More than 134,000 jobs in the U.S. are in some way supported by exports in the recycling industry, according to a new analysis.
Surges in commodity prices during the first quarter drove huge recycling revenue gains for Waste Management, Republic Services and Waste Connections.
Last week’s stunning election results showed change is afoot in Washington, D.C. But to what degree will a Trump administration and continuing GOP control of Congress affect the recycling sector?
For North America’s largest haulers, recycling pleasure has given way to pain. After enjoying big returns from higher commodity prices in the first quarter, three recycling giants noted tumbling fiber prices in April.
A meeting of the International Council of Containership Operators got raided last week, sending tremors throughout the ocean shipping industry.
This story originally appeared in the March 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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Scrap plastics export figures saw another month-to-month rise in volume, but the ferrous and aluminum categories both declined.
Export figures for recyclable materials continue to slump when compared with 2015 totals.
The U.S. recovery rate for old corrugated containers hit 92.9 percent in 2015, according to the Corrugated Packaging Alliance.