Category: Resource Recycling Magazine

Here is away

Published: September 9, 2019
Updated: March 23, 2021
by Stiv Wilson

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Asia, Aug. 2019, exports, plastics |

Consumption connections

Published: March 22, 2021
Updated: March 22, 2021
by Kelley Dennings

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Feb. 2021 |

Collective action

Published: February 15, 2021
Updated: February 23, 2021
by Reagan Bissonnette

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged glass, Jan. 2021 |

Pile it on

Published: February 15, 2021
Updated: February 23, 2021
by Greg McCarron

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Jan. 2021, Organics |

Deposit data

Published: February 15, 2021
Updated: February 22, 2021
by Samantha Millette and Jason Wilcox

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged collection, container deposits, Jan. 2021 |

Data Corner: Tracking the growing variety of products made with recycled plastic

Published: February 15, 2021
Updated: February 22, 2021
by More Recycling

Posted in Data Corner, Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged data, Jan. 2021, plastics |

First Person Perspective: How a community compost program caught its wave

Published: February 15, 2021
Updated: February 22, 2021
by Jacob Bider

Isla Vista Compost Collective bicycle trailer collection system.

The Isla Vista Compost Collective officially began in the fall of 2017. It is now a growing, municipally run project.

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Jan. 2021, local programs, Organics |

How do they stack up?

Published: January 25, 2021
Updated: February 22, 2021
by Scott Breen and James Souder

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Dec. 2020 |

Time for fresh thinking

Published: January 25, 2021
Updated: January 26, 2021
by Cassie Bradley

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Dec. 2020, plastics |

Individual action

Published: January 25, 2021
Updated: January 26, 2021
by Eric Winter

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Dec. 2020 |

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The latest recycling industry news

Containerboard prices begin slow recovery
The North American containerboard industry is slowly recovering from a post-COVID inventory contraction and demand is expected to bounce back at a “modest” 0.53% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2027, according to Rabobank’s Q3 2025 report.
California’s 2024 carpet recycling rate exceeds annual goal
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.
Fiber, film, metal bales stable while plastics continue to drop
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.
Northeast commodity prices continued falling in Q2
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.
Reopened Iowa plant recycles cartons into roofing materials
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.
Trump adds PET resin to ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
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.
Top stories from August 2025
An updated report on California access to carton recycling drew reader attention last month, as did stories covering the fiber sector in a high-cost environment, a lawsuit over Oregon’s new EPR law, recycled commodity prices and organic materials.