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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New Hanover County, N.C. will send paper cups to Sonoco’s recently upgraded paper mill in Hartsville, S.C. | Courtesy of Sonoco
A packaging industry group, local governments and a paper mill operator are working together to bring curbside paper cup recycling to programs throughout the Carolinas. Continue Reading
The mandate’s implementation would follow a rolling timeline, taking effect in Queens before expanding to the city’s other boroughs. | Gorloff KV/Shutterstock
America’s largest city proposed making the source separation of yard material mandatory and allowing commingling of organic scraps with the yard debris. Continue Reading
The California lawsuit alleges that because Glad’s bags are not recyclable and most collection programs don’t accept bagged recyclables, it is misleading to advertise them as recycling bags. | BCFC/Shutterstock
Another consumer products brand owner has been hauled into court over its marketing of plastic bags for use in recyclables collection. Continue Reading
The agreement will see post-consumer glass reprocessed into pozzolan, which is one of cement’s key ingredients. | OVKNHR/Shutterstock
A partnership between Progressive Planet and Recycle BC will open up a new end market for post-consumer glass in British Columbia. Continue Reading