August has brought hot pricing for OCC, mixed paper, PET and HDPE, all important materials extracted from the curbside stream.
August has brought hot pricing for OCC, mixed paper, PET and HDPE, all important materials extracted from the curbside stream.
In Olympia, Wash. program officials have worked to bring the local recycling contamination rate below 8%. | Courtesy of city of Olympia, Wash.
Grand Rapids, Mich. and Olympia, Wash. were honored for their recent work significantly limiting contamination and boosting their residential recycling programs in other ways.
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Once considered difficult to recycle, there are now 30 mills in the U.S. and Canada that accept polycoated paper cups. | Andy Shell / Shutterstock
Sellers of recyclable materials have continued to enjoy strong markets, with virtually all grades of curbside fiber, plastics and metals seeing value boosts from June to July.
