2.6 million pounds of Houston recyclables sent to landfill
City records reveal Houston broke recycling rules hundreds of times.Continue Reading→
Sustainability alert: Sony signs EPA’s America Recycles Pledge
Plus Colgate and other consumer companies join Terraycle’s Loop pilot program and more sustainability-related news.Continue Reading→
Metal recycling facility proposed for northwestern Indiana
A recycler plans to start Merrillville Metal Recycling this fall in Hobart, Indiana.Continue Reading→
New frontiers in paper production
Crossroads Paper plans to build a recycled paperboard mill in the Salt Lake City area that will consume OCC and residential mixed paper.Continue Reading→
Lawmakers propose sweeping national plastic waste legislation
The bill, which Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., plan to introduce this fall, includes a mix of plastic bans, extended producer responsibility and deposit or charge requirements.Continue Reading→
Ferrous prices continue to decline
RMDAS shows scrap prices fell between $32 to $22 per ton in June across the US.Continue Reading→
Senate proposes Save Our Seas Act 2.0
Senate introduces a bill to address marine debris and advance the circular economy.Continue Reading→
PepsiCo Advances Circular Economy for Plastics
The company has announced LIFEWTR packaging made with 100 percent recycled plastic and elimination of plastic bottles for bubbly.Continue Reading→
Use Facts Not Emotion When Debating Single-use Plastics
Rely on scientific data to make the right decisions about plastics and single-use packaging, not those that are politically expedient.Continue Reading→
Sorting out the future of mixed paper
Amid the current focus on plastics, market issues for fiber tend to get overshadowed. What does the future hold for all the mail, magazines and small shipping boxes still inundating MRFs?Continue Reading→
