Category Archives: In other news

In other news: March 28, 2016

Posted on March 28, 2016

In other recycling news Houston council members approve a contract continuing curbside recycling but jettisoning glass, and newspapers resist joining British Columbia’s printed paper and packaging stewardship group.

Posted in In other news, News | Tagged biodegradable plastics, cartons, contamination, EPR/Stewardship, Europe, glass, government, industry groups, outreach, recycling rates, single-stream, United States |

In other news: Dec. 21, 2015

Posted on December 21, 2015

by Editorial Staff

In other recycling news A MRF worker saves the life of a kitten, and the trend of container lightweighting comes to glass.

Posted in In other news, News | Tagged Asia, glass, sortation, U.K., U.S. |

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Budget shortfalls threaten local recycling programs
It’s too early to say how big of a hole COVID-19 will punch in municipal budgets. But communities are already facing tough decisions about how to allocate limited resources, and in some cases, recycling isn’t making the cut.
Texas survey to generate data on recovered materials usage
Recycling stakeholders in the Lone Star State are preparing a plan that will point lawmakers toward strategies for boosting recycling.
Plastic industry’s $1B waste effort begins to outline projects
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is currently working to implement more than a dozen initiatives worldwide. The group’s leader recently explained key details, as well as how COVID-19 has impacted progress.
Coronavirus infections impact recycling operations
A MRF serving Calgary is back at half-capacity after workers tested positive for the coronavirus, and a local program in Missouri is being put on hold as employees go into quarantine.
Details emerge on scope of Closed Loop CRT cleanup
Electronics recycling company Novotec will be paid up to $14 million to recycle or dispose of over 128 million pounds of materials from old TVs and monitors that were abandoned in warehouses in Ohio, newly released documents show.
US paper recycling rate drops slightly
Export market turmoil caused a lower recycling rate for paper and paperboard in 2019, an industry group announced. The decline comes after a record year for paper recycling in 2018.
OCC supply shortfalls drive up prices
The coronavirus pandemic has sharply diminished OCC collection from established commercial channels and some residential programs. An analyst describes how the virus hit the paper sector, and mill operators offer perspective on how they’re reacting.