Recycling news by topic
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Asia
- Study: Urban circularity requires tailored solutions
- ISRI recap: Exporters continue to face uncertainty
- Brands make sustainability moves, but use more plastic
Brand owners
- Coca-Cola rolls back sustainability goals, timelines
- How MRFs and brands are adding materials to the bin
- Ellen MacArthur report: Less plastic used in 2023
California
- CA shares source reduction baseline, list update
- SB 54 draft rules generate debate on rates, review
- Organics collection programs take care, creativity
Canada
- British Columbians cooperated to recycle more in 2023
- BC leaders reflect on three decades of EPR
- Machinex debuts organics co-collection system
Challenging materials
- What happens when wind turbines cease spinning
- Goodwill sets its sights on recycling
- Iowa Waste Exchange sees recycling challenges shift
Collection
- Colorado communities prepare for recycling access project
- MRF and collection worker deaths climbed in 2023
- Maine board approves EPR rules
Container deposits
- Summing up California container deposit changes
- California adds container return options via grants
- CRI report shows declining DRS redemption rates
Contamination
- Tech to spot hidden batteries draws $6.4M investment
- Smart bins target contamination at street level
- Closed Loop invests in aluminum-hydrogen tech
Courts/lawsuits
- Recycling manager gets prison time for revenue theft
- Recycling manager pleads guilty to fraud
- Minnesota AG, Reynolds, Walmart settle recycling bags suit
Data
- Wisconsin recycling aid shrinks over 10-year period
- NERC reports small Q3 uptick in commodity values
- Aluminum can recycling remains below 30-year average
EPR/stewardship
- Tennessee’s packaging EPR bill re-introduced
- CA shares source reduction baseline, list update
- Producers moving toward EPR readiness
Europe
- Analysts: Outlook murky for new containerboard capacity
- German data platform plans US launch in 2025
- Textile recycling is at a pivotal moment, experts say
Exports
- Threatened tariffs could have indirect effect on recycled fiber
- Fiber exports slip in third quarter, plastics flat from 2023
- Sizable drop in fiber exports, plastics remain flat
Fiber
- Price increases help end user offset higher OCC
- Details scant on Continuus Materials shutdown
- Fiber exports slip in third quarter, plastics flat from 2023
Glass
- Glass collection options shift in Pacific Northwest
- Design for recycling in cosmetic glass packaging
- Recycling trade platform expands offerings
Industry groups
- MRF and collection worker deaths climbed in 2023
- Producers moving toward EPR readiness
- UN treaty talks extended after usual roadblocks
Legislation
- Tennessee’s packaging EPR bill re-introduced
- Maine board approves EPR rules
- Oregon finalizes EPR rulemaking, reviews PRO plan
Local programs
- Colorado communities prepare for recycling access project
- Glass collection options shift in Pacific Northwest
- Panel: End markets can be found or built from scratch
Markets
- Threatened tariffs could have indirect effect on recycled fiber
- NERC reports small Q3 uptick in commodity values
- Glass collection options shift in Pacific Northwest
Metals
- Groups pay for UBCs in underserved communities
- Novelis sets new recycled content goal
- Major UBC consumer benefits from recycled material use
MRFs
- Panelists: Secondary sorting fulfills vital role
- MRF and collection worker deaths climbed in 2023
- NERC reports small Q3 uptick in commodity values
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Data to Support Effective and Impactful Packaging Policy
- In My Opinion: Use IR detection to help prevent fires
- First Person Perspective: EPR can shift recycling into high gear
Organics
- Organics collection programs take care, creativity
- Consortium offers blueprint to establish composting
- White House releases national food waste plan
Plastics
- Panelists: Secondary sorting fulfills vital role
- Details scant on Continuus Materials shutdown
- UN treaty talks extended after usual roadblocks
Regulation/oversight
- CA shares source reduction baseline, list update
- UN treaty talks extended after usual roadblocks
- Ellen MacArthur report: Less plastic used in 2023