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Lingering impacts of Hurricane Harvey on recycling industry

Published: October 3, 2017
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When it made landfall on Aug. 25, Hurricane Harvey became the wettest tropical cyclone to ever hit the U.S., dumping more than five feet of water on Houston. The resulting floods have impacted the recycling industry in multiple ways, driving up prices for virgin plastics, hampering freight systems and halting curbside collections.

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Changes – for better and worse – in recovered commodity markets

Published: September 26, 2017
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DJ VanDeusen of WestRock speaks at the Resource Recycling Conference.

Some of the key recovered commodities generated by materials recovery facilities have been fetching high prices lately, including aluminum and fibers. But China’s import restrictions have introduced an element of the unknown in the market.

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Lawmakers approve carpet stewardship reforms

Published: September 26, 2017
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California lawmakers have sent the governor a bill mandating that carpet stewards achieve a 24 percent recycling rate and discouraging the use of incineration. Meanwhile, carpet makers are sticking with their beleaguered stewardship group, instead of submitting alternative collection and recycling plans.

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