Twenty states officially filed variants of Right to Repair legislation in 2019. No bills have received a vote yet – which is normal and expected, given how hard it is to get all but the most trivial of bills passed.
Prices for recovered papers and HDPE have taken a beating over the past month, although aluminum and PET values have been more stable.
Trade data shows the U.S. has exported 4.2 million short tons of recovered fiber to China from January through August this year. | apiguide/Shutterstock
China continues to import a substantial amount of OCC from the U.S. and elsewhere. But an all-out ban and other regulatory changes loom on the horizon.
For this study Oregon researchers focused on the problem of people discarding their once-edible food. | Alina Rosanova/Shutterstock
A recycling contamination education campaign is underway in Washington, D.C. | Andrei Medvedev/Shutterstock
The Washington, D.C. Department of Public Works will target film and other contaminants as part of a “Feet on the Street” campaign.
The CorrVentures mill in N.Y. projects to consume some 330,000 tons per year of mixed paper and OCC. | sylv1rob1/Shutterstock
Developers of a recycled paper mill in New York have released new feedstock and financial figures for the project.
Most of TerraCycle’s revenue comes from four separate operating segments. | Poungsaed Studio/Shutterstock
A company that focuses on hard-to-recycle materials says new partnerships with brand owners and increased sales of mail-in recycling boxes drove better financial results during the first half of 2019.
