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Last month, readers were drawn to coverage of Goodwill’s efforts on materials recovery, California’s ongoing EPR policy development, glass recycling challenges and recycled commodity prices.
The list below shows our top stories published in October in terms of unique page views.
1 | Goodwill sets its sights on recycling
While Goodwill Industries International has long been associated with the reuse portion of the waste management hierarchy, the nonprofit secondhand store giant is making inroads to being a national heavyweight in recycling textiles, glass and other materials, several of its leaders recently said.
2 | Comment period opens for final California EPR rules
Producers, recyclers and the public have another chance to comment on California’s SB 54 extended producer responsibility for packaging permanent regulations.
3 | Glass plant closure causes regional market strife
After a bottle production plant in Seattle shuttered over the summer, a local glass beneficiation facility has lost demand for its cullet, leaving multiple area recycling programs without a downstream outlet for their glass.
4 | Paper grades plummet, reversing two-year trend
Mixed paper and OCC sank by 21% and 16%, respectively, this month, marking a pivot from a long runup that plateaued over the summer. Curbside plastic price trends varied by grade.
5 | ‘Plenty of glass’ available to meet goals, but collection lags
Although glass has its share of unique challenges in the recycling system, brand owners in the glass space are facing all-too-familiar hurdles in figuring out how they’ll hit 2030 recycling and recycled content goals.