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About Colin Staub

Colin-StaubColin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].

How hauling giant has reacted to export shifts

Published: February 6, 2019
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Jim Fish, WM CEO on stage.

Jim Fish, CEO of Waste Management, speaks at the company’s annual sustainability forum.

Recovered plastic buyers and a relationship with major U.S. reclaimer KW Plastics have helped Waste Management through recent market troubles. The hauler has even made equipment upgrades specifically to meet that demand.

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Recycling leaders respond to plastic industry’s $1B pledge

Published: January 23, 2019
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Plastics littering an ocean beach.Resin and packaging giants last week committed $1 billion over the next five years to “end plastic waste.” While recycling and sustainability stakeholders say they are encouraged by the effort, they also want to ensure materials recovery remains part of the solution.

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