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Our top stories from February 2023

Published: February 27, 2023
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A story about OCC prices drew our readers’ attention last month. | Sittipong Phokawattana/Shutterstock

Stories about Waste Management’s MRF investments, an Oregon curbside battery collection strategy, nationwide paper mill insights and more drew our readers’ clicks in February.

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REMADE eyes $20 million in R&D projects

Published: February 27, 2023
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The REMADE Institute has funded $98 million worth of projects in the past five years. | NicoElNino/Shutterstock

A federally funded institute is offering up another $10 million in public funds to support recycling, reuse and remanufacturing R&D projects.

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Haulers felt commodity price pains late in 2022

Published: February 27, 2023
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Executives expressed mixed opinions about whether commodity prices would increase or remain flat in 2023. | Courtesy of Republic Services

A late-year crash in commodity prices crippled what would have otherwise been a strong 2022 for some of the largest recyclables sorting and marketing operations in North America. 

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In My Opinion: EPR can shift recycling into high gear

Published: February 6, 2023
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Dylan de Thomas with The Recycling Partnership believes that EPR policies could help the U.S. achieve higher recycling rates. | vvoe/Shutterstock

The last several years have been a real roller coaster ride in the news for recycling, with the industry being called all manner of pejoratives, up to and including “dead.”

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Orgs oppose chemical recycling in New Mexico

Published: February 6, 2023
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So far, 21 states have passed laws classifying chemical recycling as manufacturing rather than waste disposal, changing the emissions laws the processes are subject to. | Rosemarie Mosteller/Shutterstock

Over 70 organizations and businesses signed a letter to New Mexico’s governor last week, asking her not to classify chemical recycling as recycling. Continue Reading

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