The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission determined that a resolution from shareholder representative group As You Sow should be included in PepsiCo's proxy materials to be considered at its upcoming annual shareholder meeting. The resolution urges the company to work to reduce plastic pollution, and PepsiCo had argued to exclude it. Chemical giant BASF signed a long-term offtake agreement for...

Closed Loop Partners and the U.S. Plastics Pact released a report looking at the top five consumer product categories that are almost ready for reuse in the U.S. retail industry.  Lake Oswego, Oregon, is set to approve a new regulatory framework that would allow Ridwell and other alternative collection services to work in the city.  The Miami-Dade Innovation Authority and...

Call2Recycle Canada is supporting EVSX Corporation's Ontario facility expansion, which includes a multi-chemistry line approved to process lithium-ion and other battery chemistries.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Bayshine Trading of Clive, Iowa; BCS Recycling Specialists ITAD Services of Valencia, California; CNB Computers of Mississauga, Canada; E-Cycling Puerto Rico of Humacao, Puerto Rico; EX-IT Technologies of Naples, Florida; EZPC Recycling of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania; GNR Recycling India of Tal. Haveli, India; GNR Recycling India...

Shareholders approved the merger of Amcor and Berry Global.  Austrian OMV and United Arab Emirates' ADNOC oil companies announced that, as part of a merger between their Borealis and Borouge chemical businesses, they would buy Canada's Nova Chemicals for $13.4 billion.    Casella committed $1.5 million to launch a new Center for Circular Economy and Sustainability at the University of...

Packaging manufacturer Eco-Products and collection equipment supplier Ozzi are collaborating to offer lower-upfront-cost collection equipment and Ozzi-compatible Eco-Products containers, aiming to make reusable foodservice packaging systems more accessible to businesses, colleges, hospitals and other institutions.  Equipment supplier Machinex announced the recent completions of a 30-tons-per hour Balcones Recycling-operated MRF in Phoenix, a 25-tons-per-hour Republic Services-operated MRF in King of Prussia,...

Readers last month were drawn to coverage of a federal criminal case involving a former Wisetek employee who stole devices during ITAD jobs. Camston Wrather's bankruptcy, Kuusakoski's exit from the U.S., a major ITAD merger and a FBI ITAD audit also drew attention.

KC Recycling CEO Pete Stamper received Canada's King Charles III Coronation Medal. KC Recycling is the largest lead battery recycler in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.  The U.S. EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery published its fiscal 2024 Accomplishments Report, which includes work in e-scrap.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Cell Deal of Brooklyn, New York; Clover Tech Pro of Oak Park, Michigan; Granite Financial Solutions DBA Granite Data Solutions of McClellan Park, California; MobilTech Global Services of Forth Worth, Texas; Prakruthi Recycling of Karnataka, India; ProRecycle Canada of Montreal, Canada; Pulse Supply Chain Solutions of...

A major milestone in Oregon EPR policy development caught readers' attention last month, as did stories covering a chemical company's chemical recycling outlook, small-format packaging recycling, plastic markets and tariffs.