Recycling news by topic
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Asia
- Another major shipping line ends scrap service to China
- Recycled pulp mill planned in Northeast US
- Shipping giant stops taking fiber exports to China
Brand owners
- Five big brands averaged 8% recycled content
- Ocean plastics venture announces first investments
- Group looks to build ‘critical mass’ around PP recovery
California
- Judge’s ruling means plastics initiative likely going to voters
- Data Corner: Good news for recycled content around glass
- West Coast study: Recycling zeal doesn’t erase contamination
Canada
- How do urban and rural recycling streams compare?
- Guide helps programs prepare for the unknown
- An EPR evolution
Challenging materials
- PreZero starts up California film recycling operation
- What industry learned from flexible film recycling effort
- E-scrap and textiles collection service launches in Philadelphia
Collection
- COVID-19 cases disrupt more recycling programs
- E-scrap and textiles collection service launches in Philadelphia
- Recycling markets continued to challenge WM and others in Q1
Container deposits
- ‘There is no supply’
- Bottle deposit programs continue to reopen
- One state moves to restart container deposit program
Contamination
- Study explores southeast state’s contamination rate
- How do urban and rural recycling streams compare?
- Contamination in one region’s commercial stream is 14%
Courts/lawsuits
- Details emerge on scope of Closed Loop CRT cleanup
- How a recycler unraveled
- Public agency agrees to settle in e-scrap case
Data
- Study explores southeast state’s contamination rate
- Data Corner: Good news for recycled content around glass
- US paper recycling rate drops slightly
EPR/stewardship
- In Our Opinion: Undoing plastic bans is risky business
- An EPR evolution
- Roundup of reactions to the pandemic
Europe
- EU stakeholders vow to hit 90% glass collection
- Dispatches from Europe: Packaging reuse in the spotlight
- Dispatches from Europe: A step to stem the plastic tide
Exports
- Another major shipping line ends scrap service to China
- Recycled pulp mill planned in Northeast US
- Indonesia appears to have finalized scrap import rules
Fiber
- Recycled pulp mill planned in Northeast US
- Indonesia appears to have finalized scrap import rules
- Recycled fiber operations shut down
Glass
- Processors open up on glass-sorting improvements
- EU stakeholders vow to hit 90% glass collection
- Data Corner: Good news for recycled content around glass
Industry groups
- Processors open up on glass-sorting improvements
- Tools aim to foster better MRF contracts
- COVID-19 cases disrupt more recycling programs
Legislation
- Judge’s ruling means plastics initiative likely going to voters
- Recycling policy is back after COVID-19 hiatus
- Plastics recycling bill introduced to Congress
Local programs
- Tools aim to foster better MRF contracts
- COVID-19 cases disrupt more recycling programs
- How do urban and rural recycling streams compare?
Markets
- GFL to buy assets from WM and Advanced Disposal
- Average OCC price drops 30% in one month
- Survey shows fast-rising MRF processing costs
Metals
- Aluminum company reports slightly lower scrap usage
- One state moves toward mandating solar panel recycling
- In Our Opinion: The right design for container deposits
MRFs
- Processors open up on glass-sorting improvements
- Tools aim to foster better MRF contracts
- COVID-19 cases disrupt more recycling programs
Opinion
- In Our Opinion: Stay the course toward reusable packaging
- Editor’s Opinion: Time to take the hard steps of meaningful action on racial injustice
- In Our Opinion: Undoing plastic bans is risky business
Organics
- A look at recent food waste announcements
- Range of stakeholders offer up industry analysis
- How California is bringing on universal organics collection
Plastics
- PreZero starts up California film recycling operation
- In Our Opinion: Stay the course toward reusable packaging
- Plastics recycling bill introduced to Congress