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Plastics, textile recovery experts meet at PRC

Published: April 1, 2025
Updated: April 1, 2025
by Editorial Staff

Attendees ‘break a bale,’ learning about how textiles are sorted for recycling and reuse during a session at the 2025 Plastics Recycling Conference. | Big Wave Photography/Resource Recycling

About 2,400 industry professionals participated in the 2025 Plastics Recycling Conference just outside of Washington, D.C., talking business in the exhibit hall and listening to sessions on textile recovery and broader plastics procurement and policy. Continue Reading

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News from Glass Half Full, Maine Department of Environmental Protection and more

Published: March 31, 2025
Updated: March 31, 2025
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

News from Miami-Dade Innovation Authority, Recycled Materials Association and more

Published: March 17, 2025
Updated: March 17, 2025
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

News from Eco-Products, Machinex and more

Published: March 10, 2025
Updated: March 10, 2025
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

News from NextGen Consortium, Packaging Corporation of America and more

Published: March 4, 2025
Updated: March 4, 2025
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

News from CalRecycle, Recycling Education & Research Foundation and more

Published: February 25, 2025
Updated: February 25, 2025
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

News from Athens Services, CalRecycle and more

Published: February 18, 2025
Updated: February 18, 2025
by Editorial Staff

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News from Closed Loop Partners, Machinex and more

Published: February 11, 2025
Updated: February 11, 2025
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

News from Advanced Drainage Systems, Evergreen Recycling and more

Published: February 4, 2025
Updated: February 4, 2025
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

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The latest recycling industry news

Containerboard prices begin slow recovery
The North American containerboard industry is slowly recovering from a post-COVID inventory contraction and demand is expected to bounce back at a “modest” 0.53% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2027, according to Rabobank’s Q3 2025 report.
California’s 2024 carpet recycling rate exceeds annual goal
California’s carpet recycling rate has improved for the fifth consecutive year, with Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) citing financial incentives, including grants, as a key driver of the continued growth.
Fiber, film, metal bales stable while plastics continue to drop
The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars dropped again in September, now averaging 4.66 cents per pound, compared to 5.75 cents per pound this time last month.
Northeast commodity prices continued falling in Q2
In the Northeast, recycled commodity prices continued to decline in April-June, with MRFs experiencing an average decrease of nearly 6% compared to the first quarter of 2025, according to the Northeast Recycling Council’s (NERC) second-quarter MRF Values Survey Report.
Reopened Iowa plant recycles cartons into roofing materials
Editor’s Note: End markets will be featured in sessions at the 2026 Resource Recycling Conference, Feb. 23-25 in San Diego, California. The new owners of an Iowa roofing material facility have reopened the plant nearly a year after it shut down, aiming to capitalize on regional and national upcycling trends to gain market share.
Trump adds PET resin to ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
US President Donald Trump has expanded tariffs to include PET resin as of Sept. 8, according to a new executive order. The move drew comment from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) because of its expected impact on imported resin, but added uncertainty to the market.
Top stories from August 2025
An updated report on California access to carton recycling drew reader attention last month, as did stories covering the fiber sector in a high-cost environment, a lawsuit over Oregon’s new EPR law, recycled commodity prices and organic materials.