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ADS buys 540 million pounds of recycled plastic in 2023

Published: October 9, 2023
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On top of its significant PCR use in 2023, ADS also broke ground on its Energy and Technology Center. | ADS

Advanced Drainage Systems continues to be a heavyweight in the recycled plastic arena, buying 540 million pounds of recycled material in 2023 and consuming a quarter of the pigmented HDPE bottles recovered in the United States. Continue Reading

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MRF upgrades technology to refine fiber sorting

Published: October 9, 2023
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Murphy Road Recycling’s All American MRF recently completed $40 million in upgrades that focused on improved worker safety and fiber recovery. | Courtesy of Van Dyk

The consumer recyclables stream has changed a lot in the last two decades, and a Connecticut MRF recently invested $40 million in an upgrade focused on more granular fiber recovery and worker safety.  Continue Reading

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Panel digs into years of state e-scrap program change

Published: October 9, 2023
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From left to right: Steve Noble, Jason Linnell, Walter Alcorn, Melanie Weitzel and Chris Kaasmann. | Big Wave Productions/E-Scrap & E-Reuse Conference

The number of states with e-scrap recycling programs has not changed much in the past decade, but there have been some notable updates and overhauls in recent years. Industry experts dissected those changes in a recent workshop.  Continue Reading

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Trucking firm seizes compost business opportunity

Published: October 9, 2023
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Brady Trucking entered the composting business as a natural extension of its years in the mulching sector. | Courtesy of Brady Trucking Co.

A Pacific Northwest composting facility has been brought on-line by a perhaps surprising entrant into the food scraps processing industry: a trucking company. Continue Reading

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Pratt’s latest 100% recycled paper mill opens in Kentucky

Published: October 2, 2023
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Baled OCC for recycling.

Pratt Industries has opened six of the most recent eight paper mills built in the U.S., according to a press release from the company. | Vitaliy Kyrychuk/Shutterstock

Pratt Industries brought its $700 million recycled paper mill and corrugated box factory in Kentucky on-line and announced an investment in Pennsylvania.  Continue Reading

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