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The recycling industry is responsible for collecting processing and marketing billions of dollars worth of metals, paper, plastics and other recovered materials. Through Recycling Today and Recycling Today Global Edition , market directories, and industry conferences, GIE serves the scrap and recycling industry in North America and globally.
Radius Recycling is new name for Schnitzer
Jul 26, 2023 · Portland, Oregon-based Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. has changed its name to Radius Recycling, setting aside the family name of Sam Schnitzer, who founded the metals recycling firm in 1906.
Lowe’s Installs Collection Centers at Stores - Recycling Today
Oct 1, 2010 · Lowe's has announced that it has installed recyclables collection centers at close to 1,700 of its stores in the continental United States. Lowe’s says that the recycling centers will offer a convenient and free way for customers to recycle rechargeable batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and plastic shopping bags.
The Washington Department of Ecology fines 35 plastic producers
Oct 8, 2024 · The Washington Department of Ecology has fined 35 plastic producers a combined total of $416,554 for violating Washington’s recycled-content law.
ACC backs bipartisan plastic recycling bill - Recycling Today
Oct 11, 2024 · The Washington-based American Chemistry Council (ACC) describes a bill introduced in Congress as “ground-breaking, solutions-oriented legislation" aimed at increasing plastics recycling and preventing plastic from ending up in the environment.
How2Recycle upgrades polypropylene to 'widely recyclable'
Aug 3, 2022 · How2Recycle, the North American packaging recyclability labeling system, has announced it is upgrading the eligibility of rigid polypropylene (PP) tubs, bottles, jugs and jars from "check locally" to "widely recyclable" in the United States.
December 2024 - Recycling Today
The recycling industry is responsible for collecting processing and marketing billions of dollars worth of metals, paper, plastics and other recovered materials. Through Recycling Today and Recycling Today Global Edition , market directories, and industry conferences, GIE serves the scrap and recycling industry in North America and globally.
OCC pricing takes major dive - Recycling Today
Sep 29, 2022 · OCC pricing takes major dive. Market struggles with surplus supply as demand seen during the COVID-19 pandemic e-commerce boom has cooled substantially.
Nurturing innovation - Recycling Today
Mar 4, 2024 · The Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that extending the life span of textiles and increasing textile-to-textile recycling could add $500 billion to the global economy. However, current barriers to a circular economy for textiles include unfavorable market conditions resulting from entrenched subsidies and hidden externalities, lack of supportive policies, poor supply chain transparency and ...
Report finds aluminum cans remain most sustainable package
Dec 3, 2020 · The Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), both based in Washington, have released an updated report, "The Aluminum Can Advantage: Sustainability Key Performance Indicators 2020," showcasing the ongoing sustainability of the aluminum beverage container compared with competing packaging types.The report finds that consumers recycle aluminum cans at nearly double the ...