Articles of Interest
2024
- DECEMBER 2024 // RECYCLING MARKETS 2024: A YEAR OF SOME BIG UPS AND DOWNS
- NOVEMBER 2024 // HOW2RECYCLE LAUNCHES SCANNABLE RECYCLING LABEL WITH LOCALIZED INSTRUCTIONS
- OCTOBER 2024 // CULLIGAN TEAMS UP WITH UNITED CENTER TO REDUCE AND EMPOWER CUSTOMERS
- SEPTEMBER 2024 // WILD REPUBLIC PARTNERS WITH SSA GROUP TO LAUNCH ZERO WASTE BOX PROGRAM FOR PLUSH RECYCLING
- AUGUST 2024 // LEXINGTON, KY PARTNERS WITH P3 CARES ON PICKELBALL RECYCLING PROGRAM
- JULY 2024 // MINI EIFFEL TOWER MADE OF RECYCLED OCEAN WASTE ERECTED AT LAKE MOST IN NORTH BOHEMIA
- JUNE 2024 // IN VERMONT, BATTERY RECYCLING IS NOW MANDATOR, AND EXPANDED PROGRAMS ARE ON THE WAY
- MAY 2024 // UK ALUMINUM PACKAGING RATE REACHES 68%, SETS RECORDS FOR TONNES RECYCLED
- APRIL 2024 // CLOSED LOOP PARTNERS BACKS OLYNS FOR RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH, EXPANDING AI-POWERED VENDING SYSTEMS
- MARCH 2024 // TACKLING FOOD WASTE: A KEY CLIMATE SOLUTION FOR 2024 AND BEYOND
- FEBRUARY 2024 // CiCLO BIODEGRADES POLYESTER AND NYLON IN A FEW YEARS
- JANUARY 2024 // PATRICIA URQUIOLA AND KVADRAT CREATE THE WORLD’S FIRST RECYCLED UPHOLSTERY TEXTILE
2023
- DECEMBER 2023 // COMPREHENSIVE RESTRUCTURING TO REDUCE TOTAL DEBT BY OVER $300 MILLION AND POSITION COMPANY FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH
- NOVEMBER 2023 // THE ART OF UPCYCLING EVERYDAY ITEMS
- OCTOBER 2023 // 20 EVERYDAY PRODUCTS MADE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS
- SEPTEMBER 2023 // REUSE AT AN INFLEXION POINT: ACHIEVING A FUTURE FREE OF PLASTIC WASTE
- AUGUST 2023 // 10 FAST FASHION WASTE STATISTICS
- JULY 2023 // THE FUTURE OF PLASTIC COULD ONE DAY MEAN DISSOLVING IT WITH ELECTRICITY
- JUNE 2023 // THE ART OF REUSING PLASTIC
- MAY 2023 // A REALITY CHECK ON THE 5 R’S
- APRIL 2023 // US EPA RELEASES DRAFT OF STRATEGY TO PREVENT PLASTIC POLLUTION
- MARCH 2023 // WORKPLACE SUSTAINABILITY: HOW TO STOP WASTE
- FEBRUARY 2023 // RECYCLING…MORE THAN JUST A GOOD IDEA!
- JANUARY 2023 // 6 WASTE AND RECYCLING TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2023
2022
- DECEMBER 2022 // RECYCLING AND REUSE? WAYS TO WIN THE WAR ON WASTE
- NOVEMBER 2022 // HOW CAN RECYCLING MATERIALS LEAD TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY?
- OCTOBER 2022 // JOBS & ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ZERO WASTE
- SEPTEMBER 2022 // RECYCLING: WHAT’S AHEAD IN RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY
- AUGUST 2022 // HOW A PLASTIC BOTTLE BECAME A SHOE
- JULY 2022 // 3 REASONS TO BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE OF PLASTIC RECYCLING
- JUNE 2022 // WITH GLOBAL PLASTIC WASTE EXPECTED TO TRIPLE, A NEW REPORT LOOKS AT POLICY
- MAY 2022 // US IS RECYCLING JUST 5% OF ITS PLASTIC WASTE, STUDIES SHOW
- APRIL 2022 // IS RECYCLING A FRAUD?
- MARCH 2022 // EPISODE 144: THE OUTLOOK FOR RECYCLING
- FEBRUARY 2022 // AS RECYCLING COSTS RISE, THE CITY EXPLORES NEW OPTIONS
- JANUARY 2022 // GUIDE TO HANDLING, DISPOSING AND RECYCLING ASBESTOS
- JANUARY 2022 // 2021 & 2022: LOOKING BACKWARD AND FORWARD
2021
- DECEMBER 2021 // DUAL-STREAM RECYCLING PROPONENTS FEEL VINDICATED AFTER CONVERTED COMMUNITIES SEE FINANCIAL BENEFITS
- NOVEMBER 2021 // SOLAR PANEL RECYCLING
- NOVEMBER 2021 // LITHIUM BATTERY SHIPPING GUIDE
- JULY 2021 // HOW TRASH MAKES MONEY IN THE U.S.
- JUNE 2021 // ROUNDUP: ‘RECYCLING IS INFRASTRUCTURE TOO,’ TWIN CITIES POISED FOR LANDFILL EXPANSION
- MAY 2021 // IS EPR THE END OF SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING?
- APRIL 2021 // WASHINGTON GOVERNOR SIGNS MINIMUM RECYCLED CONTENT BILL
- MARCH 2021 // IS GLASS RECYCLING IN THE U.S. BROKEN?
- JANUARY 2021 // WASTE AND RECYCLING INDUSTRY PROJECTIONS FOR 2021
2020
- NOVEMBER 2020 // ANOTHER ASIAN COUNTRY BANS IMPORTS OF MIXED PAPER
- OCTOBER 2020 // CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TO DISRUPT WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICE AROUND THE US
- JULY 2020 // CHINA’S PLASTICS BAN THREW GLOBAL RECYCLING INTO DISARRAY
- JUNE 2020 // THE DECLINING CASE FOR MUNICIPAL RECYCLING
- APRIL 2020 // NO ‘AWAY’: WHY IS THE U.S. STILL OFFSHORING PLASTIC WASTE AROUND THE WORLD?
- FEBRUARY 2020 // PAPER AND PLASTIC EXPORT NUMBERS TAKE HISTORIC DIVE
- JANUARY 2020 // 2020 COULD BE THE YEAR OF LEGISLATIVE BOOM – OR BUST – FOR NATIONAL RECYCLING POLICY
2019
- AUGUST 2019 // U.S. RECYCLING INDUSTRY IS STRUGGLING TO FIGURE OUT A FUTURE WITHOUT CHINA
- JUNE 2019 // RECYCLERS CRINGE AS SOUTHEAST ASIA SAYS IT’S SICK OF THE WEST’S TRASH
- JUNE 2019 // CHART OF THE DAY: THESE COUNTRIES CREATE MOST OF THE WORLD’S CO2 EMISSIONS
- MAY 2019 // INSIDE THE LONG WAR TO PROTECT PLASTIC
- APRIL 2019 // PHILIPPINES THREATENS ‘WAR’ AGAINST CANADA IF IT DOESN’T REMOVE TRASH
2018
- DECEMBER 2018 // KIWIS’ RECYCLING IS PILING UP IN MALAYSIA AND BEING BURNT IN SECRET, ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY
- DECEMBER 2018 // SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING (AND CHINA) THROWING RECYCLING MARKETS INTO CHAOS
- DECEMBER 2018 // CHINA’S IMPORT BAN ON PLASTIC WASTE PUSHES JAPAN AND OTHER RICH NATIONS TO RETHINK TRASH OPTIONS
- NOVEMBER 2018 // BUDGET BUSTERS: RECYCLING EXPENSES GROWING
- NOVEMBER 2018 // SWAMPED WITH PLASTIC WASTE, MALAYSIA STRUGGLES AS GLOBAL SCRAP PILES UP
- NOVEMBER 2018 // ECOWASTE HAILS KOREAN GOV’T ACTION ON TRASH SHIPMENTS
- NOVEMBER 2018 // MALAYSIA – THE NEW DUMPING GROUND FOR THE WORLD’S PLASTIC WASTE
- OCTOBER 2018 // MARKET FORCES PUT AMERICA’S RECYCLING INDUSTRY IN THE DUMPS
- OCTOBER 2018 // WHAT CHINESE IMPORT POLICIES MEAN FOR ALL 50 STATES
- JULY 2018 // THE DIRTY TRUTH IS YOUR RECYCLING MAY ACTUALLY GO TO LANDFILLS
- JUNE 2018 // IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS RIPPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA
- JUNE 2018 // CHINA: WASTE RESTRICTIONS WILL SPUR US JOB GROWTH
- MAY 2018 // RECYCLING IS BIG BUSINESS, BUT IS IT PROFITABLE?
- MAY 2018 // WHAT CHINESE IMPORT POLICIES MEAN FOR ALL 50 STATES
- APRIL 2018 // AMID TRADE FEUD, RECYCLING IS IN DANGER OF LANDING ON TRASH PILE
- APRIL 2018 // CHINA TRASH BAN IS A GLOBAL RECYCLING WAKE UP CALL
- APRIL 2018 // UPDATE: CHINA SEIZES 110,000 METRIC TONS OF ‘SMUGGLED WASTE,’ ARRESTS 52 SO FAR IN 2018
- APRIL 2018 // WASHINGTON STATE RECYCLING MARKET ISSUES FINALLY COME INTO FOCUS
- APRIL 2018 // CHINA’S BLOCK ON TRASH IMPORTS FORCES AUSTRALIA TO BURY RECYCLING
- APRIL 2018 // WASTE MANAGEMENT: THE EFFECTS OF CHINA’S RECYCLING IMPORT BAN