Recycling headlines by topic
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Asia
- Here is away
- China to increase tariffs on US OCC and other materials
- Indonesia’s fiber import rules become more clear
Brand owners
- Bottled water brand mixes RPET and bioplastic
- Major user of recycled film says it will be buying more
- Upstream opportunities
California
- Single-use packaging proposal on pause in California
- Two recycled-content bills gain approval in California
- California moves needle on commercial collection
Canada
- EnergyBag program comes to Canada
- Market woes cause MRF closure in Ontario
- The economic argument for expanding a deposit program
Challenging materials
- Reclaimer to build three $30 million film facilities next year
- CEO responds to concerns over impacts of plastic gravel
- EnergyBag program comes to Canada
Collection
- EnergyBag program comes to Canada
- City staff disciplined for landfilling recyclables
- Data Corner: Nearly 50 years of container-redemption evolution
Container deposits
- State deposit program reports redemption increase
- California firm closes 284 deposit redemption centers
- Data Corner: Nearly 50 years of container-redemption evolution
Contamination
- How to help West Coast cities? Target contamination
- Contamination fines gain steam around U.S.
- Experts offer insight on contamination, glass and more
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
- Aluminum can recycling rate increases after down year
- First Person Perspective: Markets have shifted, but paper recycling is strong (just look at the numbers)
- Why the U.S. paper recovery rate rose last year
EPR/stewardship
- The economic argument for expanding a deposit program
- State paves way for packaging EPR
- Trudeau: Canada to push bans and plastic 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
- Tariffs weaken manufacturing, business confidence
- Here is away
- China to increase tariffs on US OCC and other materials
Fiber
- Trump to visit new recycled paper mill
- Recovered natural HDPE price rises while PET drops
- Experts talk recycled paper realities and forecasts
Glass
- Two recycled-content bills gain approval in California
- Pair of projects offer hope for glass markets in South
- Large cullet end user coming to Southeast
Industry groups
- Aluminum can recycling rate increases after down year
- The details on a $1.8M MRF upgrade in Midwest
- Industry leaders tackle challenges in Big Easy
Legislation
- Single-use packaging proposal on pause in California
- Two recycled-content bills gain approval in California
- California moves needle on commercial collection
Local programs
- The Tarheel State launches outreach effort
- Community Spotlight: Range of factors drive diversion in corner of New Mexico
- Recycling sector grapples with plastic realities
Markets
- Trump to visit new recycled paper mill
- Recovered natural HDPE price rises while PET drops
- Reclaimer to build three $30 million film facilities next year
Metals
- Aluminum can recycling rate increases after down year
- Aluminum end user boosts scrap consumption
- Nespresso to fund NYC aluminum pod recovery
MRFs
- Rapid adoption
- Mixed-waste recovery: Another useful tool, but no silver bullet
- The details on a $1.8M MRF upgrade in Midwest
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Let’s not miss chemical recycling potential
- Dispatches from Europe: Packaging reuse in the spotlight
- In My Opinion: Report on Recycle BC was misleading
Organics
- Data corner: The ins and outs of in-vessel composting
- Imperfect inputs
- Farm bill to advance organics diversion
Plastics
- Two recycled-content bills gain approval in California
- Recovered natural HDPE price rises while PET drops
- Reclaimer to build three $30 million film facilities next year