Scrap plastic shipments to Malaysia will be subject to new restrictions in the coming weeks, as the country follows through on its vow to get a handle on skyrocketing imports.
Colin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].Scrap plastic shipments to Malaysia will be subject to new restrictions in the coming weeks, as the country follows through on its vow to get a handle on skyrocketing imports.
A major Chinese paper company will add recycled pulp production lines at two U.S. virgin fiber mills it purchased earlier this year, and both will consume mixed paper and OCC.
A major U.S. recycled paper end user will begin accepting fiber bales that contain foodservice packaging at its mills across the country.
An idled Washington newsprint mill will reopen to produce containerboard from recycled feedstock.
The Continuous Improvement Fund (CIF) recently looked into the efficiency of using collection-vehicle drivers to pick out contamination and other approaches that could lead to cleaner streams of recyclables.
OCC prices have remained stable for several months now, bringing some calm to what has been a wildly fluctuating market. But a supply glut may be preventing prices from climbing back up.
A Denver-area hauler and MRF operator will begin accepting coffee cups in the recycling stream from its commercial coffee shop customers.
Hurricane Florence has forced programs to suspend collection and led haulers to remind residential customers about proper storm debris management. At least one packaging giant has been significantly impacted by the hurricane. Continue Reading
An idled plastics recovery facility is being dismantled and its components sold, after efforts to reopen it for the past year have not panned out.
A New York recycling company executive has pleaded guilty to felony charges connected to a dispute over contamination in recycling loads collected from a commercial client.