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OCC prices reflect global demand for containerboard

Paper mills that use a lot of recovered fiber were forced to pay substantially more for OCC over the past few months, reflecting the global strength in corrugated packaging demand. Mill operators Cascades, Graphic Packaging, International Paper, Packaging Corporation of …

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Oregon governor signs packaging EPR bill

Oregon will overhaul components of its recycling system and will make packaging producers partially responsible for funding recycling of their products. It’s the second U.S. state to approve such a law. Gov. Kate Brown on Aug. 6 signed Senate Bill …

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Food Waste as Fashion?

Reseachers studying agricultural waste streams have found 40 crops that could be used for fashion fibers. Some of the excess crops that could be easily grown and converted to textiles include rice, wheat and other grain straws; banana stem … Read More…

Report: Cities should prioritize PET, HDPE, PP collection

A study published today by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives outlines familiar problems and constraints with the U.S. plastics recycling system. The GAIA report looked at Baltimore; Detroit; Long Beach, Calif.; Minneapolis; and Newark, N.J. It chose these cities …

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Report says plastic drags down municipal recycling systems

A study published by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives pins low recycling rates in U.S. cities squarely on hard-to-recycle plastics that are collected through curbside programs. The GAIA report looked at Baltimore; Detroit; Long Beach, Calif.; Minneapolis; and Newark, …

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