Prices for post-consumer fibers have remained steady lately, and prices for both natural and color HDPE have climbed.
As part of the Trump administration’s trade war with China, a number of tariffs have been levied on the import of Chinese goods. A handful of recycling companies and one trade group have sought exemptions.
A company billing its technology as a landfill alternative is scaling up to create a solid recovered fuel from otherwise disposal-bound material.
Three of North America’s largest garbage and recycling companies continued to feel the pinch of falling recycling revenues during the third quarter, financial reports show.
DJ VanDeusen of WestRock speaks on stage at the 2018 Resource Recycling Conference.
During the recycling markets plenary session at the Resource Recycling Conference last year, the Chinese ban on imports of key recyclables had been recently announced and was yet to be implemented.
A Utah recycling facility plans to sort 500 to 600 tons per month of mixed plastics, selling the resulting bales into domestic markets.
ReWall uses recovered cartons to make 100 percent recycled building materials, including roof cover board for commercial buildings.
The ReWall Company, which manufactures building materials from recovered food and drink cartons, is planning to open a $3 million facility in Colorado next spring.
