ISRI board to consider proposed specifications
Additional specifications for inbound single-, dual-stream material to be considered at Feb. 21 meeting.Continue Reading→
Plastics Recycling Show Europe announces conference program
2020 event will feature speakers from European Commission, Electrolux, Werner & Mertz, Lexmark and more.Continue Reading→
How Area Recycling helped curb contamination through new sorting technology
Area Recycling’s investment in new sorting technology has helped eliminate unwanted contaminants from the material stream.Continue Reading→
City of Detroit receives recycling funding
The Recycling Partnership and PepsiCo Foundation involved in $800,000 effort to fund education campaign and recycling cart purchases.Continue Reading→
Detroit receives $800K in grants for major residential and commercial recycling expansion
New funding from The Recycling Partnership and Michigan EGLE will be used to deploy more than 17,000 recycling carts and enhance education. Sustainability Director Joel Howrani Heeres shares more on the city’s strategy.Continue Reading→
European Union Considers Plastics Tax
Brussels, home to EU headquarters, hopes to use profits from a plastics waste tax to fill a “Brexit gap” in the budget.Continue Reading→
New Zealand Plans to Eliminate Single-use Plastics
New Zealand’s government plans to invest USD $26.2 million to help create a circular economy for plastics.Continue Reading→
Malaysia Returns 150 Containers of Plastic Waste
Malaysia’s environment minister ordered 3,737 metric tons of trash to be returned to 13 countries, including the U.S., U.K., France and Canada.Continue Reading→
New Jersey towns receive nearly $1M in recycling grants
New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection provides $14 million in state recycling grants to improve municipal programs.Continue Reading→
Containerboard production rises in December 2019
The American Forest & Paper Association reports that total containerboard production increased in December 2019, but boxboard production fell slightly that month.Continue Reading→