The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) released a report on global paper and paper board recycling in 2020. 

Circulate Capital, an investment firm focused on reducing marine plastics, announced that its first investment recipient, Indonesian recycling company Tridi Oasis, has formed a joint venture with global recycling company ALBA Group Asia, marking Circulate Capital’s first successful exit. Additionally, Circulate announced it provided additional financing to allow India-based Lucro to triple its capacity to recycle difficult-to-handle flexible plastic packaging. 

Aluminum and steel can producer Crown published its 2021 sustainability report. 

Recycling equipment provider Machinex reported a record-setting second quarter, with the signing of several notable contracts for delivery of sorting systems in 2023. 

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Board of Directors approved the association’s five-year strategic plan.

Carton manufacturer TetraPak released its 2021 sustainability report.

Nonprofits Texan by Nature and Texans for Clean Water put on a video competition for all El Paso County, Texas high school students, as part of the group’s pilot PET Community Recycling Program in El Paso.