Author: Bob Hollis

California Wood Recycling, dba Agromin, is expanding its Limoneira Ranch green waste composting facility in Santa Paula (CA) to process food waste.

Source: Navigating Addition Of Food Waste To Yard Trimmings Composting Facility | BioCycle

Its technology is designed to improve recycling sorting. The company sees EPR laws in U.S. states as a possible catalyst and is now seeking contracts with various types of central buyers that could manage a program at scale.

Source: Digimarc shifts packaging watermarking strategy to reach producer responsibility organizations | Packaging Dive

Recycling Today

Source: Study finds byproducts in recycled food packaging warrant review – Recycling Today

Ameripen and the Flexible Packaging Association sent comments to the EPA, FDA and USDA on evaluating packaging materials, the potential growth of biobased and compostable packaging and more.

Source: Don’t forget about packaging in national food waste reduction strategy, trade groups say | Packaging Dive

Global plastics producer LyondellBasell has acquired mechanical plastic recycling processing machinery and properties in California from recycling company PreZero.Continue Reading→

Source: LyondellBasell acquires recycling assets in California

A new report, “The Fraud of Plastic Recycling,” traces the public relations campaigns of various plastic producers and lays out the “decades-long campaign of fraud and deception about the recyclability of plastics.” Continue Reading→

Source: ‘Fraud’ report traces history of recycling campaigns

For years, recycling collection has focused on centralizing material and processing high volumes. An Arizona project is exploring other options with a micro-factory.Continue Reading→

Source: Arizona partnership micro-factory will process PP, PE