Resource Recycling News
First Oregon community expands curbside recycling with EPR funding
The City of The Dalles in northern Oregon is now rolling out nearly 5,000 new 90-gallon recycling carts to customers...
Packaging sector sees shift from AI pilots to wider use
AI adoption is expanding across packaging operations as costs fall and use cases widen, though concerns around accountability, ROI and...
GFL closes 8th tuck-in of 2026 with Frontier deal
GFL Environmental has closed its eighth acquisition of 2026, picking up Texas-based Frontier Waste Solutions and adding 24 sites and...
ReElement, Mitsubishi partner on rare earth supply chains
ReElement and Mitsubishi Materials form a US-Japan partnership to expand rare earth refining, targeting supply chain gaps with recycling, feedstock...
International Paper plans $225m Mississippi plant
International Paper plans a $225m box plant in Mississippi to replace an aging facility, with reported capacity of 1.8 billion...
Flexibles players push for collaboration, balance
Charter Next Generation and flexible packaging associations are making the case for regulations that reflect recycling realities, and balance performance...
UNIQLO expands textile recycling effort to LA, Dallas
UNIQLO, WM and Piece of Cake expanded a clothing collection program to Los Angeles and Dallas, building on a New...
Women in Circularity: Lisa Puckett
In this series, we spotlight women moving us toward a circular economy. Today, we meet Lisa Puckett of BayArea Compliance.
Circularity push meets internal behavior hurdles
At PRC, former Jabil executive Cassie Gruber argued circular economy efforts often stall on internal habits and culture, as she...
Quebec PRO reflects on first year of packaging EPR
The province's all-packaging collection approach has simplified messaging while providing lessons for the PRO as well as for industry.