WestRock Co. has agreed to purchase recycled fiber company SP Fiber Holdings, continuing a recent spate of paper industry mergers and consolidations.
WestRock Co. has agreed to purchase recycled fiber company SP Fiber Holdings, continuing a recent spate of paper industry mergers and consolidations.
This story originally appeared in the November 2015 issue of Resource Recycling.
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A bill introduced in Ontario would implement full extended producer responsibility for paper and packaging products as the province pushes to increase diversion rates and combat climate change.
More than 130 paper recycling executives convened in New Orleans last week to consider how to possibly rejigger bale specifications to better reflect current market conditions.
Pratt Industries, which makes paper and packaging from 100 percent recycled materials, last week held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its latest mill.
Apple says it is taking steps to boost its internal recycling efforts after the diversion rate at the company’s non-manufacturing sites fell for the second year in a row.
Paper recycling hit new heights last year, according to the latest data from the American Forest & Paper Association.
Ontario lawmakers last week passed a bill mandating producers to pay the full costs of recycling printed paper and packaging. However, many specifics of the recovery system, which will target a wide range of plastic products, have yet to be determined.
Tissue manufacturer Cascades will open a $64 million operation outside of Portland, Ore. to produce both virgin and recycled-content tissues and paper towels.
A trade group for paper sack manufacturers has made publicly available a recycling symbol and information kit on recycling.