For a second consecutive year, waste hauler Republic Services recovered fewer tons of recyclable materials than in the previous year, according to the company's 2023 ESG report.

The Saskatchewan government has proposed expanding its e-scrap program to cover cell phones, power tools and more. The province's Electronic Equipment Stewardship Regulations were established in 2007 to decrease the amount of e-scrap entering Saskatchewan landfills, increase the amount of material recycled and increase resident access to recycling. They were updated and expanded in 2010 and 2018, using feedback from...

Global flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries offered few specifics in its 2023 impact report regarding consumption of recycled plastics, and little appeared to have changed from the previous year's report. 

With a nearly $39 million upgrade completed at one of its biggest MRFs, WM officials are looking to further refine automation capabilities as well as add volumes in the Midwest.

A small company in Alaska is lending the state's resourcefulness and ingenuity to creating composite lumber and addressing coastal plastics pollution. 

A Pennsylvania project from International Recycling Group has gained momentum, with a commitment for a multimillion-dollar loan from the U.S. Department of Energy.

With a nearly $39 million upgrade completed at one of its biggest MRFs, WM officials are looking to further refine automation capabilities as well as add volumes in the Midwest.

Putting AI and robotics into a MRF is one thing. Designing a MRF with AI and robotics makes for an entirely different experience, according to AMP founder and CEO Matanya Horowitz.

People living in developed countries generate more than 20 times as much e-scrap as their counterparts in developing countries, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's recently released 2024 Digital Economy Report. 

Packaging producer Novolex reported slightly lower post-consumer recycled content usage in its plastic and paper products for 2023, according to the company's latest sustainability report.