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
- Aluminum giant shares expansion plans
- Producers submit Colorado EPR plan draft
- Right-to-repair movement continues to grow
California
- Oakland recycling contract scheme draws federal scrutiny
- CA shares source reduction baseline, list update
- SB 54 draft rules generate debate on rates, review
Canada
- Plastics, recycling industries speak out on tariffs
- British Columbians cooperated to recycle more in 2023
- BC leaders reflect on three decades of EPR
Challenging materials
- Industry association launches film drop-off guide
- What happens when wind turbines cease spinning
- Goodwill sets its sights on recycling
Collection
- Producers submit Colorado EPR plan draft
- How a national deposit could drive can recovery
- Effective resident education requires careful messaging
Container deposits
- How a national deposit could drive can recovery
- Summing up California container deposit changes
- California adds container return options via grants
Contamination
- Effective resident education requires careful messaging
- Tech to spot hidden batteries draws $6.4M investment
- Smart bins target contamination at street level
Courts/lawsuits
- Oakland recycling contract scheme draws federal scrutiny
- Recycling manager gets prison time for revenue theft
- Recycling manager pleads guilty to fraud
Data
- Fiber companies begin to shift away from price indexes
- US EPA shares new recycling rate estimates
- EPA spotlights gaps in recycling data, spending
EPR/stewardship
- Producers submit Colorado EPR plan draft
- Tennessee’s packaging EPR bill re-introduced
- CA shares source reduction baseline, list update
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
- Plastics, recycling industries speak out on tariffs
- Threatened tariffs could have indirect effect on recycled fiber
- Fiber exports slip in third quarter, plastics flat from 2023
Fiber
- Fiber companies begin to shift away from price indexes
- Greif closures affect recycled fiber consumption
- Carton capacity to grow with new California facility
Glass
- Glass collection options shift in Pacific Northwest
- Design for recycling in cosmetic glass packaging
- Recycling trade platform expands offerings
Industry groups
- Some plastics could see recyclability label changes
- Carton capacity to grow with new California facility
- Plastics, recycling industries speak out on tariffs
Legislation
- Right-to-repair movement continues to grow
- Tennessee’s packaging EPR bill re-introduced
- Maine board approves EPR rules
Local programs
- Trump admin reverses grant freeze
- Effective resident education requires careful messaging
- How a famed ski region plans to improve diversion
Markets
- Aluminum giant shares expansion plans
- Fiber companies begin to shift away from price indexes
- Greif closures affect recycled fiber consumption
Metals
- Aluminum giant shares expansion plans
- How a national deposit could drive can recovery
- Groups pay for UBCs in underserved communities
MRFs
- How a famed ski region plans to improve diversion
- Panelists: Secondary sorting fulfills vital role
- MRF and collection worker deaths climbed in 2023
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
- US EPA shares new recycling rate estimates
- Industry association launches film drop-off guide
- Panelists: Secondary sorting fulfills vital role
Regulation/oversight
- Zeldin confirmed as EPA administrator
- CA shares source reduction baseline, list update
- UN treaty talks extended after usual roadblocks