California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation forcing beverage companies to use increasingly higher percentages of recycled plastic in coming years, but he signed other bills of consequence.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation forcing beverage companies to use increasingly higher percentages of recycled plastic in coming years, but he signed other bills of consequence.
A nascent company that makes a composite material from the non-recycled waste stream is looking to site a processing plant in the U.S.
The price of natural HDPE has skyrocketed over the past month, roughly doubling in some areas to a high of 52 cents per pound. Color HDPE also took a notable jump.
The Hefty EnergyBag program is collecting but not currently processing hard-to-recycle plastics in Boise, Idaho. The program’s downstream processor suspended EnergyBag processing earlier this year to install new equipment.
Prices for recovered papers and HDPE have taken a beating over the past month, although aluminum and PET values have been more stable.
China continues to import a substantial amount of OCC from the U.S. and elsewhere. But an all-out ban and other regulatory changes loom on the horizon.
The Washington, D.C. Department of Public Works will target film and other contaminants as part of a “Feet on the Street” campaign.
Developers of a recycled paper mill in New York have released new feedstock and financial figures for the project.