Plastics Recycling
Published in August 2024Starting August 1, the San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD), Texas, no longer accepts single-use plastic bags in the blue recycling cart, even...
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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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- Electronics Recycling
Commerce Department bans exports of battery waste for one year
Battery Bonanza Contest engages students in safe battery recycling
WM updates Recycle Right Rules: No batteries in recycling or trash
EV battery recycling market to reach $19.0 billion by 2033
ABTC revenue jumps as AI, EV battery recycling demand powers expansion
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Connecticut’s beverage container redemption rate rises 27 percent
New Jersey opens nominations for environmental excellence awards
Lawsuit challenges Colorado’s recycling expansion
EGLE awards recycling infrastructure grants
Miami-Dade County’s recycling contamination rates drop to lowest level in years
- Glass Recycling
Oregon DEQ to update glass classification
Rumpke facilities earn Gold status for glass recycling efforts
Cullet LLC forms Cullet Ohio to expand Midwest glass recycling
Only one-third of glass is recycled: Glass report shows how communities are helping
Glass Packaging Institute calls for submissions for 2027 Clear Choice Awards
- Metal Recycling
- Organics
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
- Paper & Wood
California SB 343 Update recognizes carton recyclability
Recycling access reaches 20 percent of U.S. population for paper cups
International Paper to build new packaging plant in Mississippi
AF&PA opposes changes to New York’s Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act
Poly coated paper recycling gains industry backing as alliance adds new members
- Plastics Recycling
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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
Continental increases profitability in tires
- Solid Waste
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
Report highlights valuable impacts of mattress recycling
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Plastics Recycling
Published in July 2024The plastics recycling industry is addressing the recent reports that only five to six percent of plastic waste that is put in recycling bins...
Plastics Recycling
Published in July 2024The Biden-Harris Administration is releasing the first comprehensive, government-wide strategy to target plastic pollution at production, processing, use and disposal. Mobilizing Federal Action on...
Plastics Recycling
Published in July 2024International Recycling Group (IRG) has received a $182.61 million conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loans Programs Office for a loan...
Plastics Recycling
Published in May 2024The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) named the winners of its 2024 Plastic Sustainability Innovation Awards, recognizing the outstanding innovations in plastics manufacturing that further...
Plastics Recycling
Published in May 2024For the first time, BASF is bringing Ccycled® products manufactured in the U.S. to the market using feedstock from plastic waste. Leveraging its global...
Plastics Recycling
Published in May 2024The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) released its 2024 Bioplastics Market Watch Report “Bioplastics manufacturing is growing and consumers’ familiarity with bioplastics has increased, based...
Plastics Recycling
Published in May 2024The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) launched the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance (FFRA), a new initiative to educate the public on the sustainability and recyclability...
Plastics Recycling
Published in May 2024Global sorting solutions provider, TOMRA Recycling, has launched three revolutionary applications to separate food-grade from non-food-grade plastics for PET, PP and HDPE. The breakthrough...
Plastics Recycling
Published in May 2024The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) released its 2024 Bioplastics Market Watch Report “Bioplastics manufacturing is growing and consumers’ familiarity with bioplastics has increased, based...