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Using EPA data, researchers estimated how much more plastic was landfilled due to China’s National Sword policy. | Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock
China’s National Sword policy caused the quantity of plastic landfilled in the U.S. to jump by 23%, researchers at the University at Buffalo found.
Seven facility operators across the U.S. will receive grant funds to boost PP sortation and collection. | CalypsoArt/Shutterstock
The Recycling Partnership has delivered financial assistance to seven more U.S. MRFs through its Polypropylene Recycling Coalition.
Material on the line at the Balcones Resources MRF in Austin, Texas. The company will begin processing in San Antonio in 2024. | Resource Recycling, Inc.
The seventh-largest city in the U.S. is switching recycling sortation contractors, with a unanimous vote April 7 to approve a contract with Balcones Resources. The city previously had a processing deal with Republic Services.
Snarls in global supply chains are impacting recycling equipment providers and MRF operators in a number of ways. | BaanTaksinStudio/Shutterstock
Equipment manufacturers and their customers are feeling the pressure of extended lead times and supply chain backups, forcing them to adapt as demand soars and supply dwindles.
Over just a few years, robotic sorting has gone from a gee-whiz laboratory curiosity to a key technology in a number of different types of facilities.
More than two years after a single-stream sorting facility launched on the coast of Florida, a funding partner has reported positive results for recycling in the area.
The largest residential garbage and recycling company in North America plans to get a lot bigger with a nearly $5 billion acquisition.
Contracts between municipalities and MRFs have seen greater focus over the past year, as the recycling world continues to grapple with changing industry economics.
Scene from ISRI2019 in Los Angeles.
Stakeholders from a variety of recycling industry sectors convened for the annual ISRI2019 convention last week. Here are some takeaways from the residential recycling portion of the event.
A 2017 photo of equipment inside the Recology Pier 96 MRF in San Francisco.
Recycling facility operators across North America continue to scramble to install systems aimed at hitting the higher quality standards buyers are demanding.