Plastics Recycling
Published in September 2025The beverage container redemption rate in Connecticut climbed from 44 percent in calendar year (CY) 2023 to 65 percent in CY 2024 following the...
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- Alternative Energy
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
UND receives grant to study wind turbines recycling
- Automotive
- Electronics 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
University of Edinburgh licenses breakthrough e-waste gold and copper recovery technology
New battery recycling law passed in Illinois
- Metal Recycling
- 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
New York proposes PFAS landfill regulations, expands cleanup funding through grants
PET thermoform recovery reaches record 264 million pounds
Freepoint Eco-Systems Plastics Incinerator to cease operations
Neste scales up plastic chemical recycling
Plastic Recycling and Omni to scale ASR plastics recovery into automotive-grade recycled compounds
- 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
- Alternative Energy
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Waste
Published in September 2025The Recycling Partnership announced a $4.25 million grant to FCC Environmental Services’ materials recovery facility (MRF) in Houston, Texas, to improve its ability to...
Waste
Published in September 2025The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) stated that its Recycling Education Curriculum, offered in partnership with JASON Learning, was awarded the Best of STEM Freebies...
Metal Recycling
Published in September 2025Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,239,000 net tons...
Waste
Published in September 2025New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced a plan to cease operations at...
Waste
Published in September 2025The Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM), in partnership with its contracted vendors, recently deployed new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks equipped with...
Metal Recycling
Published in September 2025Viking Motorsports co-founder Don Sackett has launched a new industry-focused initiative that merges two of his passions: motorsports and materials recycling. Through this new...
Waste
Published in September 2025Casella Waste Systems, Inc. recently honored four organizations for their leadership in sustainability as part of Casella’s annual Sustainability Leadership Awards. The Casella Sustainability...
Waste
Published in September 2025Recycling and other diversion strategies like composting are improving landfill rates by reducing the volume of waste being sent to landfills. According to the...
Automotive
Published in September 2025Globally, only about 25 percent of electronic waste (e-waste) is recycled by both consumers and businesses alike. Increasing the amount of e-waste being recycled...