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E-scrap processor plots fast expansion to supply smelter

Published: July 6, 2022
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View of the shredder inside the evTerra facility.

Electronics shredding operations are taking place at evTerra’s Atlanta facility, but several other facilities are in the works. | Courtesy of Igneo

Electronics recycling firm evTerra has plans to soon be running four plants across the U.S., part of a strategy to ensure a steady stream of material to the Igneo secondary smelter slated for Savannah, Ga.

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Our top stories from June 2022

Published: July 6, 2022
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The legislative process surrounding California’s EPR bill was of interest to readers last month. | rarrarorro/Shutterstock

Last month, Resource Recycling readers were drawn to stories about recycling policy, particularly producer responsibility proposals.

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California recycling overhaul is now law

Published: June 30, 2022
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Legislators have approved EPR for printed paper and packaging in California. | Kit Leong/Shutterstock

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California’s printed paper and packaging extended producer responsibility bill passed the state Senate unanimously June 30 and was signed into law, just before the deadline to pull a plastic-tax measure from November’s state ballot.

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The push to cut fiber from California’s EPR program

Published: June 28, 2022
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An extended producer responsibility bill is currently under consideration in California. | Luis M. Seco/Shutterstock

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Nearly a dozen legislators signed a letter asking to remove fiber from California’s proposed extended producer responsibility bill, as it undergoes more amendments in the final days before a June 29 deadline.

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Ohio chosen for Thailand company’s recycled plastic plant

Published: June 28, 2022
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A recently signed MOU will place a plastics recycling operation at SWACO’s Green Economy Business Park near Columbus, Ohio. | Alexander Lukatskiy/Shutterstock

The U.S. subsidiary of Thailand-based plastic manufacturer PTT Global Chemical announced that it plans to build its new recycled plastic manufacturing plant in central Ohio.

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PP grant brings robot to a facility’s sorting line

Published: June 28, 2022
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AMP Robotics installation team.

A Fresno, Calif. MRF leveraged grant funding to install robotic sortation equipment to recover more PP. | Courtesy of AMP Robotics

With a little help from The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, a Fresno-based MRF has entered the world of robotics.

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Vermont solid waste district plans $22M recycling facility

Published: June 28, 2022
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The Chittenden Solid Waste District wants to build a 62,000 to 64,000-square-foot facility, almost double the size of the existing one. | Lenscap Photography/Shutterstock

A solid waste district in Vermont is planning a $22 million recycling facility to replace the current nearly 30-year-old MRF, where everything is still sorted by hand.

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