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
- Amazon cites business growth for rise in plastic use
- City-scale reusable cup project launching in California
- Brand owners set new five-year plastics targets
California
- Firms team up against reusable plastic bag ban
- City-scale reusable cup project launching in California
- Full plastic bag ban passes California Senate
Canada
- BC leaders reflect on three decades of EPR
- Machinex debuts organics co-collection system
- INC-4 starts text negotiations, stalls on production
Challenging materials
- Renewal projects receive $50,000 each in DOE competition
- MRF battery fires burn ‘really fast’ and ‘really hot’
- Textile recycling is at a pivotal moment, experts say
Collection
- Oregon’s 2022 recovery tonnage misses goal
- Local groups add e-scrap recycling sites in Pennsylvania
- California releases deposit system update draft rules
Container deposits
- Connecticut redemptions rise after deposit doubles
- Iowa notched a 49% container recovery rate in 2022
- Policy Update: From coast to coast, bills move or die
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
- Firms team up against reusable plastic bag ban
- PepsiCo, Coca-Cola sued by Baltimore for cleanup costs
- Myplas settles eviction lawsuit as facility remains closed
Data
- Michigan hits record 23% recycling rate
- Oregon’s 2022 recovery tonnage misses goal
- New York recycling analysis finds plenty of data gaps
EPR/stewardship
- CalRecycle updates EPR covered materials list
- Stewardship advocacy group reports on ‘foundational’ work
- Wide-ranging legislation moves in Massachusetts
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
- WM seeks permit to build Oregon MRF
- Amazon cites business growth for rise in plastic use
- Planned carton facility will create West Coast end market
Glass
- Glass end user O-I reports lower Q1 demand
- Major European glass recycler to buy Strategic Materials
- Survey: Residents expect glass recycling option
Industry groups
- Planned carton facility will create West Coast end market
- Ameripen voices opinion on draft federal labeling law
- Tackling rural recycling transportation in Colorado
Legislation
- Ameripen voices opinion on draft federal labeling law
- Firms team up against reusable plastic bag ban
- CalRecycle updates EPR covered materials list
Local programs
- Tackling rural recycling transportation in Colorado
- Iowa notched a 49% container recovery rate in 2022
- Oregon’s 2022 recovery tonnage misses goal
Markets
- Planned carton facility will create West Coast end market
- Washington mill to close, citing OCC prices, market demand
- Tackling rural recycling transportation in Colorado
Metals
- Major UBC consumer benefits from recycled material use
- Chicago MRF installs robotics to target UBCs
- Federal funding boosts recycling operations
MRFs
- WM seeks permit to build Oregon MRF
- Balcones’ latest MRF features AI imaging and film vacuum
- NERC: MRF bale values increased in first quarter
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Data to Support Effective and Impactful Packaging Policy
- In My Opinion: Use IR detection to help prevent fires
- First Person Perspective: EPR can shift recycling into high gear
Organics
- White House releases national food waste plan
- AMP using AI sortation tech to separate MSW, organics
- US Senate hearing dives into the impact of grants
Plastics
- WM seeks permit to build Oregon MRF
- Amazon cites business growth for rise in plastic use
- Recycling sector weathers the effects of Beryl
Regulation/oversight
- Ameripen voices opinion on draft federal labeling law
- CalRecycle updates EPR covered materials list
- Michigan hits record 23% recycling rate