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Rising packaging and tissue markets lift fiber prices
Rising packaging and tissue markets lift fiber prices
Containerboard, cartonboard and tissue markets appear primed for growth in the years ahead, experts say. That spells good news for recycled paper prices, which have been on a slow climb over the last half year.
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Colorado shares needs assessment, modeling draft
Colorado shares needs assessment, modeling draft
In another step toward implementation of extended producer responsibility for packaging, Colorado regulators published a report laying out which materials would be covered and exploring different options for how the program could operate.
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News from Circular Economy Development Center, Goodwill’s Green Works and more
News from Circular Economy Development Center, Goodwill’s Green Works and more
CheckSammy received a $45 million investment to improve its transparent, measurable waste diversion. Colorado’s Circular Economy Development Center partnered with Grand Junction-based Business Incubator Center to promote the use of recycled materials in manufacturing. Goodwill’s Green Works received a $50,000 …
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Study finds rising risk of lithium-ion fires
Study finds rising risk of lithium-ion fires
The National Waste and Recycling Association estimates that more than 5,000 fires occur annually at recycling facilities, and it recently warned many were likely linked to lithium-ion batteries. “Increasingly, these facilities experience catastrophic fires due to lithium-ion batteries erroneously placed …
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Ottawa grocers, other partners plan reusable packaging pilot
Ottawa grocers, other partners plan reusable packaging pilot
Major grocery retailers and other foodservice businesses in Ottawa, Ontario will start selling foods in reusable, returnable containers later this year through a first-of-its-kind pilot program to help reduce single-use plastic packaging, according to a press release from the pilot’s …
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EPR, bans and repeals: Bills introduced in 2024 legislatures
EPR, bans and repeals: Bills introduced in 2024 legislatures
The 2024 legislative season is already picking up speed, with more than 60 bills filed on recycling across the nation.
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Recycled paper mill closes its doors in Vermont
Recycled paper mill closes its doors in Vermont
Putney Paper, a Northeast U.S. mill that took in post-consumer recovered fiber and converted it into recycled tissue, napkins and towels, closed its doors last week, with company leadership citing rising energy costs contributing to the closure.
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Measuring Impact
This article appeared in the November 2023 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Although there is always an element of change in the electronics industry, one trend that has seemingly taken on a life …
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The evolution of automation
This article appeared in the November 2023 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. To most people, the prospect of robots sorting through trash or recyclables sounds like the plot of Pixar’s animated film “Wall-E,” …
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News from Oakland, California, Reloop North America and more
News from Oakland, California, Reloop North America and more
U.S. container manufacturer Arglass, which operates a 110,000-short-tons-per-year bottle plant in Valdosta, Georgia that uses some recycled feedstock, announced Ron Holmes will serve as vice president of sales, marketing and sustainability. The ECO Waste Tracker, announced Jan. 17, allows companies …
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Report estimates 21% residential recycling rate
Report estimates 21% residential recycling rate
A study from The Recycling Partnership proposed ways to raise the recycling rate of residential recyclables – which the group puts at 21%.
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California bringing refillable bottles into deposit system
California bringing refillable bottles into deposit system
Regulators are finalizing rules allowing reusable glass bottles to be included in California's container redemption program, carrying out plans lawmakers approved in 2021.
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New Jersey enacts EPR for EV batteries
New Jersey enacts EPR for EV batteries
New Jersey is the first state to make producers responsible for electric vehicle batteries and other, similar propulsion batteries.
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Study: Easy sign-up, strong design key for reuse systems
Study: Easy sign-up, strong design key for reuse systems
A study of 300 people who regularly use reusable packaging showed that reuse systems need minimal and streamlined technology, reminders to return packaging and more options to be successful.
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Sustana brings collection, recycling, production together
Sustana brings collection, recycling, production together
Sustana, a 100% recycled fiber mill operator and end user of recovered office paper and cartons, has consolidated its three business segments into the same entity. The move comes shortly after an acquisition that brought the Wisconsin-headquartered company into the fiber collection sector.
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Curbside fiber grades continue to climb in value
Curbside fiber grades continue to climb in value
The new year kicked off with good news for MRF operators, who saw OCC and mixed paper fetching higher prices and curbside plastic grades mostly holding steady.
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News from Colorado’s Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling, Elemental Recycling and more
Colorado’s Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on its producer responsibility advisory board, representing haulers of recyclable materials. Applications to finish the three-year term seat that runs through 2025 will be accepted until …
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Growing bottle bill modernization and momentum
Growing bottle bill modernization and momentum
Deposit return systems are poised to take center legislative stage in the coming years, with strong potential benefits for the environment and economy, the Container Recycling Institute noted in a recent analysis and webinar.
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Hawaiian bottle-to-bottle plant in the works
Hawaiian bottle-to-bottle plant in the works
Waiakea Inc., a producer of 100% recycled PET bottles for water sourced from an active volcano, is installing bottle-to-bottle processing equipment at its Hilo, Hawaii facility with a planned capacity of 52 million pounds per year.
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California picks EPR producer group and releases draft rules
California picks EPR producer group and releases draft rules
California is moving ahead on implementation of its extended producer responsibility law. The state agency recently released a draft of the regulations and selected a producer responsibility organization.
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