The industry-run group Carpet America Recovery Effort kicked two members off its board for supporting carpet-recycling bills. Source: Carpet industry’s recycling arm works against expanding mandates – POLITICO Read More…
The industry-run group Carpet America Recovery Effort kicked two members off its board for supporting carpet-recycling bills. Source: Carpet industry’s recycling arm works against expanding mandates – POLITICO Read More…
OECD says plastic pollution will grow faster than recycling rate Globally, discarded plastic levels could nearly triple by 2060, with about half of the plastic ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recycled, an OECD report projected. … Read More…
Stakeholders called for the EPA to move quickly on implementing funding from grants and initiatives that the agency says represent its “largest investment in recycling in 30 years.” … Read More…
California’s SB 1383 law has kicked off massive levels of activity and investment by companies and local governments. Explore the implications with our ongoing series. … Read More…
In My Opinion: Recent attack on plastics recycling was ‘pitiful’ The president of the Association of Plastic Recyclers calls an op-ed by The Last Beach Cleanup and Beyond Plastics an unfair and distorted assessment of the plastics recycling industry. He says now is the time for investments in recycling, not the abandonment of it. Read […] Read More…
California lawsuits take aim at reusable, recycled-content bags If most community recycling programs don’t accept PE bags but some grocery stores do, are the bags legally considered recyclable? … Read More…
Despite public support for more repairable gear, tech lobbying may have kept that from happening Source: California Right to Repair bill quietly dropped in committee • The Register Read More…
How recycled-resin certification is playing out for one processor Texas-based Birch Plastics recently worked with a third-party auditor to verify its recycling process, a step more reclaimers and compounders are considering as end users look for certainty in their feedstock. … Read More…
Dell offers end-to-end device management Dell is moving deeper into the ITAD realm, recently debuting an all-in-one asset management hub. … Read More…
West Coast recyclers hope clogs at ports ease, while others across the U.S. anticipate domestic pricing shakeup if export market returns to normal levels. Source: Recovered paper export market anxiously awaits dockworker contract talks Read More…