Resource Recycling News
New York packaging EPR bill faces June 10 deadline
A group of New York lawmakers and environmental advocates is calling for a vote on the state's packaging extended producer...
What a report on Starbucks cups reveals about recycling
While anti-plastics group Beyond Plastics cast doubt on Starbucks' recyclability claims and left many questions unanswered, its report also provides...
Recycling industry addresses Beyond Plastics report
Stakeholders are accustomed to questions and concerns about whether "recycling is real," but they took particular issue with several aspects...
Data to verify recycling for Indy 500
A verification platform from Circular Solutions will provide independent verification for the world's largest single-day sporting event on May 24.
House advances Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act
The bill to fund infrastructure grants for communities more than 75 miles from the nearest MRF is headed for the...
WM, Circular Materials announce new Canadian facility
Hauler WM will open a new preconditioning recycling facility (PCF) in Edmonton in early 2027, bringing advanced optical sorting to...
Ball, Novelis give capacity updates
Novelis will restart its Oswego plant within weeks, and Ball Corp. plans commissioning at its Millersburg plant by the end...
Oregon OKs end-market verification from CAA
The state's Department of Environmental Quality has given the stamp of approval on CAA's Responsible End Markets program plan amendment.
Why SB 54 source reduction planning is becoming the industry’s most challenging EPR test
Ahead of critical August deadlines, producers, packaging manufacturers and experts must decode SB 54's toughest requirement.
Before the Bin: America’s textile waste problem starts in your closet
This month's column explains why the gap between donating clothes and recycling them is bigger than you may realize.
















