Recycling: Page 13


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    Circular Action Alliance named sole PRO on Maryland’s EPR advisory council

    Maryland hasn’t adopted an EPR law for packaging, but CAA’s appointment to the council has set it up to potentially be the top choice for producer responsibility organization if the state eventually adopts one.

    By Oct. 23, 2023
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    Tracker

    Tracking GHG emissions of US waste management companies

    Waste Connections’ latest report notes a reduction in emissions intensity, despite a near-term emissions increase due to acquisitions. Compare its emissions reporting with other waste companies, including Casella and WM.

    By , , Updated Oct. 25, 2024
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    Casella to scale up syringe recycling pilot after touting early success

    Casella already worked with medical manufacturer BD to recycle materials from its own facilities, but this pilot program expands their partnership to recycle syringes at dozens of health care facilities.

    By Oct. 19, 2023
  • Speakers from Ridwell and Casella Waste Systems discuss specialty recycling programs and SPC Advance
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    How recyclers and packaging companies are trying to find common ground

    Sessions at SPC Advance and WASTECON featured numerous signs of companies from the two sectors trying to better understand each other. 

    By Oct. 18, 2023
  • The American Battery Technology Company facility in McCarran, Nevada, with a parking lot at the front, and a road next to the facility under the sun. Snow-covered mountains are in the background.
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    Courtesy of American Battery Technology Company.

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    American Battery Technology Co. opens battery recycling plant

    The Nevada plant will process up to 20,000 tons of battery feedstock annually into materials like copper, aluminum and steel.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 18, 2023
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    Retrieved from Coastal Waste & Recycling on June 13, 2023
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    Coastal Waste expands in Florida with multiple waste, recycling acquisitions

    The Macquarie-backed company’s acquisition of S&S Waste, In & Out Portables and AFS Recycling broadens its services and allows it to increase the amount of waste it processes internally.

    By Oct. 18, 2023
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    Gov. Newsom signs law to expand California’s bottle bill program

    Supporters say the new payment structure will better reflect short-term commodity market fluctuations. The law also expands coverage to millions of 100% fruit and vegetable juice containers.

    By Oct. 16, 2023
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    CalRecycle seeks PRO applicants for California packaging EPR law

    The organization will play a key role as the state seeks to make all packaging recyclable or compostable, cut single-use plastic packaging by 25% and recycle 65% of it by 2032.

    By Oct. 13, 2023
  • New York Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Eric Adams discuss waste containerization plans
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    NYC containerization

    New York City seeks vendor to supply nearly 3.2M bins for residential container initiative

    An upcoming rule, set to be phased in next fall, will lead to a new era of plastic bins for buildings with up to nine units. The city’s Department of Sanitation plans to bear no cost or responsibility for distribution.

    By Updated Oct. 16, 2023
  • men with shovels and hard hats pose for a photo at a groundbreaking in Statesboro, Georgia.
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    Chemical recycling company Revalyu breaks ground on $200M facility in Georgia

    The site in Statesboro, Georgia, aims to recycle 200 million pounds of PET a year, mainly for textile uses. Revalyu expects to have it running in 2025.

    By Oct. 13, 2023
  • Maine offers last chance to comment on draft EPR plans ahead of formal rulemaking

    The state’s DEP published most of the draft documents for its EPR for packaging law. The deadline to submit final comment was pushed back to Oct. 31.

    By Oct. 11, 2023
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    California Gov. Newsom signs consumer electronics right-to-repair law

    The new law for consumer electronics is among the strongest in the country, advocates say. Newsom vetoed a separate right-to-repair bill for powered wheelchairs, citing healthcare complexities.

    By Oct. 11, 2023
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference on February 01, 2023 in Sacramento, California.
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    California Gov. Newsom vetoes bills on franchise agreements, SB 54 updates

    Newsom also vetoed a plastic gift card ban and several bills related to packaging. He has yet to take action on a bottle bill update.

    By Updated Oct. 11, 2023
  • A worker stands in front of ExxonMobil's advanced recycling facility in Baytown, Texas.
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    Deep Dive

    Chemical recycling aims to scale fast in effort to manage plastic waste, even as questions remain

    Chemical recycling proponents are investing in major projects to scale up the technology. Yet lingering policy, permitting and business factors will affect the trajectory of this fast-developing recycling sector.

    By Oct. 9, 2023
  • Signs at WASTECON 2023 in Boston
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    SWANA names Amy Lestition Burke as next CEO

    SWANA says Lestition Burke “will usher in a new vision of innovation at SWANA” with strong association experience and an understanding of how to build partnerships and advance sustainability initiatives.

    By Oct. 5, 2023
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    GreenDot expands to North America with EPR and plastic recycling plans

    The group aims to expand on its well-known presence in Europe by offering consulting services and potentially launching plastic recycling facilities in the U.S.

    By Oct. 4, 2023
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    New Orleans to expand curbside recycling, set solid waste master plan, with $5.48M in funding

    Funding from the U.S. EPA and The Recycling Partnership will help New Orleans expand service to an additional 73,000 households and start making progress on a 25% recycling rate goal.

    By Oct. 3, 2023
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    Plan for these upcoming waste and recycling conferences

    The National Zero Waste Conference is one of the next events on the calendar. Other upcoming events in 2024 will cover recycling, e-waste, MRF innovations, biogas, thermal conversion and more.

    By Updated Sept. 18, 2024
  • MassDEP Commissioner Bonnie Heiple speaks about 2023 recycling grants during MassRecycle's fall social in Boston
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    Massachusetts awards $5M for recycling programs, with environmental justice focus

    Priorities included pay-as-you-throw, curbside organics, textiles, mattresses and more. The annual grants come as MassDEP’s commissioner previewed plans to hire new staff through an “unprecedented” level of state funding.

    By Oct. 2, 2023
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    National bottle bill complexities take center stage at Senate hearing

    The Container Recycling Institute, the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative offered perspectives on how a national bottle bill could coexist or clash with existing state programs.

    By Sept. 29, 2023
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    Packaging experts talk gaps in state, federal policy

    Speakers from Ameripen, the Flexible Packaging Association, General Mills and the Plastics Industry Association weighed in on the policy landscape with emerging material bans, extended producer responsibility laws and more.

    By Sept. 27, 2023
  • Can manufacturers fund MRF robot in profit-sharing model

    The Can Manufacturers Institute, with Ardagh and Crown, funded a lease for an aluminum can-seeking robot in a California MRF. It’s the first lease partnership for the companies, meant to split revenue from the cans collected.

    By Sept. 27, 2023
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    Recology meets cleaner fleet goal, announces new 5-year targets

    The West Coast waste hauler and processor fuels 90% of its vehicle fleet via renewable or alternative fuels. It set new goals on landfill emissions and facility power.

    By Sept. 27, 2023
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    Q&A

    LRS CEO Spencer talks 100-day plan for leading fast-growing Midwestern company

    Matt Spencer says he’ll draw from previous industry experience, including time in the field, and a relationship with Macquarie to help cement a vision for the company’s M&A, infrastructure and safety investments.

    By Sept. 21, 2023
  • Two workers in yellow hard hats stand over a conveyor belt full of recyclable materials, primarily plastics, in an industrial facility
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    Inside 4 MRF projects getting a boost from EPA grants

    EPA grants for MRF projects in Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey and Ohio aim to bolster recycling in underserved areas, battle contamination and boost the capture of valuable materials like PP or aluminum. 

    By Sept. 20, 2023