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The ideals and realities of circularity
This article appeared in the August 2024 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series exploring the concept of circularity. Part 2 is expected to be published in …
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Diverse eco-modulation requirements set EPR programs apart
Many recycling industry players and brands are now familiar with the base concept of extended producer responsibility for packaging, but now advisory boards, producer responsibility organizations and state regulators are working on another complex, interrelated concept: fee eco-modulation.
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Recycling’s political paradoxes
This article appeared in the June 2024 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. As the Republican-majority Iowa Senate neared a final vote on controversial changes to Iowa’s beverage container deposit program, including one allowing most grocery …
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CalRecycle updates EPR covered materials list
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released an updated version of the list of materials covered under its extended producer responsibility program for packaging, making nearly 30 tweaks to the list.
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Biodegradable, Compostable and Plant-Based Packaging, Oh My! by Marissa Heffernan
Two members of the Biodegradable Products Institute discuss how the biodegradable and compostable packaging market is growing and the role California’s laws play in that change.
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Robotics firm estimates tons lost at the MRF level
Of the aluminum cans, PET, HDPE and PP that reach a MRF, 27% ends up still going to disposal, according to a recent report from Robotics supplier EverestLabs.
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California’s Pioneering Strides In Plastic Management
A comprehensive look at the legislation guiding California’s recycling goals. This article appeared in the March 2024 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. California, a national forerunner in environmental advocacy, continues to implement packaging …
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Why Glacier’s MRF robots drew millions in funding
The co-founders of emerging sortation robotics supplier Glacier say their robots provide an immediate quality benefit with a small footprint: They can be placed anywhere a manual sorter would be stationed.
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Stakeholders respond to California recyclability report
California regulators released a preliminary report on which commodities the state might consider recyclable, with promising results for many materials but a handful of low scores that drew criticism from manufacturers and others earlier this month.
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Textile recycling is at a pivotal moment, experts say
Textile production is among the world’s least sustainable industries, but that could change if brands, governments and investors supercharge and interweave recycling systems that already exist in isolation, experts said during a recent webinar from Europe.
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