Recycling trade platform expands offerings
After starting in plastics, an online recycled material trading platform is expanding into glass, metal, rubber, OCC and paper and...
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Report: Undersupply of PCR ‘stifling’ brand goals
A new report from Bloomberg's market research division provides further evidence of brand owners struggling to meet stated recycled content...
Amazon shares update on packaging initiatives
Online e-commerce giant Amazon released an update on its sustainability goals, announcing it had hit its goal of replacing plastic...
Q&A: Jonathan Quinn, CEO of the US Plastics Pact
The new leader of the U.S. Plastics Pact shared insights on where the organization is headed and how to tackle...
Hurricanes, port strike disrupt Southeast recycling markets
In the past two weeks, the U.S. East Coast has experienced the double punch of a massive port strike and...
Sizable drop in fiber exports, plastics remain flat
Recovered paper exports angled downwards during the first half of 2024, as major overseas buyers decreased their purchases by as...
AMP lays out vision of next-generation, AI-driven MRFs
Putting AI and robotics into a MRF is one thing. Designing a MRF with AI and robotics makes for an...
WM seeks permit to build Oregon MRF
WM is planning a new MRF in the Portland, Oregon, area that will process up to 140,000 tons of residential...
Amazon cites business growth for rise in plastic use
In its 2023 sustainability report, global retail powerhouse Amazon highlighted its efforts to reduce packaging materials and to make its...
Recycling sector weathers the effects of Beryl
As the first major hurricane of the season hit Texas last week, MRFs and processors braced for disrupted services, flooding...
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