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 materials annually and come on line as early as December of this year. Continue Reading→ The post WM seeks permit to build Oregon…
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 packaging suitable for curbside collection but provided few details on PCR usage. In the year, Amazon used 88,698 metric tons of…
Planned carton facility will create West Coast end market By the second half of 2025, a new facility will be turning out roofing construction materials made from 1.5 million pounds of post-consumer cartons per month on the West Coast. Continue Reading→ The post Planned carton facility will create West Coast…
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 and power outages, which are familiar obstacles for Gulf Coast operators each June through November. Continue Reading→ The post Recycling sector weathers the…
Washington mill to close, citing OCC prices, market demand Just five years after converting to use 100% recycled fiber in containerboard production, McKinley Paper Company will idle its mill in Port Angeles, Washington, in August. A company representative said West Coast OCC prices and depressed containerboard demand contributed to the…
Mixed trends in plastic pricing as fiber remains steady July brought higher prices for bales of PET and natural HDPE containers, while color HDPE continued to slip downwards in value. On the fiber front, major grades maintained stable pricing after a long runup throughout the year. Continue Reading→ The post…
News from CalRecycle, LRS and more CalRecycle revised its beverage container handling fees, effective July 1, from 0.607 cents per container to 1.158 cents, citing the passage of SB 156. The Canadian Beverage Association and Eunomia Research & Consulting said in a report that the most … Continue Reading→ The…
Ameripen voices opinion on draft federal labeling law Draft federal legislation would set federal parameters around recycling labels on consumer packaging, and an industry group is pushing for it to preempt any state recyclability labeling laws Continue Reading→ The post Ameripen voices opinion on draft federal labeling law appeared first…
Firms team up against reusable plastic bag ban Seeking to quash a regulatory change that would remove over 100 million pounds of North American post-consumer resin demand per year, EFS-Plastics, Merlin Plastics and PreZero US have joined together to advocate for retaining recycled-content reusable plastic bags in California’s bag regulations.…
City-scale reusable cup project launching in California The NextGen Consortium is bringing together brands big and small to trial a city-wide reusable cup system in Petaluma, California. Continue Reading→ The post City-scale reusable cup project launching in California appeared first on Resource Recycling News.
Tackling rural recycling transportation in Colorado One of the biggest barriers to recycling in remote and rural areas is transportation. The Circular Economy Development Center is tackling the issue in Colorado with the Front Range Transload project. Continue Reading→ The post Tackling rural recycling transportation in Colorado appeared first on…
Smurfit Westrock merger creates latest packaging giant With a long-in-the-works merger finally official, recycling collector and major fiber end user Westrock is now one with the European packaging firm Smurfit Kappa. The conglomerate will use an estimated 15 million tons per year of recycled fiber globally. Continue Reading→ The post…
