The grant money will help out a variety of recycling-related startups, nonprofits, small businesses and established corporations. | Olivier Le Moal/Shutterstock
A Washington state recycling market development program has funded dozens of small-scale efforts to reduce waste and boost recycling. Continue Reading
Big moves are taking place in the world of aluminum recycling. | Anmbph/Shutterstock
After a year of high inflation and geopolitical turmoil, Novelis boosted its use of recycled material as part of its strategy to control costs. In addition, Arconic was acquired by a private equity group. Continue Reading
OCC, mixed paper and polyolefin container prices have continued their upward climbs this month. Continue Reading
The move will result in around 300 employees being laid off. | Joi54/Shutterstock
The Packaging Corporation of America is idling a mill that handles OCC, after adding recycled fiber processing capability in 2021. Continue Reading
The multifaceted recycling company posted an increase in sales but a decrease in income, due to an increased cost of sales and higher operating expenses. | Gonzo/Shutterstock
TerraCycle US’s total sales surged last year, with a particular improvement in the sales of recycled plastics and other materials. Continue Reading
The five largest haulers in North America reported first-quarter 2023 financials, with some seeing prices recover from a slump. | L.O.N DSLR Camera/Shutterstock
Depressed commodity prices continued to batter the bottom lines of large publicly traded curbside recycling businesses during the first quarter, although some MRF operators are now seeing steadily increasing values.
Republic Services is one of several major haulers that benefitted from higher commodity prices in the first quarter of this year. | Iv-olga/Shutterstock
Higher commodity prices continue to drive revenues and profits for the largest waste and recycling haulers in North America.
Recycled fiber prices mean a lot to WestRock, which takes in about 8 million pounds of the material each year. | Luca Pbl/Shutterstock
WestRock consumes millions of tons of OCC and other recovered fiber each year, so the paper products giant would love to know as much as anybody else what the future has in store for bale pricing. Continue Reading
The average price of a ton of material in Q4 of 2022 was 28% less than in the previous quarter. | ADragan/Shutterstock
The blended average price of recovered material dropped again in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a recent market report. Continue Reading
Paper markets are a mixed bag, with some producers completing or nearing completion on new mills and others wrestling with flagging sales. | Huguette Roe/Shutterstock
Cascades is very close to reopening a Virginia mill that has gone through a containerboard conversion, and Domtar has completed a $350 million project in Tennessee.