Closing the mill, which manufactures CRB and URB, will affect an estimated 72 employees. The move is part of a multiyear cost reduction plan.
Source: Greif to close Los Angeles mill, end West Coast coated paperboard production | Packaging Dive
Month: May 2025
California suggests upping e-scrap processing payments
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery has proposed increasing some payment rates for processors who participate in the state e-scrap program.
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The Tire Recycling Foundation (TRF) has appointed Stephanie Mull as its executive director. Mull will lead the organization’s efforts to drive innovation
Source: Tire Recycling Foundation Names Stephanie Mull as Executive Director – Waste Advantage Magazine
Newly released data shows many major bottlers increased their post-consumer PET use in beverage containers sold into California last year, surpassing the state’s 15% minimum recycled content mandate for that year and putting them on track to hit the expanded mandate for 2025.Continue Reading→
Source: Most major bottlers upped PCR use in California last year
Textile recycling: Where do we stand?
This article appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. In the past decade, we’ve seen a wave of textile recyclers emerge, such as Reju, Syre, Eastman, Evrnu, Ambercycle, Ravel, Protein Evolution, …
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Many companies have targets to make 100% of their packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. Now, as they face the hardest categories to transform, some are weighing whether it’s feasible.