Tag Archives: Feb. 2022

Spurring action

Published: April 15, 2022
Updated: May 20, 2022
by Dan Felton

Q&A: Evolving amid uncertainty

Published: March 21, 2022
Updated: March 24, 2022
by Colin Staub

Putting data first

Published: March 16, 2022
Updated: March 16, 2022
by Sarah Edwards

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged EPR/Stewardship, Feb. 2022, legislation |

Data Corner: A troubling increase in quantities of trashed electronics

Published: March 15, 2022
Updated: March 15, 2022
by Editorial Staff

Posted in Data Corner, Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Feb. 2022 |

Good for business

Published: March 15, 2022
Updated: March 15, 2022
by Julianna Radzinski

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Feb. 2022 |

First Person Perspective: Paper cup recycling: a growing opportunity for local programs

Published: March 15, 2022
Updated: March 15, 2022
by Natha Dempsey

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged Feb. 2022 |

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New MRF guide aims to boost infrastructure
Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy and American Beverage have published a best practices guide for MRFs in the US, aiming to “boost recovery rates, increase material quality and foster resilient operations.”
FV Recycling acquires Mid America Paper Recycling
FV Recycling, a commercial and industrial recycler based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has acquired Mid America Paper Recycling of Chicago, strengthening its material brokerage and logistics network.
CAA, Recology open first drop-off hard-to-recycle site
Hard-to-recycle materials may soon find a new use in Oregon thanks to a first-of-its-kind recycling center now open there.
Coated paper group plans for EPR rollouts
A coalition of paper and packaging leaders is launching a national effort to make poly coated paper products, such as cups and ice cream tubs, a routine part of curbside recycling.
Oregon offers first test as EPR rules take shape
At the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference in Chicago, industry leaders said extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs for packaging are changing how the US handles residential recycling, but warned that uneven state rules will slow the transition.
Aluminum Association urges action to boost markets
An industry association is calling for measures to support aluminum recycling, including a ban on US exports of used beverage cans (UBCs), as demand for the material grows in key areas such as vehicles, aerospace and defense systems and packaging.
#ESC2025 Speaker Spotlight: David Daoud
Born and raised in Algeria, David Daoud took an unlikely route to the world of electronics recycling. Having trained as an oil and gas engineer, he swapped desert heat for Boston snow in 1990, earning a master’s in international economics and eventually finding his way into data analysis at Harvard.