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Volume and price levels for scrap material sent out of the U.S. recently experienced month-to-month increases. However, cumulative export totals...

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) are teaming up to provide real,...

Germany increased its average recycled content in PET bottles last year, despite challenges in pricing compared with virgin plastic, according to...

The average value of recovered material sent to foreign markets is back under 17 cents per pound. Volumes are up...

Numbers for the first nine months of the year show volume drops in all materials but paper. In September, the...

The federal government finalized rules affecting reporting of CRT exports, and a funding dispute between a processor and California leaves...

Last week's stunning election results showed change is afoot in Washington, D.C. But to what degree will a Trump administration...

This story originally appeared in the October 2016 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content....

Basel Action Network's e-Trash Transparency report had the potential to produce positive results and spur constructive changes within electronics recycling,...

The U.S. recycling rate for HDPE bottles dropped slightly in 2015, while the rate for PP bottles increased noticeably. Counting...