Author Archives: RecyclingMarkets.net Staff

More price drops for recycled paper and plastic

Published: September 13, 2022
Updated: October 10, 2022
by RecyclingMarkets.net Staff

This story has been corrected.

The commodities market downturn continues to punish MRFs, with plummeting prices for OCC, mixed paper, PET and HDPE this month.

Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged markets |

Bringing the market together

Published: September 14, 2022
Updated: October 7, 2022
by Sally Houghton

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Aug. 2022, plastics |

In My Opinion: The OCC rate is not up for debate

Published: October 3, 2022
Updated: October 4, 2022
by Heidi Brock, American Forest & Paper Association

According to AF&PA CEO Heidi Brock, analysts left out key information about boxes used in exports. | Vitaliy Kyrychuk/Shutterstock

Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged data, fiber |

Helpful history

Published: September 14, 2022
Updated: September 27, 2022
by Scott Breen and Lilly Hyde

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Aug. 2022, metals |

Women in Circularity: Meghan Hunt

Published: September 27, 2022
Updated: September 27, 2022
by MaryEllen Etienne

Posted in News | Tagged Women in Circularity |

Domestic solutions

Published: September 14, 2022
Updated: September 14, 2022
by Jared Paben and Dan Leif

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Aug. 2022, challenging materials, metals |

Keep recycling local

Published: September 14, 2022
Updated: September 14, 2022
by Neil Seldman

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Aug. 2022, local programs, MRFs |

First Person Perspective: Unpacking the elements of effective EPR

Published: September 14, 2022
Updated: September 14, 2022
by Sarah Bloomquist

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Aug. 2022, EPR/Stewardship |

Maximum impact

Published: September 2, 2022
Updated: September 2, 2022
by Jeff Meyers

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged July 2022 |

First Person Perspective: A ‘pitiful’ attack on plastics recycling

Published: September 2, 2022
Updated: September 2, 2022
by Steve Alexander, Association of Plastic Recyclers

The leader of the Association of Plastic Recyclers responds to an op-ed by The Last Beach Cleanup and Beyond Plastics. | Courtesy of Herbold Meckesheim

Posted in Opinion, Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged July 2022, plastics |

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