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NERC: Fiber makes up greater share of tons

Published: November 27, 2023
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Bales of cardboard gathered for recycling.

Recently published figures from the Northeast Recycling Council unpacked the proportions of materials in curbside recycling bales. | Philip R/Shutterstock

For all the global, national and state-level arguments and policymaking surrounding plastics, paper continues to increase its already-large share of the curbside bin, new data shows. Continue Reading

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MRFs receive PET recovery grants

Published: November 13, 2023
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A grinder at rPlanet Earth in the Los Angeles area. The PET reclaimer recently received a grant from the PET Recycling Coalition. | Courtesy of rPlanet Earth

The PET Recycling Coalition has given grants to three MRFs and a PET reclaimer to help them better recover and recycle post-consumer PET. Continue Reading

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Report: Paper cup acceptance low despite mill capacity

Published: November 6, 2023
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Colorful paper coffee cups on a gray background.

Closed Loop Partners suggested that more MRFs explore collecting paper cups. | NatalyaBond/Shutterstock

A report from Closed Loop Partners found that only about 11% of U.S. communities accept paper cups in their recycling operations, despite paper mills’ more widespread acceptance of cups in bales.  Continue Reading

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AMERIPEN: Recycling market development efforts pay off

Published: October 23, 2023
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A study from packaging research group AMERIPEN found that recycling market centers generated nearly 260,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the past 33 years. | Virrage Images/Shutterstock

Recently published research from AMERIPEN dug into the past three decades of state recycling marketing development, finding that creating recycling market centers can boost jobs, economic growth and the industry.  Continue Reading

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The Recycling Partnership offers municipal solutions hub

Published: October 23, 2023
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Waste and recycling bins on a residential street.

The Recycling Program Solutions Hub is intended to provide up-to-date information on local recycling programs. | Johnny Habell/Shutterstock

Circularity-focused NGO The Recycling Partnership has launched a free resource to help local recycling center staff improve their operations.  Continue Reading

Industry group awards grants to MRFs nationwide

Published: October 16, 2023
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Staff at the West Tennessee Regional Recycling Hub display the check they received from The Recycling Partnership. | Courtesy of West Tennessee Regional Recycling Hub

Five grants recently awarded by The Recycling Partnership will help MRFs install additional sorting equipment, boosting recovery of aluminum and plastics.  Continue Reading

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Composters build facilities, eye policy changes

Published: September 12, 2023
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Divert is building an Integrated Diversion and Energy facility in Longview, Wash. that will have the capacity to process 100,000 tons of food scraps into natural gas annually. | Courtesy of Divert

Compost facility projects are heating up as Divert and Bioenergy Devco commence construction on new spaces. Meanwhile, there’s also been some policy movement around compostable packaging. Continue Reading

Survey seeks input on glass management

Published: September 5, 2023
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The Glass Recycling Coalition hopes the survey will shed light on how glass recycling programs have been affected by pandemic-era markets. | Jared Paben/Resource Recycling

An industry group has launched a survey of recycling industry stakeholders to bring clarity to how they recover glass.  Continue Reading

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Study explores cleanliness of food packaging in bins

Published: July 31, 2023
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Researchers found that molded fiber food service packaging showed the highest levels of food residue among the items studied. | J.chizhe/Shutterstock

In a follow-up to previous research, the Foodservice Packaging Institute performed an audit of food residue on residential recyclables, finding little difference between food service and food contact items.  Continue Reading

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