Market woes cause MRF closure in Ontario
The post Market woes cause MRF closure in Ontario appeared first on Resource Recycling News. A perfect storm of industry pressures, including declines in commodity prices and rises in freight costs, led a Canadian waste and recycling firm to shutter this week. Beaumen Waste Management, a Renfrew, Ontario company providing curbside
Containerboard, boxboard production declines in May
The American Forest & Paper Association reports containerboard production for export declined from last year.Continue Reading→
Indonesia Adopts ISRI Specs for Recovered Paper, Returns Trash Imports
Indonesia is using ISRI’s specifications for recovered paper after the country’s latest regulations sparked confusion across the global market.Continue Reading→
Organizations release recycling poster to educate consumers
NWRA, SWANA, NERC and ISRI jointly developed the Think Twice poster.Continue Reading→
New York Food Waste Law Unlocks Economic Opportunity
State-level initiatives are essential to reducing food waste faster and more efficiently, but they are still in their infancy.Continue Reading→
PepsiCo Latin America Unveils “Recycling with Purpose” in Peru
Peru is one of 10 countries where the platform will be implemented over the next two years.Continue Reading→
Orange County, Florida, recognized for Recycling Quality Improvement program
County receives County Government Best Practices award for pilot tagging, curbside feedback program.Continue Reading→
How recycling industry is boosting demand across sectors
The post How recycling industry is boosting demand across sectors appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Various approaches to increasing end market material utilization are detailed in a report featuring interviews with stakeholders across the recycling chain. The Upcyclers Network, a new organization aiming to grow demand for recycled materials, today
Recycled material exports trend upward in April
The post Recycled material exports trend upward in April appeared first on Resource Recycling News. U.S. recovered paper and plastic exports each grew slightly in April, hitting their largest monthly volumes so far in 2019. The U.S. Census Bureau this month released figures charting exports of recovered paper and plastic in
The economic argument for expanding a deposit program
The post The economic argument for expanding a deposit program appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Experts say a deposit system for non-alcoholic beverage containers would complement a Canadian province’s curbside recycling system, by cutting costs and increasing the volume of material recycled each year. Eunomia Research & Consulting on June
