Action Carting Environmental Services completed several key acquisitions in New York City over the past five months.
Industry organization American Beverage is marking six years of the Every Bottle Back initiative, with over $2 million in investments in 2025 and the delivery of 1 million recycling carts.
The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (Ameripen) and other industry associations released a report that estimates industry-led source reduction efforts decreased US packaging volumes by about 5 million metric tons between 2019 and 2024.
Circular Services acquired Atlas Organics, expanding its recycling and organics business.
International Paper will close five sites in Germany amid its integration with DS Smith.
Long Island Waste Services has completed a merger with National Waste Services.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava alongside solid waste management officials and the Miami-Dade Innovation Authority (MDIA) announced the winners of MDIA’s fifth public innovation challenge.
Reusables.com received a US patent for its reusable asset tracking system that enables food service operators to offer multi-use containers without requiring consumer deposits or infrastructure overhauls.
SWANA announced future RCon conference dates and locations: St. Louis, Missouri, in 2026 and Portland, Oregon, in 2027.
WM released its 2025 recycling report, indicating a significant gap between consumers’ recycling intentions and actual behaviors, and suggesting that brands can influence purchasing decisions by prioritizing recyclability.