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Republic plans to produce recycled-content resin
Republic Services is moving deeper into plastics processing, launching a $350 million joint venture with a global polymers expert to produce recycled pellet at four U.S. facilities.
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CalRecycle names its first packaging EPR advisory board
California’s state recycling organization has selected members for the board that will oversee the state’s extended producer responsibility program for packaging and paper.
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Panelists: Sustainable plastics need consistency
How to make plastics sustainable and improve recycling infrastructure was the focus of a recent panel discussion, with stakeholders pointing to transparency, public trust and standardization.
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Following the passage of industry-supported recycling laws in California, Connecticut and Rhode Island, the mattress industry created the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC), a nonprofit organization designed to operate statewide mattress recycling programs. Since 2015, these programs have recycled more than …
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How to inspire real behavior change among residents
Offering suggestions to increase recycling rates and decrease consumer confusion, The Recycling Partnership’s Center for Sustainable Behavior and Impact released its first report on recycling habits and how to change them.
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Experts outline role of policy in sparking recycling markets
Without a market for a material, recycling it is not economically viable – but how can end markets be created without first recycling the material? Several industry players discussed the role of legislation in market development during a recent webinar.
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ISRI creates ESG guide for smaller recyclers
Small- and medium-sized recycling businesses that are interested in setting up environmental, social and governance plans will soon have a new toolkit to help them.
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US scrap paper and plastic exports fall
U.S. companies exported 8% less recovered fiber and 10% less scrap plastic during the first quarter of 2023 than they did a year earlier, and there were some dramatic changes in where material was flowing.
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What materials will make the cut under EPR? It’s complicated
States with extended producer responsibility programs are starting to grapple with a tricky question: How do we establish a list of materials covered by the system?
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Different PRO structures can achieve same result
When building a producer responsibility organization, fees should be transparent, the industry should be in control and the system needs to be fair. That’s what participants in a recent webinar said, noting there are different ways to achieve those ends.
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