The view from a plastics recycling trailblazer in Kenya
When it comes to PET bottle recycling in Kenya, a lot will sound familiar to North American audiences: demand for...
Markets
Gartner: PC shipments fell 30% during first quarter
Market analysis firm Gartner says shipments of new PCs plummeted during the first quarter of 2023, with brand owners offering...
April brings flat-to-rising bale values
Prices for curbside scrap plastics have either crept upward or remained relatively flat this month.
WestRock: Recycling is critical to sustainability
WestRock consumes millions of tons of OCC and other recovered fiber each year, so the paper products giant would love...
Lithium, copper, cobalt prices trend down
As demand for electric vehicles declines, prices for lithium, cobalt and copper are sliding down, potentially putting lithium-ion battery recyclers...
Mitsubishi invests in US, eyes smelter expansions
Metals producer Mitsubishi Materials purchased a stake in a startup working to build a smelter in Indiana. Meanwhile, the company...
PCR partnerships aim to create more demand
Companies are adding more PCR to toothbrushes, electric bikes and other products as the recycled plastics industry seeks to drive...
Brands: EPR needs to be industry-run, include accountability
A Unilever representative said that in her view, recycled content mandates should always be paired with EPR to make sure...
Echo companies boost reuse and recycling profits
A family of southwestern U.S. ITAD and e-scrap recycling companies dramatically increased their profit margins last year, on both the...
Phone shipments and demand expected to decline
After initially forecasting an increase in global smartphone shipments, the International Data Corporation now says it expects shipments to decline...
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