A report from the U.S. Plastics Pact found a national recycling rate of 13.3% for plastic packaging and an overall potentially recyclable, reusable or compostable rate of 36% for Pact members.
A late-year crash in commodity prices crippled what would have otherwise been a strong 2022 for some of the largest recyclables sorting and marketing operations in North America.
Glass recycling company Aero Aggregates is planning a new facility in Massachusetts to process glass bottles into foamed aggregate for construction.
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.”
California officials are accepting applications from industry professionals who want to advise the state as it implements an extended producer responsibility program for curbside recyclables.
Companies exported a little less recovered fiber and a lot less scrap plastic last year, recently released trade data shows. Continue Reading
Clackamas County, Ore. is the latest county in the state to adopt a different approach to battery collection and fire prevention.
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A newly introduced bill in the California Senate would adjust how state regulators calculate the amount of money paid to bottle and can recycling businesses, helping those companies avoid steep financial losses when scrap values plummet.
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