A survey of over a dozen Northeast MRFs showed a decrease in the value of a ton of recyclables in the third quarter. | Benjamin Clapp/Shutterstock
The blended value of a ton of recyclables in the Northeast U.S. has dropped by about one-fifth, a MRF survey shows.
For this study Oregon researchers focused on the problem of people discarding their once-edible food. | Alina Rosanova/Shutterstock
Various recycling-related research projects will receive grant funding from the REMADE Institute. | NicoElNino/Shutterstock
This article has been corrected.
A number of recycling companies and industry associations are involved in research projects that recently received federal funding.
If a brand owner puts a “not recyclable” label on its packaging, consumers are likely to appreciate the honesty rather than frown on that company, survey results suggest.
Waste and recycling collection deaths increased substantially in 2018, despite coordinated campaigns to reduce industry fatalities.
Local recycling programs develop differently, and effectively providing support involves meeting municipalities where they’re at. The Recycling Partnership is employing that mantra to boost the viability of materials recovery in California, Oregon and Washington.
Equipment at the facility of polystyrene processor Agilyx, one of the companies mentioned in the Closed Loop Partners report.
At least 60 organizations are working to scale up depolymerization, pyrolysis and other emerging plastic processing methods. The North American market for the resulting products could top $100 billion annually.
Still from a Waste Robotics demonstration video.
This story has been updated.
The Canadian government will invest in a company that’s developing artificial intelligence machinery to separate materials at recycling facilities.
Two government initiatives looking to energize the lithium-ion battery recycling sector have officially launched, offering prize money to recycling entrepreneurs and a dedicated laboratory to house research projects.