Recycling headlines by topic
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Asia
- China’s permit move is good news for fiber exporters
- Traders fudge paperwork to skirt import limits
- China trade roundup: More materials barred at year’s end
Brand owners
- Nestlé Waters aims to quadruple recycled plastic usage
- Coca-Cola puts $500,000 into regional recycling system
- Amazon settles ‘biodegradable’ claims case
California
- Cart adjustment leads to increased diversion
- China ban collides with Calif. diversion requirements
- Recycled-fiber bottle maker to expand production
Canada
- Major companies involved in recycling to merge
- Research probes Canadian source-separation strategies
- Toronto struggles to find a market for curbside foam
Challenging materials
- How a materials recovery facility will sort flexible plastics
- Study: Recyclable packaging not always greenest option
- Investor explains decision to back plastics-to-fuel firm
Collection
- Plastic bottle recycling has another ‘difficult year’
- Q&A: Collection goes electric
- Research probes Canadian source-separation strategies
Container deposits
- Oregon expands program for refillable glass bottles
- Deposit program to fund charities with uncollected dimes
- One state’s container deposit expansion falls flat
Contamination
- Contamination fines gain steam around U.S.
- Experts offer insight on contamination, glass and more
- Contaminated OCC cited in felony case
Courts/lawsuits
- Judge: Counties partly responsible for e-scrap cleanup
- Contaminated OCC cited in felony case
- Counties and landlord battle over scrap electronics liability
Data
- Data Corner: The ramifications of collecting less
- Hauler deaths flat in 2017
- WM charts market shift and other industry trends
EPR/stewardship
- Global EPR study examines online free riders
- Here’s how well Canadian programs did last year
- Provincial progress
Europe
- Dispatches from Europe: A step to stem the plastic tide
- MRF provider rolls out robots on two continents
- China bites back after diplomats criticize scrap ban
Exports
- China’s permit move is good news for fiber exporters
- WM charts market shift and other industry trends
- Traders fudge paperwork to skirt import limits
Fiber
- OCC and mixed paper: A tale of two exports
- Midwest MRF operator sees fiber market struggles
- Fiber companies talk OCC pricing and export shifts
Glass
- Aggregate producer to use more post-consumer glass
- What’s plaguing glass recycling in the Northeast
- Glass on the chopping block in Pennsylvania county
Industry groups
- The new MRF playbook
- MRF veteran heads to Closed Loop Partners
- How a materials recovery facility will sort flexible plastics
Legislation
- Farm bill to advance organics diversion
- In My Opinion: More than we can chew?
- House passes slight cut to EPA budget
Local programs
- Contamination fines gain steam around U.S.
- Coca-Cola puts $500,000 into regional recycling system
- States struggle to keep growing their diversion rates
Markets
- Low aluminum prices add to MRF woes
- Aggregate producer to use more post-consumer glass
- Lack of demand could sink ocean plastics recycling program
Metals
- Low aluminum prices add to MRF woes
- Michigan processor invests in HQ improvements
- Chinese company to open S.C. recycling facility
MRFs
Opinion
- In Our Opinion: Collection is only half the battle
- In My Opinion: Battery recycling needs a boost
- In Our Opinion: Why deposits make sense for retailers
Organics
- Farm bill to advance organics diversion
- Report quantifies nationwide composting infrastructure
- Set up for success
Plastics
- Lack of demand could sink ocean plastics recycling program
- Recology CEO: It’s time to tackle plastics crisis
- Nestlé Waters aims to quadruple recycled plastic usage