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For all the global, national and state-level arguments and policymaking surrounding plastics, paper continues to increase its already-large share of...

Workers across the waste and recycling industry saw a higher rate of injuries and illnesses last year, after record low...

Circularity-focused NGO The Recycling Partnership has launched a free resource to help local recycling center staff improve their operations. 

This article appeared in the September 2023 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Exports...

Exports of recovered plastics fell during the first six months of 2023, newly released federal trade statistics show.

Two bills dealing with the nation's recycling and composting infrastructure have been reintroduced to Congress for a second year, drawing...

The U.S. EPA released a plastics pollution plan that supports steps to reduce production of single-use and difficult-to-recycle plastics. Meanwhile,...

Waste industry worker fatalities rose to 46 in 2022, a nearly 65% increase over the prior year.

The blended average price of material dropped again in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a recent market report.

A report from the U.S. Plastics Pact found a national recycling rate of 13.3% for plastic packaging and an overall...