The market for recycled carpet in California continues to scale, boosted by supplemental subsidies and infrastructure improvements. | FrankHH/Shutterstock
California’s carpet recycling rate has improved for the fifth consecutive year, with Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) citing financial incentives, including grants, as a key driver of the continued growth. Continue Reading
Transparency in the recycling supply chain instills consumer confidence when it comes to donations and secondhand outcomes. | Neenawat Khenyothaa / Shutterstock
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Learn more about EPR and the California Responsible Textile Recovery Act (SB 707) at the Textiles Recovery Summit, February 23-25, in San Diego, California.
As seasons change, so do fashion trends, contributing to 92 million metric tons of textile waste globally. Today’s consumer habits are generating textile waste on a Mount Everest-sized scale, far beyond that pile of clothes on your bedroom chair. Continue Reading
American Battery Technology Company saw triple-digit revenue growth in Q4 as it scales to meet demand. | Quality Stock Arts / Shutterstock
American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) reported Q4 2025 revenue of $2.8 million, a 183% increase over the prior quarter, while full year revenue, ended June 30, 2025, surged 1,149% to $4.3 million compared with fiscal 2024. Continue Reading
Interstate Waste Services bought North Atlantic Waste & Recycling, extending its reach across central and southern Connecticut and advancing a strategy centered on rail and recycling. | Dr. Pixel / Shutterstock
Interstate Waste Services has expanded its Connecticut operations with the acquisition of North Atlantic Waste & Recycling, a family-owned hauler formerly known as Country Disposal. Continue Reading
The former Continuus/WM facility is expected to recycle about 10,000 cartons per year. | Courtesy of Continuus
Editor’s Note: End markets will be featured in sessions at the 2026 Resource Recycling Conference, Feb. 23-25 in San Diego, California.
The new owners of an Iowa roofing material facility have reopened the plant nearly a year after it shut down, aiming to capitalize on regional and national upcycling trends to gain market share. Continue Reading
The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars dropped again in September, now averaging 4.66 cents per pound, compared to 5.75 cents per pound this time last month. Regional contracts are yielding in the 3-7 cent range. One year ago this grade was trading at an average 18.34 cents per pound. Continue Reading
PET resin previously was not subject to the 2025 tariffs, and the move drew comment from APR but added to market confusion. | BigPixel/Shutterstock
Editor’s note: This is a developing story.
US President Donald Trump has expanded tariffs to include PET resin as of Sept. 8, according to a new executive order. The move drew comment from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) because of its expected impact on imported resin, but added uncertainty to the market.
MRFs in the Northeast saw recycled commodity prices dip in Q2 2025, with haulers reflecting a continuing decrease in their quarterly earnings results. | Rozenskip/Shutterstock
In the Northeast, recycled commodity prices continued to decline in April-June, with MRFs experiencing an average decrease of nearly 6% compared to the first quarter of 2025, according to the Northeast Recycling Council’s (NERC) second-quarter MRF Values Survey Report. Continue Reading
The draft regulations have seen several iterations, drawing criticism from industry stakeholders. | Rarrarorro/Shutterstock
California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has opened the public comment period for its latest draft of regulations for the state’s extended producer responsibility law for packaging, which have drawn criticism from industry stakeholders.
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