last year.  Continue Reading

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