Slipping through the cracks
This article appeared in the June 2020 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. The plastics...
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Pandemic trends lead to boosted PC sales in Q2
PC shipments were up almost 3% during the second quarter of the year compared with 2019. Analysis firm Gartner says...
Global e-scrap recycling rate has stagnated, study finds
A United Nations report estimates that 17.4% of e-scrap generated globally was recycled in 2019, well short of a goal...
Tools aim to foster better MRF contracts
A MRF and municipality may feel their contract is fair, until a dive in commodity prices or spike in contamination...
Study finds benefits to using recycled film in asphalt
Research shows post-consumer PE film could improve the stiffness and resistance of polymer-modified asphalt at less cost than the co-polymers...
Study explores southeast state’s contamination rate
Materials recovery facilities in Florida have historically landfilled about one-quarter of the weight that comes in the door, according to...
Study explores southeast state’s contamination rate
MRFs in Florida have historically landfilled about one-quarter of the weight that comes in the door, according to a study...
What industry learned from flexible film recycling effort
A multi-stakeholder project was able to hit some goals separating flexible plastic packaging from other recyclables at a MRF. But...
How do urban and rural recycling streams compare?
Officials in one area of Ontario dove deep into recycling stream composition data, producing results that informed a municipality's new...
Group blasts brand owners over plastic pollution
Environmental advocacy group As You Sow says the largest consumer-facing companies are falling short in the area of plastic pollution...
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