Recycling news by topic
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Asia
- Ohio chosen for Thailand company’s recycled plastic plant
- Nine Dragons building up infrastructure in SE Asia
- Details on Circulate Capital’s Indian plastics investments
Brand owners
- Dow backs mechanical, chemical recycling expansions
- CMI report suggests national bottle bill, improved sortation
- Keurig Dr Pepper achieves 11% PCR use
California
- Why a waste district took the ‘waste’ out of its name
- Athens Services MRF set to bring on a $10M organics line
- How new California law is ‘putting the industry on notice’
Canada
- Canada eyes federal plastics registry, labeling rules
- Recycle BC reports jump in recovery rates
- Key recycled glass end user puts millions into pair of projects
Challenging materials
- Northeast state enacts first EPR law for fuel cylinders
- COVID-19 hurt TerraCycle’s recycled materials sales in ’21
- Looking beyond scrap
Collection
- How cities and processors are adapting to sky-high fuel costs
- Judge: City must pay after deceiving citizens on recycling
- Recycle BC reports jump in recovery rates
Container deposits
- CMI report suggests national bottle bill, improved sortation
- Inside an action-packed year for container deposits
- Bottle bill reform heads to Iowa governor
Contamination
- How a robot is solving San Antonio’s organics challenges
- Study: Cart tagging reduces contamination, for a cost
- Cart tags: A growing force in fight against contamination
Courts/lawsuits
- Judge: City must pay after deceiving citizens on recycling
- Recyclability labeling lawsuit launched in Connecticut
- DISH Network agrees to recycle scrap after disposal lawsuit
Data
- NERC 2Q bale value report shows upward trend
- Recycling and composting bills pass Senate
- Data Corner: End of an extended rise in materials pricing?
EPR/stewardship
- Recycle BC reports jump in recovery rates
- State legislators explain why they’re drawn to EPR
- Q&A: Seizing the moment on recycling policy
Europe
- Dow backs mechanical, chemical recycling expansions
- Industry group: Help us find the plastic bale volumes we need
- Aluminum giant reports recycling progress
Exports
- Industry group: Help us find the plastic bale volumes we need
- US scrap paper exports sink slightly as plastics drop sharply
- Data Corner: US recycled fiber exports rebound from National Sword
Fiber
- Michigan paper mill finds new solution for residuals
- $80M recycled pulp plant breaks ground on East Coast
- The push to cut fiber from California’s EPR program
Glass
- Glass group explores lease-to-own program for MRF equipment
- O-I Glass plans Kentucky plant with eye on spirits sector
- Key recycled glass end user puts millions into pair of projects
Industry groups
- Municipal recycling leaders connect in Austin
- Glass group explores lease-to-own program for MRF equipment
- APR brings new data into wider recycling conversation
Legislation
- Grant comments highlight need for MRF upgrades
- Canada eyes federal plastics registry, labeling rules
- Recycling and composting bills pass Senate
Local programs
- In My Opinion: Community education is a dynamic process
- How cities and processors are adapting to sky-high fuel costs
- Judge: City must pay after deceiving citizens on recycling
Markets
- Haulers continued to enjoy markets in second quarter
- NERC 2Q bale value report shows upward trend
- How cities and processors are adapting to sky-high fuel costs
Metals
- Steel Dynamics to build $2.2B aluminum recycling complex
- CMI report suggests national bottle bill, improved sortation
- E-scrap processor plots fast expansion to supply smelter
MRFs
- NERC 2Q bale value report shows upward trend
- Glass group explores lease-to-own program for MRF equipment
- Why a waste district took the ‘waste’ out of its name
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Community education is a dynamic process
- First Person Perspective: The next generation is engaged (even if they don’t always recycle right)
- In My Opinion: Unpacking the elements of effective EPR
Organics
- Why a waste district took the ‘waste’ out of its name
- Athens Services MRF set to bring on a $10M organics line
- How a robot is solving San Antonio’s organics challenges
Plastics
- APR brings new data into wider recycling conversation
- Canada eyes federal plastics registry, labeling rules
- Recycle BC reports jump in recovery rates
Regulation/oversight
- Canada eyes federal plastics registry, labeling rules
- Recycling and composting bills pass Senate
- State legislators explain why they’re drawn to EPR