TerraCycle reports boosted sales and income numbers
The post TerraCycle reports boosted sales and income numbers appeared first on Resource Recycling News. A company that focuses on hard-to-recycle materials says new partnerships with brand owners and increased sales of mail-in recycling boxes drove better financial results during the first half of 2019. New Jersey-headquartered TerraCycle reported $11.2 million
Pepsi: Better infrastructure needed on plastic recovery
The post Pepsi: Better infrastructure needed on plastic recovery appeared first on Resource Recycling News. It’s clear the current recycling system can’t deliver sufficient resin for brand owners to hit their increasingly ambitious recycled-content goals. A PepsiCo executive recently discussed that supply gap. Last fall, PepsiCo committed to hitting 25% recycled
ISRI quantifies economic might of US recycling
The post ISRI quantifies economic might of US recycling appeared first on Resource Recycling News. A recently released study estimates the U.S. recycling industry will have a nearly $110 billion economic impact this year. That’s about 6% lower than the number from two years ago. The study commissioned by the Institute
Matalco breaks ground on Wisconsin facility
The company broke ground at its aluminum recycling facility in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.Continue Reading→
Glass Recycling Coalition offers certification for MRFs
The post Glass Recycling Coalition offers certification for MRFs appeared first on Resource Recycling News. An industry group will recognize and promote recycling facilities that take steps to clean up the glass they move downstream. The Glass Recycling Coalition launched a MRF Glass Certification Program to entice facilities to install glass
RB, TerraCycle partner to recycle health, hygiene products
TerraCycle also released its second quarter financial results for 2019.Continue Reading→
India Delays Single-use Plastics Ban
Instead of a ban, government officials are asking states to enforce existing rules against storing, manufacturing and using some single-use plastics.Continue Reading→
Glass Packaging Institute’s new president predicts ‘rebound’ from recycling challenges
Coming off a stint with the plastics industry, Scott DeFife has plenty of ideas about changing the narrative around glass recycling’s value as others seek to downplay it.Continue Reading→
Lakeshore Recycling Systems CEO talks rapid growth, success in Chicago and more
The company earned the No. 21 spot on Waste Today’s Top Hauler List.Continue Reading→
Republic Services Launches Recycling Simplified Education Program
The curriculum contains step-by-step lesson plans on recycling for pre-kindergarten through 12th grades.Continue Reading→