The Asia Reuse Consortium released a report titled "Unpacking Reuse in Asia," which highlights pioneering efforts across the region and offers scalable solutions to the global plastic waste crisis.  The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery opened a second 15-day written comment period for proposed revisions to SB 54 on Dec. 2.  Consumer Watchdog and the Container Recycling Institute...

Assurant released its Q3 2024 Mobile Trade-In and Upgrade Industry Trends Report, which highlights how innovations such as 5G and AI are driving consumer behavior.  Robotics company Molg won a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve circularity of consumer laptops and batteries. Nominations for the Recycled Material Association's 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award are now being...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Data Tech Disposition of Santa Fe Springs, California; DocuVault Colorado of Lakewood, Colorado; and Redemption Recycling of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below achieved one or more of these NAID AAA certifications: physical destruction of hard drives, physical destruction of solid state...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers announced several upgrades and improvements to the APR PCR Certification Program. ExxonMobil partnered with Kenyan bottle manufacturer Blowplast to develop a blow-molded lubricant bottle with 50% post-consumer recycled content, more than double the previous proportion.  PureCycle commissioned a new 325,000-square-foot facility located in Denver, Pennsylvania, to sort mixed plastic bales using optical and robotic sorting...

AMCS launched its AMCS Platform Winter 2024 update, including the AMCS Platform for Residential Services and new features for circular economy automation.  Cafeteria Culture and the Urban School Food Alliance marked the fifth biannual Plastic Free Lunch Day, with more than 3,000 schools in at least 36 states and the District of Columbia participating. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality...

Blancco Technology Group, a data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions company, named Lou DiFruscio as CEO. Previous CEO Matt Jones will remain as an advisor.  Cascade Asset Management and DMD Systems Recovery were among 13 ITAD providers named in the newly released 2024 Gartner Market Guide for IT Asset Disposition.  Commercial Solar Panel Recycling is offering discounted solar panel recycling...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: AGiRepair of Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Apt Ability DBA MobileSentrix of Manassas, Virginia; Citymobile of Singapore; Electronics Bazaar of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; eLot Electronics Recycling of Glenmont, New York; Enviroserve Services of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Escrappy Recycling of Waste Electronic of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; E-Shred...

A study funded by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and conducted by the University of the Western Cape in association with Eunomia examines the feasibility, cost and impact of a proposed mandatory single-use beverage deposit system for South Africa. The CARE Carpet Recycling Conference will take place May 20-21, 2025, in Oceanside, California.  LyondellBasell expects to decide in 2026...

The 2024 Resource Recycling Conference brought hundreds of municipal leaders together in Louisville, Kentucky, from Nov. 13-15 to connect with colleagues, explore industry best practices and celebrate America Recycles Day. 

Global metal and glass packaging firm Ardagh Group published sustainability roadmaps for its businesses, updating emissions, ecology and social targets and, for the first time, included decarbonization roadmaps that further detail its 2030 goals. CalRecycle is accepting applications through Dec. 19 for $4 million in grants to incentivize glass recycling. We  Recycling data and compliance platform CIRT partnered with the...