An idled plastics recovery facility is being dismantled and its components sold, after efforts to reopen it for the past year have not panned out.
An idled plastics recovery facility is being dismantled and its components sold, after efforts to reopen it for the past year have not panned out.
The Chinese government provides an option for pre-shipment inspections, and California lawmakers may add language about National Sword into state law. These are among the recent developments as China continues to revise its import regulations and the U.S. recycling industry reacts.
U.S. fiberglass insulation manufacturers continue to consume great amounts of post-consumer recovered glass.
A Thai policy restricting the import of scrap plastics has proved effective. U.S. scrap plastic exports to the country dropped by 94 percent after the ban took hold.
Stock preparation equipment to be used at Pratt Industries’ new Ohio mill.
Construction is well underway on a massive containerboard mill in Ohio that will consume recovered material.
Green Tech Solution is developing a recycling facility in Blacksburg, S.C.
A Chinese investment firm is planning a $75 million recycling plant to process scrap plastics, electronics and other materials.
Recycling companies are seeing higher freight costs amid a tight trucking market, and the logistical challenges are predicted to increase in the coming years.
A major Chinese fiber recycling company plans to purchase and restart a shuttered Kentucky pulp and fine paper mill.
The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center will help direct $5 million in loans to boost recycling through a partnership with the Closed Loop Fund.
The head of Waste Connections says the economics of recycling must change. Otherwise, companies’ sorting costs will further outpace the revenue they fetch from commodity sales.