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Coca-Cola behind on 2030 plastics goals

Published: September 24, 2024
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Bottles of Coca-Cola with focus on red cap with logo.

The beverage behemoth is among the latest major brands to report lackluster data on recycled content in its packaging. | Dilok Klaisataporn/Shutterstock

Global beverage giant Coca-Cola is running behind in its 2030 targets for recycled content and collection, according to the company’s most recent environmental update. Continue Reading

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Analysts: Outlook murky for new containerboard capacity

Published: September 24, 2024
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Fiber for recycling.

Global overcapacity and ongoing economic uncertainty will continue in the near term, Fastmarkets panelists said, with implications for both virgin and recycled paper. | Huguette Roe/Shutterstock

Although the North American containerboard market saw a surge of new recycling machines in 2023, producers are waiting to see how the market develops before investing in new capacity, according to experts at Fastmarkets.  Continue Reading

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Experts: US OCC demand strong despite flattening prices

Published: September 17, 2024
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Stacks of baled paper for recycling.

An economic slowdown in China has rippled upstream to the U.S. recovered fiber market, driving stagnation in OCC prices. | Siwakorn1933/Shutterstock

U.S. demand for recovered fiber is healthy and will continue to grow in the near future. But prices have plateaued or dipped of late, as domestic fiber supply has caught up and China’s economic slowdown has reduced overseas demand. Continue Reading

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British Columbians cooperated to recycle more in 2023

Published: September 17, 2024
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The Stewardship Agencies of BC is a coalition of extended producer responsibility organizations, including Call2Recycle Canada, Return-It, the Electronic Products Recycling Association, Recycle BC and others. | MAXSHOT.PL/Shutterstock

The Stewardship Agencies of British Columbia worked together to divert a record 425 million kilograms of end-of-life products from landfills in 2023, and leaders pointed to factors including the efficiency and education that collaboration brings.  Continue Reading

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APR pushes MRF tours over ‘tracker tests’ for public

Published: September 10, 2024
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Plastic bottles gathered for recycling.

After a rise in GPS tracker tests of curbside recyclable materials, the Association of Plastic Recyclers is asking the public to schedule a MRF tour instead. | pkproject/Shutterstock

The Association of Plastic Recyclers is encouraging members of the public who have questions about what really happens to their recycling to book a MRF tour instead of putting trackers in curbside materials.  Continue Reading

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Paper mill conversion to use 100% recycled fiber

Published: September 10, 2024
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Spool of paper at the manufacturing plant.

The output will be suitable for a variety of recycled-content packaging products, including bags and containerboard. | Safakcakir/Shutterstock

A Quebec paper mill has converted a newsprint machine to produce 132,000 short tons of recycled kraft paper per year, sourcing post-consumer fiber from eastern Canada and the Northeast U.S. Continue Reading

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