Data Corner: The latest container and packaging recycling rates
The overall U.S. recycling rate was 35.2% in 2017, according to data released by the U.S. EPA last November, but...
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Report: Value of curbside materials drops 66% in two years
To quickly grasp the struggles facing American curbside recycling programs, one can follow the money - or lack thereof. In...
Paper and plastic export numbers take historic dive
In 2019, recovered fiber exports from the United States experienced their largest year-over-year decline on record. U.S. scrap plastic exports...
Data Corner: The expanding cost-revenue gap that is plaguing MRFs
RRS analyzed the various pieces that contribute to processing costs for materials recovery facilities: fixed costs, variable operating and maintenance...
Plastic bottle recycling rates decline in 2018
The U.S. recycling rates for both PET bottles and all plastic bottles have fallen slightly, according to two reports released...
A closer look at container and packaging recycling rates
The overall U.S. recycling rate was 35.2% in 2017, but underneath that number is a more complicated picture of material-specific...
Data Corner: The recycling revenue slide for nation’s largest processor
The impact of the seismic shift in recycling markets over the past two-and-a-half years can be clearly seen in the...
EPA reports slight increase in US recycling rate
The national recycling and composting rate has inched above 35%, according to the U.S. EPA. The agency this month released...
Data Corner: Export vs. domestic processing for post-consumer plastic
The graph below shows the downstream trends for four major plastic resins collected for recycling in the U.S. and Canada...
Third-quarter recycling numbers sting more haulers
Some of the largest publicly traded garbage and recycling companies got pinched by recycling markets during the third quarter. Others...
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