Firm looks to ‘evangelize’ on behalf of e-scrap industry
A recently launched Nashville business plans to educate e-scrap generators on the importance of proper recycling, boost business for R2-certified...
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Project provides deeper plastic sort of one city’s stream
A handful of industry groups and plastics producers are teaming up on a 60-day effort to try to capture a...
How recycling industry is boosting demand across sectors
Various approaches to increasing end market material utilization are detailed in a report featuring interviews with stakeholders across the...
Recycled material exports trend upward in April
U.S. recovered paper and plastic exports each grew slightly in April, hitting their largest monthly volumes so far in 2019....
APR: Plastics recycling infrastructure needs help
Brands across the globe are announcing goals to use high levels of recycled plastic. But the companies that actually deliver...
Nylon recycling company announces US acquisition
An Italian company that recycles post-consumer nylon will spend over $40 million to acquire a North Carolina fiber manufacturer. Aquafil...
Post-consumer PET and HDPE prices remain stable
The price of natural HDPE seems to have leveled out at a historically low level, falling only 0.6% over the...
With OCC plummeting, MRFs face tough decisions
Recycling operators across the country two years ago were enjoying record high values for old corrugated containers. Now, they are...
Recovered fiber values continue to drop
The price for OCC declined by nearly 13% over the past month. Other fiber grades also fell. The national average...
Why California’s glass products are using less cullet
California's glass bottle and fiberglass insulation manufacturers continue to use less recycled cullet in their products, state documents show. The...
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