News that Brightmark is seeking over 1,000,000 tons of difficult-to-recycle plastics for chemical recycling captured clicks in August. | hiv360/Shutterstock
Articles about a mixed-plastics outlet, paper markets and recycling legislation drew our readers’ attention last month.
Insight from a leader at Waste Connections drew attention last month. | Resource Recycling file photo.
MRF, hauler, market, technology and exports articles all landed on our read-most list last month.
News about federal plastics recycling legislation garnered lots of attention last month. | Corlia vWyk/Shutterstock
Our readers were drawn to a variety of articles last month, including those covering plastics legislation, paper plant shutdowns, market updates and more.
In America’s most populous state, recycled-content percentages in key products using recovered glass had been falling, but new numbers from California officials show a halt to that trend.
News about falling recycling revenues for the largest waste haulers in North America captured attention in May.| Rosamar/Shutterstock
Articles about markets, markets and more markets drew clicks from our readers last month.
News that a major end user of recovered paper in the U.S. would be idling machinery drew clicks last month. | noomcpk/Shutterstock
Readers last month were drawn to stories explaining how the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on recyclables supply chains.
The $349 billion in initial funding for the Paycheck Protection Program ran out within two weeks. | NIKCOA/Shutterstock
Recycling companies across the country are applying to a federal assistance program to help them overcome cash-flow problems sparked by the coronavirus. Some have been successful, but others are running into banking complexities and tapped-out funding.
News about recycling program disruptions around North America captured attention in March. | Oksana Shturo/Shutterstock
Because coronavirus has upended life for North America, it’s no surprise that stories about the pandemic’s impacts to the recycling industry dominated our readers’ attention last month.