The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: CyberCrunch of Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations TN of Hendersonville, Tennessee; Enviro-Chem of Rogers, Minnesota; Enviro-Chem of Rogers, Minnesota; Enviro-Chem of Anoka, Minnesota; G-Mao of Sterling, Virginia; Hon Bong International Trading of Hong Kong, China; Ingram Micro India of Bartena Agrahar Bangalore, India; Ivision of Hong...

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery published notice that the Office of Administrative Law had approved emergency regulations for the SB 156 beverage container handling fee rate. Green Bay Packaging announced that Bryan Hollenbach will retire from the role of executive vice president and be succeeded by Matt Szymanski, who is currently vice president of mill operations. The...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Anchor Network Service of Daito-shi, Japan; Anchor Network Service of Kitakyushu-shi, Japan; Anchor Network Service DBA Katsushika Reuse Partner Center of Katsushika-ku, Japan; Anchor Network Service DBA Matsudo Recycle Partner Center of Matsudo-shi, Japan; Anchor Network Service DBA Misato Sales Management Center of Misato-shi, Japan; Anchor...

The City of Portland, Oregon, announced that 20 tons of batteries were collected in the first year of its curbside battery collection program. Solar panel processor Comstock Metals received a conditional use permit to store a large volume of solar panels at its Silver Springs, Nevada, facility.  Cyclic Materials will invest $25 million into a rare earth recycling facility in...

Agilyx and GreenDot signed a feedstock agreement for polystyrene for chemical recycling. Pennsylvania-based recycled plastic furniture maker Casual Living Unlimited and its HDPE recycling arm Trigon Plastics have ceased operations and sold their assets. Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute published a report exploring package recycling trends in the beverage industry.

Extended producer responsibility expert Caroline Mitchell joined professional services firm HDR as the Colorado recycling and circularity lead. The City of Portland, Oregon, announced that 20 tons of batteries were collected in the first year of its curbside battery collection program. The University of North Florida launched a survey to gather solid waste management professionals' perspectives on the potential benefits...

Battery management insights at the Recycled Materials Association's 2025 conference drew reader attention last month, as did stories covering the liability fallout from an Iowa CRT stockpile, solar recycling developments, battery processor Li-Cycle's financial woes, and enforcement actions against e-scrap imports in Southeast Asia. The list below shows our top stories published in May in terms of unique page views. 1 | Battery danger...

Assurant released its mobile trade-in and upgrade trends report covering the first quarter of 2025, which saw the highest average age of traded-in devices at 3.79 years for iPhones and 3.93 years for Androids. Battery producer Clarios announced plans to invest up to $1 billion in a U.S. critical minerals processing and recovery plant, which will "utilize cutting-edge technologies to...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Advanced Micro of Olive Branch, Mississippi; Belmont Asset Management DBA Full Circle Electronics of Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico; BTR Colombia DBA Full Circle Electronics of Cuautitlán Izcalli, Columbia; and Repair Republic of Dallas, Texas. After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below achieved one or more of...

The uncertain fate of the Food and Drug Administration's food-contact packaging assessment program drew reader attention last month, as did stories covering a new film recycling plant in Texas, a chemical recycling project losing federal funding, one recycled plastic end user's take on EPR, and the latest bale pricing.