Nine states and Congress are considering legislation to make packaging and paper companies pay for residential recycling. Known as “extended producer responsibility”, this is not a new approach to recycling. Thirty-three states have EPR laws for prod … Read More…
A new study in Nature Sustainability explains how wood powder can be transformed into a biodegradable solvent. The resulting bioplastic can be used for bags and packaging. Researchers behind the project say the material has “high mechanical str … Read More…
Unilever North America will invest $15 million in the Closed Loop Partners Leadership Fund, a private equity platform that helps grow companies in the recycling value chain. Unilever tied the investment to its goal of boosting the amount of PCR …
The coming need to address renewable energy assets that reach the end of their useful lives is spurring conversations about creating an economy that's circular as well as green. … Read More…
Right-to-repair legislation now covers TVs across the European Union, and the U.K. is looking into a significant expansion in residential e-scrap collection. Those are two of a handful of recent news items from European countries. Rating system check-in: A French …
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As the first quarter of 2021 closes, recyclers find themselves part of a larger problem afflicting the global container shipping industry. … Read More…
A new recycling development center in the Pacific Northwest has issued over half a million dollars in grants to help boost domestic markets for recyclables. Created by legislation passed in 2019, the Washington state Recycling Development Center this month awarded …
A mobile expert at Assurant says technology developments to boost cellular connectivity will help drive turnover of devices. “This upcoming upgrade supercycle will not only enable operators to drive revenues through the sale of new devices, it will allow them …
California legislators introduced a bill that creates a packaging stewardship organization and adds packaging fees paid by producers. The bill is the latest in a flurry of plastics-related legislative activity in the state. Assembly Bill 842 was introduced in February …