Recycling news by topic
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Asia
- Nine Dragons building up infrastructure in SE Asia
- Details on Circulate Capital’s Indian plastics investments
- China confirms expanded import ban starting Jan. 1
Brand owners
- Unilever invests in fund that acquires recycling companies
- Details on Circulate Capital’s Indian plastics investments
- Reusable packaging platform draws millions
California
- Lawmakers revive expansive California EPR proposal
- Big drop in California redemption rate? State and group don’t agree
- Expansive plastic waste bill fails again
Canada
- The details on price spikes for recyclables in two regions
- Data Corner: Stark market impacts on one provincial program
- Groups question US-Canada Basel arrangement
Challenging materials
- MRF operator: Lithium-ion batteries are ‘ticking time bombs’
- A state program experiment
- Battery processors lay out latest moves
Collection
- Battery processors lay out latest moves
- In My Opinion: How ‘Big Waste’ degraded US recycling
- Deposit data
Container deposits
- Deposit data
- Notes from the Field: Engineering UBC solutions
- Big drop in California redemption rate? State and group don’t agree
Contamination
- MRF operator: Lithium-ion batteries are ‘ticking time bombs’
- How do outreach efforts impact different households?
- Spat continues between Republic and Connecticut officials
Courts/lawsuits
- Republic and MIRA reach contract settlement
- Judge: Connecticut MRF to remain open during legal appeal
- Lawsuit takes aim at Walmart’s plastic recycling labels
Data
- Data Corner: Collection remains a deadly occupation
- SWANA tallies 52 industry on-the-job deaths last year
- Data Corner: Tracking the growing variety of products made with recycled plastic
EPR/stewardship
- Federal plastics proposal returns this week
- An evolving position
- Lawmakers revive expansive California EPR proposal
Europe
- Aluminum giant reports recycling progress
- The latest MRF builds and retrofits across the globe
- US officials lay out Basel impact for plastic exporters
Exports
- Exporter: Malaysian case provides some Basel clarity
- Surprise rise: Paper and plastic exports up to start 2021
- Groups eye shipping industry for Basel enforcement
Fiber
- Q&A: Why OCC will be in high demand as a ‘global commodity’
- Midwest mill operator starts up $500 million plant
- Surprise rise: Paper and plastic exports up to start 2021
Glass
- Collective action
- Glass is ‘collateral damage’ as one city responds to markets
- NY state provides $1.7 million to glass recycling effort
Industry groups
- Details on NERC’s diversity-building scholarship program
- Unilever invests in fund that acquires recycling companies
- An evolving position
Legislation
- A state program experiment
- Can this deposit-like system fly in Texas?
- Federal plastics proposal returns this week
Local programs
- MRF operator: Lithium-ion batteries are ‘ticking time bombs’
- State awards grants to boost recycling
- A state program experiment
Markets
- Curbside commodity prices increase across the board
- Colliding forces
- Market development grants awarded in Washington state
Metals
- Aluminum giant reports recycling progress
- REMADE funds 24 more research projects
- Battery processors lay out latest moves
MRFs
- MRF operator: Lithium-ion batteries are ‘ticking time bombs’
- Haulers enjoyed recyclables prices in 2020
- The latest MRF builds and retrofits across the globe