The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: 9129-4710 Québec DBA Distribution S.I. of Jonquiere, Canada; Dataknox Solutions of Newark, California; E-xpire of Las Vegas, Nevada; Muk Electronics of Ashland, Kentucky; Recycle Boise of Boise, Idaho; and WSC Technologies DBA Wieland SC Technologies of Columbia, South Carolina. After completing successful audits, the organizations listed...

eBay Ventures invested $300,000 in Refiberd to help scale the company's AI system that discerns what fabrics are made of, allowing them to be accurately sorted and recycled. Goodwill and WM are partnering to collect textiles for reuse and recycling in Troutdale, Oregon. Companies including Orbis and Graphic Packaging International announced recent layoffs.

Appassionata Estate was the first winery in Oregon to partner with Cork Collective, a cork-stopper recycling organization.  eBay Ventures invested $300,000 in Refiberd to help scale the company's AI system that discerns what fabrics are made of, allowing them to be accurately sorted and recycled. Municipal Waste Solutions reopened what was previously the Fiberight MRF in Hampden, Maine. The facility...

American Battery Technology Company doubled quarterly production at its lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Nevada. Ecobat announced it had commissioned three lithium-ion battery recycling facilities within a year, in Germany, Arizona and England.  The Global Recycling Standards Organization, which administers the RIOS standard, formed a technical advisory committee of 14 individuals who will contribute to the 2026 RIOS Standard Update....

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Ace Recycling Group of St Marys, Australia; Ace Recycling Group of Dandenong, Australia; e-Recycling of California of Santa Fe Springs, California; Global TradeSource DBA Nona Phones of Orlando, Florida; Hong Kong Xinyi Electronic Technology of Kowloon, China; eCloud IT of Piscataway, New Jersey; Renoo DBA Boundless...

This article appeared in the April 2025 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Resource Recycling’s annual plastics-focused edition, the Spring 2025 Plastics Recycling Update, published in March to coincide with our own Plastics Recycling Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. This year’s magazine shone a spotlight on some of the sector’s hottest topics: chemical recycling, textiles and...

Amcor extended the deadline on its Lift-Off initiative, which seeks compostable or recyclable barrier coating solutions, to April 13.  Sugar producer C&H changed some of its sugar packaging from paper bags to plastic tubs.  Defend Our Health, in partnership with Bloomberg's Beyond Petrochemicals, launched a database highlighting what the groups described as several dangers to human health associated with plastic...

Joe Ursuy, executive vice president of national businesses for energy, renewables and waste at Comerica Bank, was elected to the National Waste and Recycling Association Hall of Fame. Graphic Packaging announced it would close its Middletown facility in Ohio by June 1, as it consolidates production into its plants in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Waco, Texas.  The National Recycling Coalition's Scholarship...

Tariff policy developments, a processor's e-Stewards suspension, coverage of the RLA 2025 show and market growth from data centers and AI drew top reader interest last month. The list below shows our top stories published in March in terms of unique page views. 1 | Canada, Mexico tariffs poised to disrupt recycling sector The Recycled Materials Association warned of potential “severe”...

Call2Recycle Canada and RLG Systems Canada partnered on a new lithium-ion safety box, which will be distributed to Call2Recycle's existing collection sites to ship and store damaged, defective or recalled lithium-ion batteries. Call2Recycle also launched its provincial battery recycling program across Alberta with more than 1,100 new drop-off locations. The National Stewardship Action Council, Solid Waste Association of North America...