Paper giants talk mixed paper and OCC outlook
The post Paper giants talk mixed paper and OCC outlook appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Recovered fiber end users continue to experience impacts from fluctuating recycling markets, which they discussed in their recent earnings calls. Stakeholders also speculated on the future of fiber exports to Asia. Almost all the major
The Basics of Recycling Scrap Metal for Money
Originally written by Virginia Buechel, of iScrap App. Most of … The post The Basics of Recycling Scrap Metal for Money appeared first on Earth911.com.Continue Reading→
A broken link in the circular economy
Scott Sherman, a former official with the EPA and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, outlines why he believes renewed talk about WTE over landfills is ill-advised.Continue Reading→
Update: Kentucky city suspends paper recycling
Lexington Recycle Center temporarily suspends the recycling of paper products.Continue Reading→
New Republic Services president: ‘Death of landfills has been overexaggerated’
Waste Dive met with Jon Vander Ark to discuss retention strategies, why recycling may grow faster than solid waste, what’s next for landfill operations, and the risks and opportunities of climate change.Continue Reading→
It’s Time to Wake Up to the Threat of Single-use Plastics
In the wake of the U.N. Basel Convention vote, it’s time for the recycling industry to reject the idea of recycling more at all costs and focus on recycling better.Continue Reading→
Scrap Collector: Plastic’s ‘hidden’ climate impacts revealed
Plus: Six-foot-high pile of unopened Amazon Go meals and groceries discovered in Seattle landfill, and Philippines recalls ambassador to Canada over ongoing illegal waste standoff.Continue Reading→
Expanding capacity for residential mixed paper
North American paper mills are opening new facilities and increasing capacity to consume recycled fiber.Continue Reading→
US to lift steel, aluminum tariffs
Associations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico describe this as a victory for North American aluminum, steel.Continue Reading→
Aluminum end user boosts scrap consumption
The post Aluminum end user boosts scrap consumption appeared first on Resource Recycling News. Lower scrap aluminum prices helped improve profitability for aluminum rolling and recycling company Novelis last year. The Atlanta-headquartered business’s overall product line was made up of 61 percent recycled content during the 2019 fiscal year. That was
