Recycling news by topic
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Asia
- Study: Urban circularity requires tailored solutions
- ISRI recap: Exporters continue to face uncertainty
- Brands make sustainability moves, but use more plastic
Brand owners
- Unilever misses recyclability goals, calls for policy action
- Lawsuit over brand’s recyclability claims continues
- Report: Bottle bill states recycle more, provide models
California
- California recycler to pay back $140 million in fraud case
- Stakeholders respond to California recyclability report
- SB 54 advisory board elects StopWaste director chair
Canada
- INC-4 starts text negotiations, stalls on production
- Report: Canadian diversion rates stay steady in 2022
- Ottawa grocers, other partners plan reusable packaging pilot
Challenging materials
- MRF battery fires burn ‘really fast’ and ‘really hot’
- Textile recycling is at a pivotal moment, experts say
- Tech to spot hidden batteries draws $6.4M investment
Collection
- California releases deposit system update draft rules
- US plastics recovery declined in 2022
- NY mayor cuts curbside e-scrap pick-up service
Container deposits
- Policy and new programs tackle Iowa redemption deserts
- Oregon deposit system estimates 90.5% return rate
- California releases deposit system update draft rules
Contamination
- Tech to spot hidden batteries draws $6.4M investment
- Smart bins target contamination at street level
- Closed Loop invests in aluminum-hydrogen tech
Courts/lawsuits
- Nonprofit director sentenced for recycling grant fraud
- California recycler to pay back $140 million in fraud case
- Strategic emerges from bankruptcy with reduced debt
Data
- Report: Canadian diversion rates stay steady in 2022
- Robotics firm estimates tons lost at the MRF level
- Policy and new programs tackle Iowa redemption deserts
EPR/stewardship
- INC-4 starts text negotiations, stalls on production
- New York again aiming for packaging EPR
- Circular Action Alliance submits EPR plan in Oregon
Europe
- Textile recycling is at a pivotal moment, experts say
- Lessons from France: Eco-modulated fees not used effectively
- Different PRO structures can achieve same result
Exports
- Fiber exports down 17% in first quarter, plastics flat
- Once a growing market, recycled pulp exports dry up
- Fiber exports drop 17%, plastic shipments hit record low
Fiber
- Once a growing market, recycled pulp exports dry up
- Plastic-to-paper switch brings complications, panelists say
- Recycled fiber capacity tracker publishes final report
Glass
- Major European glass recycler to buy Strategic Materials
- Survey: Residents expect glass recycling option
- Federal funding boosts recycling operations
Industry groups
- Circular Action Alliance submits EPR plan in Oregon
- Producers still lacking urgency on data deadlines
- Packaging deposits, packaging EPR get federal attention
Legislation
- New York again aiming for packaging EPR
- Pressure is high for fourth UN treaty meeting
- California releases deposit system update draft rules
Local programs
- New Jersey MRF gets $47 million upgrade
- Report: Canadian diversion rates stay steady in 2022
- Policy and new programs tackle Iowa redemption deserts
Markets
- Haulers see stronger Q4, but lower full-year revenues
- Commodity trading platform enters US and raises $20M
- NERC: Fiber makes up greater share of tons
Metals
- Federal funding boosts recycling operations
- Novelis taking further steps to trade public shares
- Closed Loop invests in aluminum-hydrogen tech
MRFs
- New Jersey MRF gets $47 million upgrade
- Robotics firm estimates tons lost at the MRF level
- Panelists: AI has a bigger role to play in recycling
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Use IR detection to help prevent fires
- First Person Perspective: EPR can shift recycling into high gear
- In My Opinion: EPR can shift recycling into high gear
Organics
- Composting Consortium report evaluates packaging
- California’s composting mandate drives market growth
- Recycling industry makes announcements at COP28
Plastics
- Fiber exports down 17% in first quarter, plastics flat
- Recycling sectors come together in Las Vegas
- Fiber exports drop 17%, plastic shipments hit record low
Regulation/oversight
- INC-4 starts text negotiations, stalls on production
- Colorado regulators suggest mid-range EPR scenario
- Colorado PRO revises EPR recycling scenarios