Prices for post-consumer papers and plastics have shown stability over the past month, but cash fetched for aluminum has continued to slide.
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Prices for post-consumer papers and plastics have shown stability over the past month, but cash fetched for aluminum has continued to slide.
A business executive says his West Coast trash and recyclables company is prepared to bankroll a California ballot measure taking aim at single-use plastics.
Waste Management’s latest sustainability report delves into factors impacting the recycling industry as a whole, including fluctuating markets, sustainable materials management, technological advances and more.
In its first release of import permits for 2019, China’s environmental ministry approved a larger volume of recovered fiber than in any single release last year.
Over the past year, Resource Recycling’s analysis of turbulence in the Asian import market has consistently grabbed readers. In fact, as the list below demonstrates, almost all of our top 10 stories of 2018 – in terms of unique page views – were focused on Asia-related policies and their effect on global markets.
The weight of plastic bottles collected for recycling continued to decrease in the U.S. in 2017, contributing to the third straight year of a declining recycling rate.
Maite Quinn, who was most recently marketing all of New York City’s curbside recyclables for Sims Municipal Recycling, has joined a group working to boost material recovery infrastructure through investment capital.
Oregon’s environmental agency has released research that suggests several popular packaging attributes – including “recyclable” and “recycled content” – do not consistently result in lower-impact products.
OCC shipments reached their highest volume in two years in October, while mixed paper exports were down by 18 percent year-over-year, according to the latest U.S. trade figures.
As the need for a cleaner stream becomes clear, haulers and local programs are taking steps to reduce contamination. Some enforcement tactics are proving unpopular among the public.