News about recycling-related legislation made the most-read list in November. | Yi Chen Chiang/Shutterstock
Stories about state and federal legislation, recovered material markets and the national recycling rate drew our readers’ attention last month.
A survey of over a dozen Northeast MRFs showed a decrease in the value of a ton of recyclables in the third quarter. | Benjamin Clapp/Shutterstock
The blended value of a ton of recyclables in the Northeast U.S. has dropped by about one-fifth, a MRF survey shows.
The RECYCLE Act is the second federal recycling grants bill to be introduced in the last week. | nate samui/Shutterstock
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. have introduced another bill that creates a federal recycling grants program.
Packaging EPR is already in place in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec. | One Photo / Shutterstock
New Brunswick will require that manufacturers pay for the end-of-life collection and processing of the packaging materials they produce.
Public protests act as a call for change. But they also signify the fact that significant societal shifts have already occurred.
The U.S. recycling and composting rate inched up to 35.2% in the most recent EPA analysis. | Huguette Roe/Shutterstock
The national recycling and composting rate has inched above 35%, according to the U.S. EPA.
