Dylan de Thomas with The Recycling Partnership believes that EPR policies could help the U.S. achieve higher recycling rates. | vvoe/Shutterstock
The last several years have been a real roller coaster ride in the news for recycling, with the industry being called all manner of pejoratives, up to and including “dead.”
JD Ambati, CEO of robotics company EverestLabs, believes AI-powered robotic sorting can help MRFs improve both efficiency and safety. | Courtesy of EverestLabs
A plastics recycling technology company leader argues we should evaluate whether the outputs of molecular recycling technologies qualify as recycling, instead of applying labels to the processes themselves. | maciej nicgorski/Shutterstock
Two battery-recycling experts offer their tips for preventing battery fires at recycling facilities. | Mehaniq/Shutterstock
A composting company leader says the race is on to build out California’s organics processing capacity in order to meet aggressive, rapidly approaching statutory mandates. | KaliAntye/Shutterstock
Colorado is one of the first four states to approve EPR for printed paper and packaging. | Rex Wholster/Shutterstock
The founder of the Product Stewardship Institute recently advised the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on plastic pollution reduction policies. | 360b/Shutterstock
The president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association says an extended producer responsibility program for flexible packaging is the way to reduce food waste, shipping emissions and plastic in landfills. | elpashtetto/Shutterstock
The leader of the Association of Plastic Recyclers responds to an op-ed by The Last Beach Cleanup and Beyond Plastics. | Courtesy of Herbold Meckesheim
