The Closed Loop Fund will provide financing to boost production of fiber-based insulated food packaging, with an eye toward reducing the amount of foam polystyrene entering MRFs.
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The Closed Loop Fund will provide financing to boost production of fiber-based insulated food packaging, with an eye toward reducing the amount of foam polystyrene entering MRFs.
Chinese officials have responded to concerns from other nations about recent import restrictions. The Chinese comments directly address the “waste versus scrap” debate as well as global economic repercussions of National Sword.
Canadians recycled slightly more plastic in 2016 than they did the previous year. That’s according to a report released shortly before a Canadian plastics group unveiled its recyclability and recycling goals.
A $1 million grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation will kickstart a program to buy lidded recycling carts for coastal U.S. communities.
China supplies components for a lot of equipment used in the U.S. recycling industry, meaning tariffs on Chinese imports would be felt across many recycling sectors, according to an industry association.
A major U.S. industry group has announced ambitious long-term goals related to the recycling of plastic packaging.
Each year in early May, compost advocates globally join their voices during International Compost Awareness Week.
(left to right) ISRI Chair Mark Lewon of Utah Metal Works, Mike Peters of Genesee & Wyoming Railroad, and Bill Sullivan of the American Trucking Association
The sessions at last week’s ISRI2018 Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas covered the latest on China, fiber recovery, contamination and more, with speakers providing a number of perspectives on recycling’s future.
Many recycling associations are preparing for their biggest gatherings of the year, and three group leaders recently explained how China-related market disruptions will be tackled at their events.
