Aquafil closing its new California carpet recycling plant
Shortly after opening its Northern California carpet recycling plant, Aquafil is working to close the facility and consolidate processing equipment...
EPR
In My Opinion: Colorado’s EPR not set up for success
The head of an AI-powered robotics company argues extended producer responsibility legislation focused on material weight will fail to hold...
Collections fall 10% in North Carolina
COVID impacts and ongoing trends in the materials stream made a major impact on the North Carolina state e-scrap program...
Regulators: Tough markets justify paying recyclers more
Attention, California e-scrap processors: A pay raise is coming.
In My Opinion: Why e-bikes are now in a provincial program
A stewardship group leader explains why e-bikes and e-scooters are a natural fit to add to the extended producer responsibility...
Keeping municipalities whole
Bottle deposits, EPR and other policy tools are the talk of the sector. But how do decision-makers ensure local programs...
First Person Perspective: Don’t let policy mess with paper recycling’s success
This article appeared in the April 2022 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Recycling...
Industry reacts to passage of Colorado packaging EPR bill
While many industry leaders praised the recent passage of a Colorado bill establishing extended producer responsibility for printed paper and...
Startup creates circular economy for lab plastics
The co-founders of Polycarbin met in medical school, on track to become plastic surgeons. That's a point of irony now,...
Industry reacts to passage of Colorado packaging EPR bill
While many industry leaders praised the recent passage of a Colorado bill establishing extended producer responsibility for printed paper and...
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