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
- Panelists: Sustainable plastics need consistency
- Recycling takeaways from a trio of recent studies
- Minnesota sues Reynolds and Walmart over collection bags
California
- Agromin wins composting contract in California
- In reversal, Apple supports California right-to-repair bill
- CalRecycle names its first packaging EPR advisory board
Canada
- Province imposes ban, limits on single-use plastics
- NOVA considers huge pyrolysis plant in Canada
- Quebec PRO looks to build MRF
Challenging materials
- For facility operators, insurance is now ‘a wild ride’
- Washington state tackles bagged recyclables
- WM and Republic move forward on major plastic plans
Collection
- Study: Urban circularity requires tailored solutions
- Balcones to build $66 million MRF in Texas
- To tackle event venue waste, flexibility is key
Container deposits
- Refillable wine bottles coming to Oregon
- Report finds generally stagnant bottle return rates
- Study: Deposits have no effect on beverage sales
Contamination
- Study explores cleanliness of food packaging in bins
- Juno Technology aims for 90% diversion
- How a robot is solving San Antonio’s organics challenges
Courts/lawsuits
- Judge: Wage law doesn’t apply to inmates working at MRFs
- Minnesota sues Reynolds and Walmart over collection bags
- Editor’s Take: The Green Guides matter (and don’t)
Data
- Federal recycling bills reintroduced
- EPA weighs in on cuts to plastic production, food waste
- SWANA reports increase in fatalities in 2022
EPR/stewardship
- Valpak, RLG, Noventiz offer EPR compliance as Comply Loop
- Talking out tensions between EPR and plastics
- The evolution of eco-modulation to drive eco-design
Europe
- Lessons from France: Eco-modulated fees not used effectively
- Different PRO structures can achieve same result
- EU-to-US scrap plastics trade under threat
Exports
- US fiber, plastic exports decrease
- US scrap paper and plastic exports fall
- ISRI recap: Exporters continue to face uncertainty
Fiber
- Greif forecasts average $48-per-ton OCC cost this year
- Paper giants foresee continuing rise in OCC prices
- US fiber, plastic exports decrease
Glass
- Refillable wine bottles coming to Oregon
- Survey seeks input on glass management
- Glass in Southeast may soon head to Arkansas plant
Industry groups
- Composters build facilities, eye policy changes
- Survey seeks input on glass management
- Fiber recycling rates remain high
Legislation
- Report finds generally stagnant bottle return rates
- Talking out tensions between EPR and plastics
- New England state imposes food scraps disposal ban
Local programs
- Refillable wine bottles coming to Oregon
- Glass in Southeast may soon head to Arkansas plant
- Panelists: Equity is vital for strong recycling programs
Markets
- Greif forecasts average $48-per-ton OCC cost this year
- OCC and mixed paper prices jump this month
- Plastic reclaimers grapple with ‘rock bottom’ pricing
Metals
- R&D company describes newly licensed aluminum tech
- Recycling takeaways from a trio of recent studies
- Updates from the aluminum recycling sector
MRFs
- WM: Upgrades temporarily slow tons recovered
- MRF robotics company gains traction over two years
- Balcones to build $66 million MRF in Texas
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Use IR detection to help prevent fires
- First Person Perspective: EPR can shift recycling into high gear
- In My Opinion: EPR can shift recycling into high gear
Organics
- Composters build facilities, eye policy changes
- Agromin wins composting contract in California
- New England state imposes food scraps disposal ban
Plastics
- UN rolls out initial draft of global plastics treaty
- Talking out tensions between EPR and plastics
- Comments on plastics strategy urge source reduction, EPR
Regulation/oversight
- Composters build facilities, eye policy changes
- Oregon again fines glass giant O-I for air pollution
- Comments on plastics strategy urge source reduction, EPR