Recycling news by topic
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Asia
- Brands make sustainability moves, but use more plastic
- Tetra Pak launches carton recycling initiative in Vietnam
- Ohio chosen for Thailand company’s recycled plastic plant
Brand owners
- US Plastics Pact estimates 13.3% packaging recycling rate
- MIT, brands innovating ways to handle small plastics
- Narrower recyclability lawsuit brought against 7-Eleven
California
- California recycled content rulemaking moves ahead
- California works to form key EPR advisory board
- California bill seeks to align deposit system with markets
Canada
- Canadian city walks back fee on paper coffee cups
- Canadian mill uses recycled fiber in furniture product
- MRF updates from Iowa, Canada and Guantanamo Bay
Challenging materials
- Feds loan $2B to Redwood Materials to build facility
- Closed Loop’s push to link MRFs, organics and more
- In Our Opinion: Battery-handling tips for MRFs
Collection
- Cutting down disposal
- Oregon counties collect batteries at curbside
- Missouri man collects cans to make change in Sudan
Container deposits
- California bill seeks to align deposit system with markets
- One leader’s push to grow the ‘legacy’ of Oregon bottle bill
- Oregon redemption center brings AI counting to consumers
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
- Arkansas Supreme Court overturns recycling fees ruling
- Aluminum recycler pleads guilty to air pollution crime
- Narrower recyclability lawsuit brought against 7-Eleven
Data
- SWANA reports increase in fatalities in 2022
- Blended average prices continued to fall in Q4
- US Plastics Pact estimates 13.3% packaging recycling rate
EPR/stewardship
- Illinois bill continues chemical recycling debate
- New York lawmakers consider three packaging EPR bills
- First Person Perspective: EPR legislation must prioritize source reduction and interstate consistency
Europe
- EU-to-US scrap plastics trade under threat
- Brands make sustainability moves, but use more plastic
- Dow backs mechanical, chemical recycling expansions
Exports
- U.S. fiber and plastic exports continued to fall in 2022
- EU-to-US scrap plastics trade under threat
- Fiber and plastic exports drop 8% and 22%
Fiber
- Recycled fiber end users bring major projects on-line
- End market upgrade
- Canadian city walks back fee on paper coffee cups
Glass
- Aero Aggregates plans Massachusetts glass plant
- Experts tout the benefits of recycled glass pozzolans
- Overcoming obstacles
Industry groups
- US eyes ‘holistic approach’ in global plastic talks
- SWANA reports increase in fatalities in 2022
- Blended average prices continued to fall in Q4
Legislation
- Illinois bill continues chemical recycling debate
- California recycled content rulemaking moves ahead
- New York lawmakers consider three packaging EPR bills
Local programs
- Arkansas Supreme Court overturns recycling fees ruling
- Public-private prowess
- Canadian city walks back fee on paper coffee cups
Markets
- Blended average prices continued to fall in Q4
- Recycled fiber end users bring major projects on-line
- Haulers felt commodity price pains late in 2022
Metals
- UBC stakeholders report on recycling progress
- Aluminum recycler pleads guilty to air pollution crime
- Sonoco upgrades machines, Novelis breaks ground
MRFs
- The details on WM’s $75 million MRF in south Florida
- SWANA reports increase in fatalities in 2022
- Blended average prices continued to fall in Q4
Opinion
- In My Opinion: EPR can shift recycling into high gear
- In My Opinion: Making rapid innovation a reality
- In My Opinion: Rethink how we evaluate molecular recycling
Organics
- Closed Loop’s push to link MRFs, organics and more
- Litany of laws
- In My Opinion: Clear California’s organics roadblocks
Plastics
- Illinois bill continues chemical recycling debate
- California recycled content rulemaking moves ahead
- New York lawmakers consider three packaging EPR bills
Regulation/oversight
- US eyes ‘holistic approach’ in global plastic talks
- California bill seeks to align deposit system with markets
- FTC to accept public comments on Green Guides update