Recycling headlines by topic
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Asia
- OCC movement slows alongside Chinese economy
- National Sword bruises hauler recycling businesses
- How a tumultuous 2018 affected Republic Services
Brand owners
- Nespresso to fund NYC aluminum pod recovery
- Walmart commits to incorporate more recycled plastic
- Recycling leaders respond to plastic industry’s $1B pledge
California
- California bill pushes cities to return to dual-stream
- Cart adjustment leads to increased diversion
- China ban collides with Calif. diversion requirements
Canada
- Robotic sorting company receives funding
- West Coast reclaimers expand mixed-plastic capacity
- Here’s a domestic outlet hungry for 3-7 plastics
Challenging materials
- Petrochem giants open up on ‘plastics waste problem’
- West Coast reclaimers expand mixed-plastic capacity
- Federal dollars to address problem material stream
Collection
- California bill pushes cities to return to dual-stream
- SWANA: Safety figures headed in wrong direction
- Recycling leaders respond to plastic industry’s $1B pledge
Container deposits
- Bottle bill expansion draws municipal and MRF concern
- Dime deposit drives up Oregon return rate
- WM subsidiary settles deposit fraud case
Contamination
- Contamination fines gain steam around U.S.
- Experts offer insight on contamination, glass and more
- Contaminated OCC cited in felony case
Courts/lawsuits
- WM subsidiary settles deposit fraud case
- Judge: Counties partly responsible for e-scrap cleanup
- Contaminated OCC cited in felony case
Data
- Data Sort: Worldwide expansion of packaging EPR
- The power of a plan
- Heavy impacts from lighter devices
EPR/stewardship
- California carpet plan (finally) approved
- Packaging stewardship bills hit states
- Global EPR study examines online free riders
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
- Paper exports grew in 2018, but plastics fell 35 percent
- India confirms scrap plastic ban will be delayed
- India to end plastic scrap imports
Fiber
- Fiber consumers to increase recycled appetite
- More MRFs upgrade to survive market shifts
- OCC movement slows alongside Chinese economy
Glass
- Illinois recovered glass end user to close
- Aggregate producer to use more post-consumer glass
- What’s plaguing glass recycling in the Northeast
Industry groups
- Industry group buys Resource Recycling, Inc.
- Q&A: Invested in the industry
- SWANA: Safety figures headed in wrong direction
Legislation
- A look at legislation banning plastic products
- California bill pushes cities to return to dual-stream
- Packaging stewardship bills hit states
Local programs
- California bill pushes cities to return to dual-stream
- Community Spotlight: Diversion efforts bloom on Hawaiian island
- RePower exec discusses mixed-waste MRF reboot
Markets
- Paper exports grew in 2018, but plastics fell 35 percent
- Values slip for key curbside recyclables
- India to end plastic scrap imports
Metals
- Nespresso to fund NYC aluminum pod recovery
- Low aluminum prices add to MRF woes
- Michigan processor invests in HQ improvements
MRFs
- Nespresso to fund NYC aluminum pod recovery
- More MRFs upgrade to survive market shifts
- RePower exec discusses mixed-waste MRF reboot