The five largest haulers in North America reported first-quarter 2023 financials, with some seeing prices recover from a slump. | L.O.N DSLR Camera/Shutterstock
Depressed commodity prices continued to batter the bottom lines of large publicly traded curbside recycling businesses during the first quarter, although some MRF operators are now seeing steadily increasing values.
Republic Services is one of several major haulers that benefitted from higher commodity prices in the first quarter of this year. | Iv-olga/Shutterstock
Higher commodity prices continue to drive revenues and profits for the largest waste and recycling haulers in North America.
The EPA recently published an estimate of U.S. food waste in the food retail/service and residential sectors. | KariDesign/Shutterstock
The U.S. EPA released a plastics pollution plan that supports steps to reduce production of single-use and difficult-to-recycle plastics. Meanwhile, the agency released data showing the county is moving in the wrong direction on food waste. Continue Reading
Most beverage brands failed to meet CalRecycle’s requirements for post-consumer resin use or didn’t report to the regulator at all. | Noom CPK/Shutterstock
Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo and other big beverage brands achieved California’s mandate to use 15% post-consumer resin in their bottles last year, but the list of smaller brands that failed to hit the target – or even report data to the state – stretches over 500 companies long. Continue Reading
An increased bottle recycling rate was driven mainly by PET bottles. | Nixx Photography/Shutterstock
The U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate was 28.2% in 2021, up 1 percentage point from a year earlier, according to an industry report released April 11.
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The president of the Georgia-Pacific subsidiary hopes his company’s technology will eventually address stagnant recycling rates nationwide. | Courtesy of Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific’s Juno Technology is testing out plant locations and partnerships through a Seattle pilot project, using its patented wet processing system to reclaim contaminated fiber.
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A U.S. EPA grant is helping KLAW Industries move toward its goal of supplying recycled-glass pozzolan nationwide. | Courtesy of KLAW Industries
A U.S. EPA grant provided the perfect foundation for KLAW Industries to build up its pozzolan business. Continue Reading
Prices for OCC and mixed paper have improved noticeably this month, even as UBC values have slipped by about 5%. Continue Reading
Recycled fiber prices mean a lot to WestRock, which takes in about 8 million pounds of the material each year. | Luca Pbl/Shutterstock
WestRock consumes millions of tons of OCC and other recovered fiber each year, so the paper products giant would love to know as much as anybody else what the future has in store for bale pricing. Continue Reading
A rendering shows the entrance of the planned Columbus MRF. | Courtesy of Rumpke Waste & Recycling
A sprawling MRF under construction in Central Ohio will provide Rumpke Waste and Recycling with plenty of room to spread out – spread out recyclables on the belt, that is. That strategy can help automated sorting technologies work more effectively.
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