Data shows that in 2020 PET bottles notched a 26.6% collection rate in the U.S., down from 27.9% in 2019. | Torychemistry/Shutterstock
Demand for recycled PET increased 10% in 2020, but it was accompanied by a decrease in PET bottle collection, according to an annual report from the National Association for PET Container Resources.
Constellium’s plant in Muscle Shoals, Ala. can annually recycle up to 340,000 metric tons of post- and pre-consumer aluminum scrap. | Courtesy of Constellium
Beverage can manufacturers will direct money into pushing state lawmakers to pass new container deposit laws, as part of an industry effort to boost UBC recycling rates.
Igneo plans to use a pyrolysis system to process plastics in the electronics stream. | gabriel12/Shutterstock
A large electronics recycling operation is launching in Georgia, and its focus will be lower-value, plastics-heavy devices in the waste stream.
Trex will invest $400 million over five years in a recycling and production site at the Port of Little Rock. | Courtesy of Trex
Already the largest scrap film recycler in the U.S., Trex is set to build a large polyethylene recycling and composite lumber production campus in Little Rock, Ark.
A look into food and beverage carton recycling in Massachusetts was of interest to readers last month. | Velour Noire / Shutterstock
Readers last month were drawn to articles about carton difficulties in Massachusetts, recyclability labeling policies, market pricing and more.
