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Textile recycler Ravel secures preseed funding – Recycling Today

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Closed Loop Partners and U.S. Plastics Pact Identify Top 5 Consumer Product Categories Poised for Near-Term Reuse Success in U.S. Retail – Waste Advantage Magazine

Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy, in partnership with the U.S. Plastics Pact and its network of more than 120 businesses, retailers,

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Authors address error in black plastic additive study

Authors address error in black plastic additive study

Last year, a study suggested that household products containing plastic possibly recovered from electronics had high levels of flame retardants – but the authors issued a correction to the work after finding a miscalculation.

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Demand for Recycled PET Sparks New Investment Strategies in Collections and Processing

The PET recycling industry is seeing record-high recycling rates and increased demand for recycled PET (rPET), driven by corporate commitments and legislative mandates, but meeting future goals will require significant investments in collection and processing infrastructure. Companies like Republic Services are pioneering integrated recycling projects, while the industry pushes for better collection systems and advancements in PET recycling technology to support a more circular economy.
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Ethics complaint adds to SB 54 back-and-forth

A formal ethics complaint has been lodged against Rachel Wagoner, formerly the director of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery who is now with producer responsibility organization Circular Action Alliance. The complaint alleges that she is lobbying her former agency in violation of a state “switching sides” ban.Continue Reading→

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Right-to-repair scorecard shows improvements for cell phones

Right-to-repair scorecard shows improvements for cell phones

In this year’s “Failing the Fix” scorecard, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group said cell phones overall are getting more repairable, while laptops have stagnated.

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Merging Sustainability & U.S. Manufacturing: Insights from Closed Loop Partners’ Croke

In this Waste360 Q&A, Bridget Croke, managing director at Closed Loop Partners, names some of the industries leading the charge and highlights ideas they are testing along their journey.
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CARE Grants Accelerate Innovation, Expand Recycling and Collection

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CalRecycle misses SB 54 rulemaking deadline

California state regulators will head back to the drawing board after the governor declined to accept their draft extended producer responsibility program language, delaying the implementation of EPR for packaging and requiring another round of rulemaking.Continue Reading→

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EAF mill underway in California – Recycling Today

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