Ardagh, Crown Holdings again offer grants for can capture
Two large aluminum beverage can manufacturers will provide grants to MRFs to improve the sortation process for used beverage containers.
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Roundup: Equipment and technology announcements
AMP Robotics, MSS and National Recovery Technologies and Vecoplan are rolling out updates to optical sorters, AI algorithms and other...
Processors worry they’ll be left out of packaging EPR system
At Waste Expo last month, executives from several MRF operators and private-sector recyclers detailed worries about material ownership and “stranded...
MRFs, reclaimers get PET grants
Five grants from the PET Recycling Coalition are projected to boost PET capture by 5.1 million pounds per year, among...
Mandated demand’ drives WM recycling investments
Recycled-content mandates in a handful of states will have a "halo effect" that stimulates brand owner demand for recycled materials...
Rumpke MRF to employ tech-heavy sorting strategy
A sprawling MRF under construction in Central Ohio will provide Rumpke Waste and Recycling with plenty of room to spread...
The details on WM’s $75 million MRF in south Florida
WM is making big investments, with a combined $113 million going toward a planned facility in Florida and upgrades to...
SWANA reports increase in fatalities in 2022
Waste industry worker fatalities rose to 46 in 2022, a nearly 65% increase over the prior year.
Blended average prices continued to fall in Q4
The blended average price of material dropped again in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a recent market report.
MIT, brands innovating ways to handle small plastics
Five brands have partnered with a nonprofit and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to find a way to keep small...
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