Asset manager Apollo Impact acquired the Accent family of companies, including Accent Wire-Tie, Accent Wire-Tie United Kingdom and Accent Building Materials, for an undisclosed amount. 

The Carton Council released “The Road to Recycling,” a podcast series about how recycling works and what challenges the industry faces. 

To make recycling easier, German retailer Netto Marken-Discount digitized its private labeled food and beverage products using Digimarc

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) released a report for members that evaluates electric power and other alternative fuels for solid waste and recycling collection vehicles. Wastebuilt won a gold award in the dotCOMM Awards’ manufacturing category.