Resource Recycling News
A look inside a MRF equipment factory
The Plastics Recycling Conference’s facility tour went to San Diego-based CP Group, a leading supplier of equipment for MRFs.
Rural effort targets vapes as battery fire risk grows
A Wisconsin firefighter is building a rural vape collection service as discarded devices with lithium-ion batteries continue to raise fire...
Ag industry holds potential for recycling feedstock
With less than 15% of US agricultural plastics currently being recycled, insiders say the gap between what's possible and what's...
Safety in focus: Rising fire risks complicate safety gains
Waste and recycling industry workers face numerous health and safety risks on the job. Studies indicate a lack of regulation...
New Providence carts underpin recycling campaign
With grant assistance, the Rhode Island capital is providing about 55,000 new collection carts to help boost its recycling rate,...
Industry coalition seeks injunction against California’s SB 343
A coalition of packaging producers, farmers, restaurants and grocers has filed a class action lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of...
EPR expanding beyond packaging into tougher waste streams
Proposals beyond packaging include boat wrap, hazardous products and oil containers, though infrastructure gaps and unclear producer rules remain, panelists...
Wisconsin outlines steps to cut landfill food waste
Wisconsin officials say food makes up about 20% of landfill material. A new state evaluation maps the policy, collection and...
Celebrate Global Recycling Day 2026
There’s perhaps no better week to start as the Managing Editor of Resource Recycling than the one that includes Global...
Safety in focus: Reducing injury rates with technology
Waste industry workers get hurt at more than twice the rate of the average private-sector employee, and the industry is...
















