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Published in July 2025The Teamsters Union is aggressively expanding a nationwide strike for fair contracts at Republic Services, one of the nation’s largest and wealthiest waste management...
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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 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,...
Electronics Recycling
Published in July 2025American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) , an integrated critical battery materials company that is commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary...
Waste
Published in July 2025Veolia, a leader in hazardous waste treatment, announced actions to expand its hazardous waste treatment and disposal business in North America through investment, acquisitions...
Paper & Wood
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...
Metal Recycling
Published in July 2025ArcelorMittal Europe announced that it cannot proceed with its previously announced DRI and EAF plans for the decarbonization of its flat steelmaking sites in...
Metal Recycling
Published in July 2025Scrap Management Industries (SMI), a leading ferrous and nonferrous metal recycling company, has acquired two established recycling facilities, 12th & Haskell Recycle Center in...
Metal Recycling
Published in July 2025Terry G. Fedor II, executive vice president, operations, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., West Chester, Ohio and AIST Foundation board of trustees president, welcomed new officers to...
Waste
Published in June 2025Reconomy published its 2024 Annual Sustainability Report reflecting a year of significant progress against its sustainability targets. As a business focused on advancing circularity...
Plastics Recycling
Published in June 2025Bottled water had the highest volume growth rate of all other beverages in 2024, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) reported, according to new...