China has decreased purchases of old corrugated containers, which has caused domestic and export prices for the key fiber grade to fall.
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Colin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].
China has decreased purchases of old corrugated containers, which has caused domestic and export prices for the key fiber grade to fall.
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The Washington state capitol building in Olympia.
Lawmakers in Indiana and Washington are evaluating proposals that would shift end-of-life packaging management responsibilities from municipalities to product producers.
Recycling stakeholders are pushing back against a container deposit expansion proposal in New York state, stating it will injure recycling programs when they’re already struggling with a down market.
The EFS-Plastics facility in Listowel, Ontario.
Many municipal programs and facilities have recently tried to cut back on mixed plastics, citing tight markets. But reclaimer EFS-Plastics has plans to open a third North American operation and is on the hunt for more mixed bales to fuel its growth.
Waste and recycling industry safety has received elevated attention in recent years as injuries and fatalities have risen. Despite collaboration and the heightened focus, the numbers show little improvement.
Jim Fish, CEO of Waste Management, speaks at the company’s annual sustainability forum.
Waste Management invested millions of dollars into recycling in 2018, and the year to come will bring the company’s “largest residential recycling investment” to date, company leaders said.
Drone footage captured the scope of damage at the Marcal Paper mill.
A recycled paper mill in New Jersey was lost in a massive fire over the past week, a blow to the local economy and certain recycling operations in the region.
Container deposit fraud allegations against a Waste Management subsidiary in California were settled for $1.1 million last summer.
Year-end customs figures from the Chinese government quantify the country’s marked decrease in recyclable material purchases in the first year of new import restrictions.