California’s composting mandate is driving market growth It’s been a year since a California law mandating organics recycling went into effect, and initial results show
California picks EPR producer group and releases draft rules California is moving ahead on implementation of its extended producer responsibility law. The state agency recently
Smart bins target contamination at street level Consumer education is a traditional way to reduce contamination, but the founder of startup MyMatR is combining it
Behind Strategic’s bankruptcy, interest rates and market shifts A major U.S. downstream outlet for recovered glass from MRFs and bottle deposit programs filed for bankruptcy
Oregon approves first set of EPR rules Of the states that have passed extended producer responsibility laws for packaging, Oregon just became the first to
Plastic bag drop-off resource is taken off-line The longest-running comprehensive guide to public drop-off sites accepting plastic film has been taken down, leaving a gap
Panelists shed light on solar panel recycling Now is the time for interested parties to enter the solar panel recycling sector, but there are plenty
After the MRF: How batteries can come back to life This article appeared in the September 2023 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to
HDPE toothpaste tube recyclability claim questioned The 100% HDPE toothpaste tubes used by some brands and marketed as recyclable are under fire from a consumer
Right-to-repair, bottle bill update pass in CA California’s right-to-repair bill for electronics awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature, as does a bill that will update and