The packaging and recycling company's North American design lead explains why recyclability goals can't exist in isolation.

The second installment of the 2026 State of Recycling report from The Recycling Partnership indicates that lighter-weight packaging substrates have become more prevalent, requiring the US system to evolve.

A new industry roadmap from NAPCOR combines ISO-compliant methodology and a conservative approach toward PET decarbonization, to reduce the carbon footprint even as production increases.

Tensions with the valuable trading partner have frayed nerves for over a year, but North American markets already have tariff impacts baked into pricing, according to ICIS analysis.

One of the highest-profile US laws affecting recyclers has been amended only four months before implementation, with the state citing "limited availability" of food-safe materials.

A recent webinar explored the upcoming implementation of California's packaging EPR bill, which embeds the APR Design Guide in its criteria to assess recyclability.

The industry association said more than two-thirds of recycled paper goes into new products including containerboard, boxboard and tissues.

The Canadian recycler recently completed a $12m expansion of its Alberta facility, amid emerging packaging EPR programs at home and across the border on the US West Coast.

The new EPR program for household batteries is providing insight to help shape future efforts for embedded batteries and more, stakeholders said during a panel at the state circularity conference.

Kent County's use of AMP sorting tech is part of a broader expansion of recycling recovery architecture.