Recycling news by topic
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Asia
- Details on Circulate Capital’s Indian plastics investments
- China confirms expanded import ban starting Jan. 1
- Another Asian country bans imports of mixed paper
Brand owners
- Details on Circulate Capital’s Indian plastics investments
- Reusable packaging platform draws millions
- Major packaging users hit 6.2% average recycled content
California
- Big drop in California redemption rate? State and group don’t agree
- Expansive plastic waste bill fails again
- California mandates recycled material in beverage bottles
Canada
- Data Corner: Stark market impacts on one provincial program
- Groups question US-Canada Basel arrangement
- Roller-coaster ride continues for recycling markets
Challenging materials
- Li-Cycle opens battery recycling facility in Northeast
- Lithium-ion battery recycler to build New York facility
- Two paper mills begin accepting plastic-lined cups
Collection
- Industry group provides its largest cart grant to date
- Recycling operators sound off on packaging EPR
- Third quarter brought more good news for largest haulers
Container deposits
- Big drop in California redemption rate? State and group don’t agree
- California mandates recycled material in beverage bottles
- Oregon deposit return rate increased in 2019
Contamination
- Spat continues between Republic and Connecticut officials
- Data Corner: A dive into one state’s contamination
- Study explores southeast state’s contamination rate
Courts/lawsuits
- Judge: Connecticut MRF to remain open during legal appeal
- Lawsuit takes aim at Walmart’s plastic recycling labels
- Spat continues between Republic and Connecticut officials
Data
- Data Corner: Stark market impacts on one provincial program
- Collector deaths decreased in 2019
- Mapping out the recycling firms that received PPP loans
EPR/stewardship
- AMERIPEN starts to shift on recycling policy
- In Our Opinion: How to make sure EPR actors behave themselves
- Recycling operators sound off on packaging EPR
Europe
- US officials lay out Basel impact for plastic exporters
- How manipulating micro-crystals may improve recycled aluminum
- EU stakeholders vow to hit 90% glass collection
Exports
- Groups question US-Canada Basel arrangement
- China confirms expanded import ban starting Jan. 1
- Here are the details on recycling exports in the third quarter
Fiber
- A sustainable trail
- Experts talk contamination, markets and Basel changes
- Here are the details on recycling exports in the third quarter
Glass
- O-I restarts glass furnace due to greater bottle demand
- Recycled glass end user starts up in Georgia
- Experts talk contamination, markets and Basel changes
Industry groups
- AMERIPEN starts to shift on recycling policy
- Reuters: Renew Oceans project shuts down
- Industry group provides its largest cart grant to date
Legislation
- The Recycling Partnership and ACC back fees to lift recycling
- Expansive plastic waste bill fails again
- California mandates recycled material in beverage bottles
Local programs
- New year brings higher prices for recovered commodities
- Industry group provides its largest cart grant to date
- Recycling operators sound off on packaging EPR
Markets
- Tight trucking market will persist well into 2021
- ‘Anomaly’ year brings recycled PET market twists
- New year brings higher prices for recovered commodities
Metals
- Li-Cycle opens battery recycling facility in Northeast
- Deodorant in recyclable metal packaging? It’s on the way
- Metal lessons
MRFs
- How the use of robotics is evolving at MRFs
- Efficiency through evaluation
- Recycling operators sound off on packaging EPR
Opinion
- In Our Opinion: How to make sure EPR actors behave themselves
- In My Opinion: Paper bags are essential to paper recycling
- In My Opinion: Focus on waste reduction, not recycling
Organics
- Recent developments in the composting world
- Organic improvements
- A look at recent food waste announcements
Plastics
- Reuters: Renew Oceans project shuts down
- ‘Anomaly’ year brings recycled PET market twists
- First Person Perspective: Why chemical recycling of plastics is an environmental win