Plastics Recycling
Published in May 2026For the first time, more than 3 billion PET bottles and aluminum cans were returned through Swedenʼs deposit return system (DRS) in 2025, 130...
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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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Paper & Wood
Published in May 2026Cepi preliminary statistics for 2025 show European paper and board production decreased by 1.5 percent. The drop is similarly experienced by most global competitors....
Solid Waste
Published in May 2026The City of Providence, Rhode Island, will start delivering new, standardized trash and recycling collection carts to residents to help divert recyclables from landfills...
Metal Recycling
Published in May 2026President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to strengthen tariffs imposed on imported steel, aluminum and copper in order to more effectively address the...
Electronics Recycling
Published in May 2026ERI, the U.S.’s leading material resource recovery, ITAD, mobility and data destruction/processing provider and largest recycler of electronics has announced a collaborative partnership with...
Waste
Published in May 2026CP Group (CPG), a leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of advanced material recovery facilities (MRFs) and automated sorting technologies, has acquired a majority stake...
Waste
Published in May 2026Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Star Waste...
Waste
Published in May 2026The American Biogas Council (ABC) released new data showing U.S. farms are capturing 166 percent more biogas – a source of energy created by...
Organics
Published in May 2026Google has signed an agreement with Commonwealth Sortation LLC, an affiliate of AMP Robotics Corporation, to remove 200,000 metric tonnes of CO2e by 2030,...
Electronics Recycling
Published in May 2026Battery recycler, Ascend Elements, which operates a major facility about 35 miles east of Atlanta, has filed for bankruptcy, making it the latest company...