A recycling expert has offered up criticisms of British Columbia’s extended producer responsibility system for printed paper and packaging.
A recycling expert has offered up criticisms of British Columbia’s extended producer responsibility system for printed paper and packaging.
After announcing stringent recovered paper import restrictions set to take effect this week, Indonesian officials changed course and postponed the rules indefinitely.
Industry stakeholders are pushing back against revived national media focus on the pressures facing U.S. recycling markets. Although those stresses are real, experts emphasize there is another side to the story.
For decades, a pricing index has reported prices for recyclables in Canada’s most populous province. The group behind the sheet recently evaluated how it compares with other market reports.
A half-million dollars is up for grabs as part of a recycling market development competition launched in New York City. The entrepreneur behind the effort recently provided more details on the initiative.
Still from a Waste Robotics demonstration video.
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The Canadian government will invest in a company that’s developing artificial intelligence machinery to separate materials at recycling facilities.
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A complete ban on scrap plastic imports into India will be delayed until the end of August, giving the global plastics recycling industry some time to adapt.
Resource Recycling, Inc., which produces a number of recycling trade publications and conferences, has been acquired by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.
