This story originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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This story originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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This story originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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The statewide recycling and composting rate for California fell to 47 percent last year after hovering near 50 percent during the previous three years.
Scrap plastics export figures saw another month-to-month rise in volume, but the ferrous and aluminum categories both declined.
Due to challenging market conditions and technology constraints, the Atlanta division of secondary plastics recovery company QRS has declared bankruptcy.
Collectors of recovered plastic packaging note the value of baled material has risen for three consecutive months.
Two of North America’s largest waste management companies have officially become one.
According to an industry report, 54.5 percent of aluminum cans put on the U.S. market in 2015 were recovered. That’s down from 56.7 percent in 2014.
Export figures for recyclable materials continue to slump when compared with 2015 totals.
A New Jersey metals recycling company has been hit with more than $120,000 in fines by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.