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Companies plan to invest $300M in domestic paper recycling

Published: December 3, 2019
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OCC bale

KDC and Celadon noted that in North America e-commerce trends are driving higher OCC generation in the residential recycling stream. | ja images/Shutterstock

A technology company and investment firm say they will develop two North American facilities processing more than 800,000 tons per year of mixed paper and OCC into recycled pulp and paper.

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Our top stories from November 2019

Published: December 3, 2019
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News about recycling-related legislation made the most-read list in November. | Yi Chen Chiang/Shutterstock

Stories about state and federal legislation, recovered material markets and the national recycling rate drew our readers’ attention last month.

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Regulators consider mandatory labeling for MRF hazard

Published: November 20, 2019
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CalRecycle, headquartered in the green-topped building, gets its authority to regulate battery labels from California’s Dry Cell Battery Management Act of 1993. | Courtesy of CalRecycle.

California officials are considering new labeling requirements concerning lithium-ion battery recycling, as the batteries continue to cause fires at MRFs around the country.

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Mixed rigids and film recycling sites to open next year

Published: November 20, 2019
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PreZero Polymers’ Jurupa Valley, Calif. campus, which is set to open early next year, will process post-consumer film. | Image courtesy of PreZero US.

A joint venture is set to launch two U.S. processing plants in 2020, bringing new outlets for lower-grade materials. Investments in the projects will total at least $90 million. Continue Reading

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