A federal lawmaker who is sponsoring legislation meant to support the plastics recycling sector says collaboration between all stakeholders, and government assistance, will bolster the U.S. recycling system.
Public and private partners will spend millions of dollars to improve the recycling system in Michigan as part of a newly announced initiative.
Over $10 million in cap-and-trade program dollars have been awarded to California companies that recover PET, glass and textiles.
The District of Columbia increased its residential diversion by over 2 percentage points in 2018, newly released data shows.
If food scraps from households are composted, should that count in the nation’s recycling rate? What if they’re fed to livestock or processed in anaerobic digesters?
MRFs are enjoying higher prices for scrap paper, plastic and metal bales this month, with notable increases for OCC, PET and HDPE.
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Legislation that expands a Northeast state’s container deposit law passed one chamber and has moved to the state Senate for consideration. The bill adds additional beverage types into the deposit program.