Resource Recycling News
Oregon’s EPR law survives first constitutional test
After a five-day trial and 71 pages of findings, Judge Michael Simon says the state's packaging EPR law is constitutional.
Companies treating AI as an afterthought risk falling behind
AI adoption has moved from optional upgrade to competitive necessity. Companies restructuring around it is growing faster than most leaders...
WM CEO Jim Fish to retire in string of leadership changes
Fish's retirement follows the departure and promotion of other C-suite executives at the company.
Innovation. Partnership. Circular value.
As industries around the world accelerate their transition toward a circular economy, precious metals recycling is evolving from a necessary...
Building demand for recycled flexibles
A new report from Delterra and Eunomia found that companies could readily create demand for up to 800,000 tons of...
Hefty ending Orange Bag program
Although the Hefty ReNew program is ending, an Omaha recycler will continue accepting the bags as feedstock for plastic lumber.
Women in Circularity: Maite Quinn
In this series, we spotlight women moving us toward a circular economy. Today, we meet Maite Quinn of Resource Recycling,...
Pennsylvania pilot tackles propane cylinder recycling challenges
A Pennsylvania pilot project is testing a new way to safely recover propane and steel from disposable propane cylinders, a...
NAW-backed coalition seeks SB 54 injunction
NAW says SB 54's 2032 recyclability mandate leans on the same standard a federal judge already froze in the SB...
No bidders respond to Maine’s EPR RFP
Following CAA's announcement that it would not submit a bid for Maine's EPR program, the state's DEP announced that no...
PFAS, EPR reshape waste and recycling policy
David Biderman, industry veteran and consultant, provided a regulatory update to attendees at WR Expo.