Lingering impacts of Hurricane Harvey on recycling industry
When it made landfall on Aug. 25, Hurricane Harvey became the wettest tropical cyclone to ever hit the U.S., dumping...
Plastics
Changes – for better and worse – in recovered commodity markets
Some of the key recovered commodities generated by materials recovery facilities have been fetching high prices lately, including aluminum and...
Lawmakers approve carpet stewardship reforms
California lawmakers have sent the governor a bill mandating that carpet stewards achieve a 24 percent recycling rate and discouraging...
Groups take aim at industry’s combustion-related efforts
Anti-incineration activists have released a report criticizing efforts to burn waste in the U.S., calling them misguided attempts to achieve...
Value of recovered packaging inches higher
Recycling processors report that early September pricing for recovered plastic and aluminum packaging rose slightly over August levels. Bales of...
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China offers clues on what will (and won’t) be allowed in
Chinese authorities have released more specifics about which materials are likely to be affected by a proposed import ban on...
Closed Loop Fund knew QRS would face ‘a lot of challenges’
The idling of a Baltimore-area plastic recovery facility is the kind of slowdown that's expected in an innovative project showcasing...
Q&A: Plastics-to-fuel exec on China ban and sector’s potential
RES Polyflow's Michael Dungan says fluctuating oil prices and developments in Asia will continue to affect pyrolysis companies, but he...
Bottling giant joins effort to label for recycling
Nestlé Waters North America has begun adding the How2Recycle label to half-liter PET bottles of all its major U.S. bottled...
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