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From Resource Recycling
March 11
A recent study from Concordia University in Quebec found that for several UK municipalities, those with less frequent garbage collection had higher recycling rates, sorting and collection frequency for recyclables did not affect recycling rates, and weekly food waste collection significantly increased recycling rates.
Aluminum roller and recycler Novelis received the Münchner Management Kolloquium Award of Excellence for its aluminum sheet made with 100% end-of-life vehicle scrap, specifically developed for use in exterior car body applications.
March 10
Project STOP, co-founded by Borealis and Systemiq, along with scale-up partner Clean Rivers, expanded access to affordable, end-to-end waste management services to 772,485 people in Indonesia in 2025, higher by 200,000 people on the year.
March 9
Altamont Capital is investing in Rhode Island-based corrugated box manufacturer Key Container to support expansion.
Smurfit Westrock bought Ecuador corrugated packager Cortomanabí, which has more than 50,000 tons of production capacity in the agriculture, protein, FMCG and industrial markets.
March 6
Circular Arizona has named its 2026 board of directors.
The Washington Department of Ecology confirmed producer responsibility organization (PRO) Interchange 360 to operate an Alternative Collection Program (ACP) for lubricant, petroleum and automotive packaging under the state’s EPR legislation.
March 4
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) recently published a playbook developed by RTI Innovation Advisors to help MRFs navigate aerosol acceptance.
March 3
The Illinois Circularity Conference Planning Committee extended the deadline to March 10 for submitting session abstracts.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management extended the deadline for applications and nominations for the 2026 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence by a week, to March 13.
On April 15, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) will begin accepting applications for its 2026 Reduce, Reuse, Repair Micro-Grant Program.
Meridian Waste opened its 7th Annual Brightening the World Earth Day Coloring Contest.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is launching a Battery Circularity Program to improve how batteries are collected, recycled and reprocessed across the state.
NH Recycles published a how-to guide for applying for Congressionally Directed Spending funds, or “earmarks.”
EPR legislation in Wisconsin failed to advance, when the state Assembly completed its session in late February.
From Plastics Recycling Update
March 11
The Foodservice Packaging Institute’s Foam Recycling Coalition is accepting applications for grants of up to $50,000 to expand EPS foam recycling, through April 17.
Global automotive supplier Minth Group plans to spend $430 million to turn a former steelmaking site in Gadsden, Alabama, into its largest production facility for plastic and aluminum automotive components.
March 10
Austrian packager Alpla and circular logistics firm Vida Circular launched a Mexico recycling initiative to capture more than 200,000 plastic bottles annually. Alpla also has global partnerships including Envicco in Thailand to create closed-loop recycling for HDPE bottles.
Coca-Cola and bottling company Bepensa Dominicana are partnering to reinforce collection and recovery for beverage containers in the Dominican Republic, furthering their work in Latin America.
Envision Plastics and PakTech were featured in a video from the Plastics Industry Association highlighting how recycling works in practice.
Plastic film recycler Repeats Northern Europe has been declared bankrupt by a Dutch court.
March 9
Plastic Ingenuity is acquiring German thermoformer Spezi-Pack to expand its offerings in medical device and pharmaceutical packaging.
ProAmpac completed its acquisition of TC Transcontinental‘s flexible packaging business.
March 5
Europe’s RecyClass published its first sector-specific Design for Recycling Guidelines for automotive and electrical & electronic equipment (EEE), covering vehicles, refrigerators and small appliances.
March 3
Injection molding system manufacturer Husky appointed Robert Domodossola as its new president and CEO, succeeding Bradley Selleck.
From E-Scrap News
March 10
British metals processor DEScycle and Mitsubishi are partnering to advance recovery of critical metals from discarded electronics in Japan.
Philippines-based recycler One and One Green Technologies completed a technology and equipment upgrade at its San Rafael facility, with advanced processing capabilities especially for recycling printed circuit boards (PCBs).
March 4
S&P Global published a report on “Copper in the Age of AI: Challenges of Electrification.”
March 3
REalloys Inc. announced that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded a contract to Terves LLC to scale next-generation metallothermal processes for Samarium (Sm) and Gadolinium (Gd) metals.
Laid-off USAID workers donated their government-issued laptops and mobile phones to World Computer Exchange, a nonprofit working to expand digital access.
