The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: All American Electronic Technology DBA XINGQIU Telecom of Farmers Branch, Texas; Great Lakes Electronics of Roseville, Michigan; Green IT Recycling Centre of Pune, India; Green IT Recycling Centre of Pune, India; GSM CLUB of Bronx, New York; iTech Trading of Jacksonville, Florida; Jiucheng International Georgia of...

A canceled expansion and a bankruptcy in the chemical recycling sector drew reader interest last month, alongside coverage of EPR policy development, tariff fallout and a massive mechanical film recycling plant. The list below shows our top stories published in March in terms of unique page views. 1 | Nova latest to nix chemical recycling plans The past few years have...

The Container Recycling Institute sent letters to the California legislature reporting errors in the governor's 2025-2026 budget compared to CalRecycle's year-end financial reports.  Research commissioned by fiber packaging giant DS Smith found online fashion retailers delivered 941 million plastic bags to U.K. shoppers last year, representing an increase in plastic bag use in this sector. DoSomething is conducting a campaign...

Nine Dragons' decision to restart a U.S. mill drew substantial reader interest last month, alongside stories covering tariff movement, EPR policy development and a major U.S. recycled plastic film operation.

About 2,150 industry professionals participated in kicking off the 2025 Plastics Recycling Conference just outside of Washington, D.C., talking business in the exhibit hall and listening to sessions on textile recovery, procurement and policy. 

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery announced a request for proposals for the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) Consumer Education and Access Study.  The Container Recycling Institute sent letters to the California legislature reporting errors in the governor’s 2025-2026 budget compared to CalRecycle's year-end financial reports.  MRF designer and manufacturer CP Group named...

About 2,150 industry professionals participated in kicking off the 2025 Plastics Recycling Conference just outside of Washington, D.C., talking business in the exhibit hall and listening to sessions on textile recovery, procurement and policy. 

The Association of Plastic Recyclers announced the publication in French of the APR Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability to align package design guidance for industry producers across North America, including Québec. Azek will be acquired by James Hardie Industries in an $8.75 billion deal in cash and stock. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery announced a request for...

Alta Resource Technologies and Gallantry Global Logistics partnered on a pilot program to produce 1 ton of purified rare earth oxides from recycled hard drive magnets. Blancco announced new members of its executive leadership: Courtney Cunnane as chief marketing officer, Tom Salah as chief revenue officer and Anu Krishnakumar as senior vice president of business operations and strategy. Call2Recycle Canada...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: America Asset of Clermont, Florida, C & C Lifestyle of Sacramento, California; eAsset Solutions of Falls Church, Virginia; eAsset Solutions of Falls Church, Virginia; EX-IT Technologies of Naples, Florida; GNR Recycling India of Tal. Haveli, India; GNR Recycling India of Pune, India; ITRenew Singapore, a wholly...