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The current recycling system is insufficient, according to a report from The Recycling Partnership. But several key initiatives - and...

This story has been updated. Testing at a New England e-scrap facility showed that two employees working near a granulator...

A unique Oregon study used multiple data-gathering tools to pinpoint the amount of once-edible food discarded by households. The project's...

A United Nations-backed study predicts massive growth in global tonnages of end-of-life electronics, and it examines how the recycling sector...

Historically, companies have used post-consumer resin (PCR) because it was a lower cost feedstock than virgin. In recent years, however,...

This article originally appeared in the August 2019 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   Since...

TPO bumper covers can be processed into a high-quality recycled pellet that's cheaper than virgin plastic, but challenges remain in...

European Union grant money will fund a rare earth metals recycling project in the U.K. The planned pilot facility will...

Industry-wide challenges are causing recycling-related skepticism among the public. But that's not leading consumers to stop recycling, according to a...

For years, packaging producers have been marketing recyclable multi-layer flexible packages. Now, they're finding success using recycled plastic in their...