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Our top stories from May 2021

Published: June 2, 2021
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View of the Georgia-Pacific facility.

Readers were drawn to news that paper products manufacturer Georgia-Pacific has opened a processing unit to recover fiber from contaminated streams. | Courtesy of Georgia-Pacific.

Articles about markets for recycled paper and plastics drew lots of clicks last month. Readers were also drawn to our coverage of container deposit and EPR legislation.

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Our top stories from April 2021

Published: May 4, 2021
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Fire truck in motion with lights on.

Readers last month were drawn to news of the latest example of the industry trend of fires caused by improperly disposed batteries and electronics. | BlurAZ/Shutterstock

News about a battery fire that shut down a city’s MRF drew readers last month, along with a mix of stories touching on markets, policies and investments.

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Online event dives into plastic markets, policy and more

Published: April 20, 2021
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Screenshot from the 2021 Plastics Recycling Conference

Craig Cookson of the American Chemistry Council and Kate Bailey of Eco-Cycle spoke during a session moderated by Dan Leif of Plastics Recycling Update at the 2021 Plastics Recycling Conference. | Screenshot from the 2021 Plastics Recycling Conference.

The recent Plastics Recycling Conference, held online, featured eight sessions over two days. Here are some of the talking points that caught our team’s attention.

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Our top stories from March 2021

Published: April 13, 2021
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U.S. Capitol with reflecting pond in foreground.

Federal plastics recycling legislation was of interest to readers in March. | S-F/Shutterstock

Readers last month were drawn to articles covering export data, federal and state legislative developments, market pricing and more.

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