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Published in September 2025Recycle BC, the not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper product recycling throughout British Columbia, has released its 2024 Annual Report, marking over...
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Recology hits a sustainability target three years early
Comstock advances first-of-its-kind solar recycling plant
EGLE awards $3.87 million supporting renewable energy projects
Ninety percent of wind turbine mass can be recycled
Recycled wind turbine blade material used to build retaining wall in Des Moines
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Battery recycler secures license to sell recycled battery black mass
The Battery Network joins SWANA as a corporate partner to advance safe battery collection
ABAT reports record breaking profits
UK recycling centers face more than 10 battery fires a week
New York DEC awards electric vehicle transition grants
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Key recycling bills advance to House of Representatives
DOE funded projects target more efficient cardboard recycling
ReMA issues new guidance to help recycling operations prevent and manage fire risk
Miami-Dade County’s recycling contamination rates drop to lowest level in years
Two workers killed in fire and explosion at recycling center
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BHS partners with Napa Recycling and City of Napa for renewable natural gas facility
Google purchases carbon removal credits generated by organic waste processing
Over 12,000 tons of organic material diverted from landfills in California
Sustainable composting facilities grow
The evolution of innovative municipal composting program initiatives
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A growing number of Americans urge SEC to preserve paper delivery
ALLIANCE declares first-ever design for recyclability guidance for poly coated paper
AF&PA releases paper reports
California SB 343 Update recognizes carton recyclability
Recycling access reaches 20 percent of U.S. population for paper cups
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Triton Group and TenCate partner to turn retired turf fields into railroad ties
Recycle BC and SK Recycles awarded for flexible plastics recycling innovation
California moves forward on plastic recycling rules despite greenwashing bill veto
Plastics machinery shipments mixed as investment grows
Bill introduced to standardize recycled plastic claims
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Liberty Tire Recycling strengthens recycling efforts with acquisitions
USTMA predicts lower 2026 tire shipments
Liberty Tire Recycling strengthens recycling efforts with acquisitions
USTMA supports advancing tire technologies through Section 114 of the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026
ATS to help Gilead Dynamics scale mobile tire recycling
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Meridian Waste acquires Lafferty Disposal
New Oregon recycling program diverts over 130,000 mattresses from landfills
Partnership to transform Providence materials collection system
SWANA and EREF sign MOU to advance education in waste management
EPA selects Kansas City to receive a $5 million solid waste infrastructure grant
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Paper & Wood
Published in September 2025The Carton Council of North America announced that CalRecycle has updated its SB 343 Final Findings Report to reflect an increase in counties served...
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Published in August 2025The Carton Council disclosed that its 2025 School Grant Program has awarded a total of $75,634 to 19 schools across the U.S. and Canada...
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Published in August 2025Smurfit Westrock plc announced the financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Key points: Second quarter net sales of $7,940 million...
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Published in July 2025The ST Group of Companies, a North American manufacturer of away-from-home tissue parent rolls, has acquired a paper mill in Barnwell County, South Carolina,...
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Published in July 2025Greif, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its containerboard business, including its CorrChoice sheet feeder network, in an all cash transaction...
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Published in July 2025The ST Group of Companies, a North American manufacturer of away-from-home tissue parent rolls, has acquired a paper mill in Barnwell County, South Carolina,...
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Published in July 2025The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) recently updated the ISRI Specifications to include the board-approved addition of “paper cups” to the allowable paper commodities in...
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Published in June 2025Smurfit Westrock will permanently close its coated recycled board (CRB) mill in St. Paul, Minnesota and will discontinue production at its containerboard mill in...
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Published in June 2025The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released first quarter reports. Boxboard Total Boxboard production in Q1 decreased 1 percent compared to Q1 2024....