News from Balcones Resources, Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center and more

Dave Kowaleski, president and general manager of American Baler Company, retired after a 47-year career. Parent company Avis Recycling and Waste Equipment announced several organizational changes in the wake of his departure. 

Balcones Resources broke ground on its San Antonio MRF. 

Circular Materials and Eco Enterprises Quebec partnered to improve recycling innovation.

Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center created an online searchable database of recycled materials markets outlets. 

The Product Stewardship Institute is collaborating with the Pack Green Coalition on policy advocacy. 

Reloop North America launched Bottle Bill Common Ground, a newsletter that covers best practices of high-performing deposit return systems. 

The Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 advanced out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

SUNY’s Center for Sustainable Materials Management partnered with Resource Recycling Systems to do a statewide needs assessment and gap analysis on New York’s recycling system. 

Equipment provider Wastebuilt launched an e-commerce site for parts purchasing.