Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Glenroy™ Inc., a converter and printer of flexible packaging, has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition® (SPC) and How2Recycle® label program. The membership allows Glenroy...
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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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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
Nevada Tech Hub and Redwood Materials expands access to lithium battery recycling in Nevada
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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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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
International Paper to build new packaging plant in Mississippi
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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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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 February 2020Nine river clean-up programs across the world have been selected to receive a total of $11 million over the next three years as part...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Austin Resource Recovery (ARR), a department of the City of Austin, received a $45,000 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition (FRC). This grant will...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020A proposal to drastically curb plastic pollution in the U.S. was presented by U. S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Plastic Oceans International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to solving plastic pollution, has relaunched Rethink.Refill., an education program that empowers youth, prevents plastic pollution and...
Plastics Recycling
Published in February 2020Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough have, for the first time, turned waste cooking oil—from the deep fryers of a local McDonald’s—into a...
Plastics Recycling
Published in January 2020Former Vice President Joe Biden said he “100 percent” believes we should “not be allowing plastic.” A woman at a campaign stop in Iowa...
Plastics Recycling
Published in January 2020Mattel, Inc. set its goal to achieve 100 percent recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastics materials in both its products and packaging by 2030. In...
Plastics Recycling
Published in November 2019Brightmark, a San Francisco-based waste and energy development company, is launching a nationwide site search for U.S. locations suitable for its next set of...
Plastics Recycling
Published in November 2019Brightmark, a San Francisco-based waste and energy development company, is launching a nationwide site search for U.S. locations suitable for its next set of...