Resource Recycling News
Newsom signs battery EPR expansion, vetoes SB 54 fund bill
Newsom signed a battery EPR expansion and a nitrous oxide sales ban but vetoed a bill setting spending rules for...
Bin to Better gets students involved in reuse, recycling
E-scrap among three focus areas for student-run, California-based environmental advocacy group.
APR reports success for 2026 recycling tours
In May, more than 2,500 visitors toured 41 facilities in the US and Mexico, during APR's second annual Recycling in...
Textile Exchange reports progress in production
The organization said the industry has made some sustainability progress, but there’s much room for improvement.
Colorado’s EPR programs move from planning to practice
Colorado's producer responsibility organizations move to implement the state's extended producer responsibility law.
California carpet recycling rate reaches 37%
The state’s recycling rate rose for the sixth year in a row, despite challenging market conditions.
US packaging is evolving. The recycling system isn’t ready
The second installment of the 2026 State of Recycling report from The Recycling Partnership indicates that lighter-weight packaging substrates have...
The owner should decide: iFixit’s Matt Zieminski on repair
On this episode of the Resource Recycling Podcast, Uriah Kiser talks with Matt Zieminski, Vice President of Partnerships at iFixit,...
PET roadmap pairs demand, CO2 footprint
A new industry roadmap from NAPCOR combines ISO-compliant methodology and a conservative approach toward PET decarbonization, to reduce the carbon...
Inside the Circle: Put AI to work for the people who do the work
There is more than one way to use AI, and some ways are more valuable than others.