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From Resource Recycling
June 9
An AI-designed enzymatic polyester depolymerization platform from California-based biotechnology company Rhea’s Factory was among 10 winners of the 2026 Global Change Award, the H&M Foundation‘s global program for early-stage innovation in the textile industry.
June 8
Sonoco announced July price increases of $60/ton for uncoated recycled paperboard, and 7% increases for converted paperboard products, citing strong demand and limited domestic capacity.
June 3
Mid-Valley Recycling held a grand reopening of its Fresno commercial MRF in California. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of a $12M facility investment. CP Group engineered, manufactured and installed the new commercial line.
June 2
Irish waste and recycling software firm AMCS Group named Eric S. Walsh as its new CEO.
The New York City Department of Sanitation and its nonprofit partner the Sanitation Foundation unveiled five new hand-painted Mack collection trucks.
June 1
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its annual Paper Industry Capacity and Fiber Consumption Survey, showing a decline in production and capacity for 2025, while operating rates were stable.
Nashville Waste Services launched nine New Way Sidewinder automated side loader trucks to help support waste and recycling collection across the fast-growing city.
The Northeast Recycling Council announced that commodity values increased in Q1 despite a continuing decline in PET bale values.
The SWANA MN/ND chapter is accepting applications for student scholarships through Aug. 7, 2026.
Veolia closed its $3 billion acquisition of Clean Earth hazardous waste services from Enviri.
From Plastics Recycling Update
June 9
The American Chemistry Council, the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) and Mexico’s National Association of the Chemical Industry (ANIQ) met June 9 in Washington, DC, to discuss the future of the USMCA and the competitiveness of the North American chemical industry.
Recycling startup Denovia is working to scale up its PET depolymerization technology.
Loop Industries is receiving funding of up to CAD $2.92 million (US $2.06 million) plus advisory services from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) for its planned PET chemical recycling facility.
PureCycle and Innovia Films collaborated on successful production and trial evaluation of white, cavitated BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene) film, using more than 40% PCR.
June 3
Mexican Coca-Cola bottler Arca Continental opened its Vive PetStar Center in Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, to educate and engage consumers in the bottle-to-bottle model for PET recycling.
June 2
Braven Environmental abandoned its plans to build a chemical recycling facility in Texas.
Freepoint Eco-Systems suspended operations at its pyrolysis plant in Hebron, Ohio, following a letter of violation from the state EPA.
Husky Technologies named Mohammad Kanaan as CFO and Karen Stone as chief human resources officer.
June 1
The Alaska Legislature banned plastic foam foodware in restaurants and in government use.
Borouge International, chemical recycling technology firm Blue Alp and diaper maker Woosh are working on recycling disposable diapers.
Chemical recycling technology company Braven appears has abandoned plans for a plant in Texas.
Eastman achieved ISO 59014 certification through SCS Global Services for its Kingsport methanolysis facility in Tennessee.
PureCycle achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification from DQS Global for its Ironton facility in Ohio, and was admitted to Thailand’s FastPass Investment Acceleration Program.
From E-Scrap News
June 3
Sunnking is moving from Brockport to Bloomfield, New York.
June 1
Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths signed binding agreements to supply magnet rare earth oxides to US-based Advanced Magnet Lab, as well as a nonbinding MOU to collaborate on recycling preconsumer scrap.
Calgary-based Litus signed an MOU with Taiwan’s UWin Nanotech to collaborate on recovery of cobalt, lithium, nickel and other elements.
Scotland’s University of Edinburgh licensed its gold and copper recovery process to mineral processing company Lithium Universe.
