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News from AMP Robotics, Return-It and more

Posted on July 26, 2021

AMP Robotics announced that equipment dealer REP-TEC Advanced Technologies will be an official reseller of AMP products in the U.K. and Ireland. In addition, AMP has hired Gary Ashburner as its European general manager to build out the company’s infrastructure in Europe.

Packaging and recycling firm DS Smith released its 2021 sustainability report, noting that the company consumed 4.3 million short tons of recovered fiber in 2020.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management released a study charting recycling infrastructure and economic impact in the state.

Return-It, a stewardship group representing beverage producers in British Columbia, launched a collection option at a Vancouver grocery store allowing customers to drop off bagged containers for deposit return.

Santa Barbara County, Calif. officials held a grand opening for the ReSource Center, a new MRF that will process 150,000 to 180,000 tons per year of municipal solid waste, pulling out recyclables and compost.

The World Economic Forum announced that 10 additional “city-based hubs” joined the Scale360 Initiative Circular Shapers program, which involves various efforts to apply circular design principles, improve reuse and eliminate waste.

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