Recycling headlines by topic
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Asia
- Fiber continues to flow to China … for now
- Here is away
- China to increase tariffs on US OCC and other materials
Brand owners
- Bottled water brand commits to recycled PET use
- Pepsi: Better infrastructure needed on plastic recovery
- Bottled water brand mixes RPET and bioplastic
California
- Here’s what is (and isn’t) becoming law in California
- Single-use packaging proposal on pause in California
- Two recycled-content bills gain approval in California
Canada
- EnergyBag program comes to Canada
- Market woes cause MRF closure in Ontario
- The economic argument for expanding a deposit program
Challenging materials
- EnergyBags being stockpiled in Boise
- Israeli business says it wants the material MRFs reject
- TerraCycle reports boosted sales and income numbers
Collection
- EnergyBag program comes to Canada
- City staff disciplined for landfilling recyclables
- Data Corner: Nearly 50 years of container-redemption evolution
Container deposits
- Ocean plastics expert talks policy initiatives
- International embrace
- State deposit program reports redemption increase
Contamination
- Nation’s capital tackles curbside contamination
- How to help West Coast cities? Target contamination
- Contamination fines gain steam around U.S.
Courts/lawsuits
- E-scrap suppliers in the crosshairs
- Some e-scrap firms pay out in TV stockpile suit
- Pace Glass: ‘I feel like we’ve been shaken down’ by local officials
Data
- Editor’s analysis: The climate strike and recycling’s future
- Aluminum can recycling rate increases after down year
- First Person Perspective: Markets have shifted, but paper recycling is strong (just look at the numbers)
EPR/stewardship
- Ocean plastics expert talks policy initiatives
- The economic argument for expanding a deposit program
- State paves way for packaging EPR
Europe
- Dispatches from Europe: Packaging reuse in the spotlight
- Dispatches from Europe: A step to stem the plastic tide
- MRF provider rolls out robots on two continents
Exports
- Fiber continues to flow to China … for now
- ISRI quantifies economic might of US recycling
- Tariffs weaken manufacturing, business confidence
Fiber
- How robots are cleaning up a MRF’s paper bales
- Company expands corrugated packaging capacity
- Groups identify recovered material users in the Northeast
Glass
- Groups identify recovered material users in the Northeast
- Glass Recycling Coalition offers certification for MRFs
- Two recycled-content bills gain approval in California
Industry groups
- Mapping out MRF infrastructure nationwide
- Groups identify recovered material users in the Northeast
- Nation’s capital tackles curbside contamination
Legislation
- Here’s what is (and isn’t) becoming law in California
- First Person Perspective: Right to Repair is bound to succeed
- Single-use packaging proposal on pause in California
Local programs
- EnergyBags being stockpiled in Boise
- Nation’s capital tackles curbside contamination
- The Tarheel State launches outreach effort
Markets
- Groups identify recovered material users in the Northeast
- Recycled HDPE prices soar, but PET and metals see declines
- TerraCycle reports boosted sales and income numbers
Metals
- Groups identify recovered material users in the Northeast
- Aluminum can recycling rate increases after down year
- Aluminum end user boosts scrap consumption
MRFs
- Mapping out MRF infrastructure nationwide
- How robots are cleaning up a MRF’s paper bales
- What new ownership means for Balcones Resources
Opinion
- Editor’s analysis: The climate strike and recycling’s future
- In My Opinion: Let’s not miss chemical recycling potential
- Dispatches from Europe: Packaging reuse in the spotlight
Organics
- Israeli business says it wants the material MRFs reject
- Researchers offer food for thought on what goes to waste
- Data corner: The ins and outs of in-vessel composting
Plastics
- Ocean plastics expert talks policy initiatives
- Groups identify recovered material users in the Northeast
- EnergyBags being stockpiled in Boise