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Diversion Dynamics: Policy needed to reach full charge for vape recycling

Published: November 3, 2025
Updated: November 3, 2025
by Stefanie Valentic

While legislators enact bans that aim to reduce vape waste, manufacturers are creating loopholes around the sale of disposable devices. | B.Robinson/Shutterstock

Editor’s Note: Diversion Dynamics is a monthly column exploring partnerships and policy that drive recycling.

I recently connected with Michael Duckworth, founder of Positive Energy Environmental Solutions, via video conference. Duckworth established the vape recycling company in 2023 after identifying a critical infrastructure gap for vape recycling in Nebraska and nationwide. Continue Reading

CurbWaste targets growth amid multi-million funding round

Published: November 3, 2025
Updated: November 3, 2025
by Paul Lane

The New York-based CurbWaste platform brings order management, invoicing, real-time dispatch and other hauler functions under a single interface. | Here Now / Shutterstock

An eight-figure investment will help a New York City waste management software company take the next steps toward its founder’s ultimate goal — to become the industry’s system of record.

Posted in Top stories | Tagged MRFs |

Women in Circularity: Christine Kiourtsis

Published: November 3, 2025
Updated: November 3, 2025
by MaryEllen Etienne

Christine Kiourtsis is president of Renewable Recycling. | Photo courtesy Christine Kiourtsis

A warm welcome back to Women in Circularity, where we shine a light on women moving us toward a circular economy. For October, I was pleased to connect with a leader in mattress recycling and circular business solutions, Christine Kiourtsis. Christine is the president of Renewable Recycling Inc. (RRI), a company that diverts mattresses and other difficult-to-recycle materials from landfills by recovering valuable components for reuse and recycling. With more than a decade of experience in recycling operations, Christine is a recognized advocate for advancing circular economy practices and innovative recovery infrastructure across the northeast United States. Continue Reading

Posted in Top stories |

Part 1: Breaking down Denver’s Waste No More ordinance

Published: November 3, 2025
Updated: November 3, 2025
by Stefanie Valentic

Denver is rolling out its Waste No More ordinance, a community-driven effort to build a circular waste system through 2026 with agency coordination, outreach and rulemaking. | Ted Alexander Somerville / Shutterstock

Denver has begun implementing its community-led Waste No More ordinance, sweeping legislation designed to transform the city’s waste collection system toward a circular economy model. Continue Reading

Posted in Top stories | Tagged legislation |

News from Georgia-Pacific, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and more

Published: November 3, 2025
Updated: November 3, 2025
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Industry Announcements |

Women in Circularity: Dr. Jess Watson

Published: August 26, 2025
Updated: October 24, 2025
by MaryEllen Etienne

A warm welcome back to “Women in Circularity”, where we shine a light on women moving us toward a circular economy. This month, I was pleased to connect with an expert in community-based circular systems: Dr. Jess Watson. Jess is the Executive Director of earthday365, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring and equipping the St. Louis community to work collaboratively toward an equitable, healthy and environmentally sustainable future through education and resources. Jess has 20 years of experience in developing and delivering community projects that support a healthy, just and circular future.

Posted in News, Top stories |

Aluminum Association urges action to boost markets

Published: October 21, 2025
Updated: October 21, 2025
by Nora Goldstein

The Aluminum Association is pressing for the Trump administration to take additional measures to boost domestic markets. | Mikkel H. Petersen / Shutterstock

An industry association is calling for measures to support aluminum recycling, including a ban on US exports of used beverage cans (UBCs), as demand for the material grows in key areas such as vehicles, aerospace and defense systems and packaging.

Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged metals |

Oregon offers first test as EPR rules take shape

Published: October 21, 2025
Updated: October 21, 2025
by Scott Snowden

Susan Cornish told the PPRC audience that packaging EPR aims to build circularity through producer fees, stronger data and shared standards as states move to align their rules. | Courtesy Recycling Today

At the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference in Chicago, industry leaders said extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs for packaging are changing how the US handles residential recycling, but warned that uneven state rules will slow the transition.

Posted in News | Tagged EPR/Stewardship, regulation/oversight |

New MRF guide aims to boost infrastructure

Published: October 21, 2025
Updated: October 21, 2025
by Stefanie Valentic

Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy has published a new report directed at improving recovery rates and operations at US MRFs. | Jantsarik / Shutterstock

Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy and American Beverage have published a best practices guide for MRFs in the US, aiming to “boost recovery rates, increase material quality and foster resilient operations.”

Posted in News, Top stories | Tagged MRFs |