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Chinese authorities have issued the first five rounds of recyclable-material import permits for 2018. Compared with 2017, the country has allowed substantially less recycled plastic to enter the country and approved permits for far fewer companies across all material types.
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Amid market disruption from China’s import restrictions, Republic Services continued to realize recycling revenue gains last year.
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Aluminum and magnesium recycling company Real Alloy will shutter its Wisconsin facility as part of continuing efforts to improve efficiencies.
A $2 million below-market loan from the Closed Loop Fund is helping a Nebraska company retrofit its MRF. The project is the latest such equipment improvement for First Star Recycling.
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Municipal programs are often short on funds, and it’s easy for recycling outreach to fall on the back burner amid budget constraints. East Hartford, Conn. recently took action on the issue by partnering with a plastics industry initiative.
A contamination-reduction campaign draws an angry response from some residents, and New York City approves a ban on polystyrene foam food-service items (again).
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Leaders from Waste Management and two giant consumers of recovered fiber last week detailed the variety of ways their operations have been impacted by recent import shifts in Asia. They also laid out some ideas to help lift material quality.
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TerraCycle is a high-profile company that gets a lot of press, but because it’s a private business, much has been unknown about its operations and income. A new financial filing provides details.
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Readers last month were drawn to stories about the impacts of China’s new limitations on imports of recyclables, as well as a contract to sort and market Houston’s material.
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New York City is moving forward with a plan to shift the financial burden of garbage collection from taxpayers to ratepayers.