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December 2016

Published: January 10, 2017
Updated:
January 23, 2017January 10, 2017
by Editorial Staff

Features from the December 2016 print edition:

  • Electronics reuse and recycling in Peru, a photographic journey
  • Insights on OCC
  • Lifting more than recycling rates
  • Study up
  • The safe way is the only way

 

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The latest recycling industry news

  • Containerboard prices begin slow recovery

    The North American containerboard industry is slowly recovering from a post-COVID inventory contraction and demand is expected to bounce back at a “modest” 0.53% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2027, according to Rabobank’s Q3 2025 report.


  • California’s 2024 carpet recycling rate exceeds annual goal

    California’s carpet recycling rate has improved for the fifth consecutive year, with Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) citing financial incentives, including grants, as a key driver of the continued growth.


  • Fiber, film, metal bales stable while plastics continue to drop

    The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars dropped again in September, now averaging 4.66 cents per pound, compared to 5.75 cents per pound this time last month.


  • Northeast commodity prices continued falling in Q2

    In the Northeast, recycled commodity prices continued to decline in April-June, with MRFs experiencing an average decrease of nearly 6% compared to the first quarter of 2025, according to the Northeast Recycling Council’s (NERC) second-quarter MRF Values Survey Report.


  • Reopened Iowa plant recycles cartons into roofing materials

    Editor’s Note: End markets will be featured in sessions at the 2026 Resource Recycling Conference, Feb. 23-25 in San Diego, California. The new owners of an Iowa roofing material facility have reopened the plant nearly a year after it shut down, aiming to capitalize on regional and national upcycling trends to gain market share.


  • Trump adds PET resin to ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

    US President Donald Trump has expanded tariffs to include PET resin as of Sept. 8, according to a new executive order. The move drew comment from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) because of its expected impact on imported resin, but added uncertainty to the market.


  • Top stories from August 2025

    An updated report on California access to carton recycling drew reader attention last month, as did stories covering the fiber sector in a high-cost environment, a lawsuit over Oregon’s new EPR law, recycled commodity prices and organic materials.


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