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Proposed legislation dramatically overhauls Pennsylvania’s e-scrap program, adding a point-of-sale fee on certain devices and making manufacturers financially responsible for...

Anti-incineration activists are criticizing an industry program that diverts traditionally non-recycled plastics away from landfill and into energy-recovery facilities. In...

For Sonoco Recycling, which collects, sorts, and sells recycled materials, China's imports restrictions have particularly stung in one area: mixed-paper...

U.S. and Canadian end users could consume more of the recovered plastics generated domestically if prices and specifications meet their...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that 40 percent of municipalities included in a research set have programs aimed at...

Last year, lawmakers failed to pass legislation reforming Pennsylvania’s electronics recycling program. With the introduction of a bipartisan bill this...

Last year, America's most populous state notched a 44 percent recycling rate, down from 47 percent in 2015 and 50...

This story originally appeared in the May 2017 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content....

Nobody enjoys learning their property has been towed, and the country's third largest hauler is no exception. Waste Connections has...

A U.S. manufacturer of solar-powered recycling and garbage compacting receptacles claims another equipment company has copied its patent-protected technology. Massachusetts-based...