Tag Archives: March 2022

First Person Perspective: Avoid MRF myopia when assessing bottle bills

Published: April 15, 2022
Updated: May 20, 2022
by Susan Collins

Time for a redesign

Published: April 15, 2022
Updated: April 15, 2022
by Alec Cooley and Amy Marpman

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged March 2022 |

A plan for plastics

Published: April 15, 2022
Updated: April 15, 2022
by Emily Tipaldo

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged March 2022 |

‘The highest form of recycling’

Published: April 15, 2022
Updated: April 15, 2022
by Neil Seldman

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged March 2022 |

Still a stop priority

Published: April 15, 2022
Updated: April 15, 2022
by Bob Johnson

Posted in Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged March 2022 |

Data Corner: US plastics processing by the numbers

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

Posted in Data Corner, Resource Recycling Magazine | Tagged March 2022, plastics, research |

Sign up for free weekly updates

The latest recycling industry news

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.