E-plastics market shift spawns domestic processing plant
A North American recycling operation will open an e-plastics-focused facility in response to Chinese import restrictions. BoMET Polymer will take...
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How China fallout is shaking recycling in California
About 85 percent of mixed paper and OCC exported out of California has been bound for China in recent years,...
Company plans second glass processing plant
New Jersey-based Pace Glass is set to build a facility cleaning up MRF-sourced glass for use in containers, fiberglass insulation...
Freight market drives up costs for industry
Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The recycling industry has not escaped the fallout from a tight trucking market. Recent regulatory movement and a...
How China fallout is shaking recycling in California
Nearly two-thirds of recyclables exported out of California have been bound for China in recent years, and as the Asian...
Parc Corp. will close due to import ban
A plastics reclaimer and exporter plans to close its doors, citing impacts from China’s import restrictions as a major factor...
Freight market drives up costs for industry
The recycling industry has not escaped the fallout from a tight trucking market. Recent regulatory movement and a growing driver...
Recycled-content thermoforms maker shrinks workforce
Facing falling customer demand, an end user of recycled PET will lay off 100 employees at its North Carolina factory....
Freight market drives up costs for industry
The recycling industry has not escaped the fallout from a tight trucking market. Recent regulatory movement and a growing driver...
Processors lay out strategies for a shifting stream
Jim Levine and Neil Peters-Michaud at E-Scrap 2017. Photo credit: BrianAdamsPhoto.com As commodity prices fluctuate and reuse options proliferate, many...
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