Associate Editor Jared Paben has worked for Resource Recycling since December 2014. Most of his earlier career was spent as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Bellingham, Wash., but he also has experience working for the Oregon volunteerism commission and for Oregon nonprofits serving low-income populations. He can be contacted at [email protected].
In North America, Walmart increased its percentage of PCR in private brand packaging from 7% in 2019 to 9% in 2020. | Anton Gvozdikov / Shutterstock
Walmart has increased the percentage of post-consumer resin used in its private label packaging in North America, but the number is flat globally.
The American Beverage Association, Ohio Beverage Association and investment firm Closed Loop Partners announced their combined $5 million investment in Evergreen’s Ohio expansion. | Takorn / Shutterstock
Beverage giants and an investment firm are putting millions of dollars behind PET reclaimer Evergreen.
Nonprofit MRF operator Eureka Recycling is one industry stakeholder implementing creative strategies to find and keep employees.
At the end of the day, after all of the equipment and policies and market investments, recycling still relies on people doing the work. But those employees have been harder to come by lately.
During the second quarter, Waste Connections’ recycling business brought in $41.5 million in revenue, up by 105% year over year. | Ralf Geithe / Shutterstock
Waste Connections recycling revenues more than doubled in the second quarter, driven by higher recovered material prices and volumes.
GFL is one of several major waste and recycling haulers that recently reported quarterly results.| Advantage Photography / Shutterstock
Markedly higher commodity prices continue to provide big year-over-year boosts in revenue for the largest publicly traded haulers in North America.
PureCycle Technologies’ initial investment, estimated at $440 million, includes three production lines, each of which can process 130 million pounds of PP scrap per year. | Tudoran Andrei / Shutterstock
A polypropylene recycling startup developing a commercial-scale facility in Ohio announced a deal to build a plant in Georgia.
SK Global Chemical has a goal of recycling 900,000 tons of plastic scrap per year by 2025. | Freedomz / Shutterstock
Global resin maker SK Global Chemical has put millions into an industry group’s initiative to boost the circular economy for plastics.
Lithium-ion batteries pose a fire risk to recycling facilities. | Mehaniq / Shutterstock
The Recycling Partnership is providing communities with resources communicating proper battery recycling, hoping to help reduce fires in trucks and at recycling facilities.
Recycle BC’s recent annual report noted a 90% recovery rate for paper, 52% for plastic, and 85% for metal. | pryzmat / Shutterstock
In 2020, a producer-funded system for paper and packaging recycling achieved a significantly higher recovery rate – and spent more money – than the year prior.
