The recycling rate in Michigan is at a record high for the fourth consecutive year, according to a new analysis of data from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The ...

Plastic recycling technology has seen a tremendous shift in recent years, moving from mechanical recycling, which typically degrades plastic quality, to more advanced chemical recycling methods.

A comprehensive report released by the Container Recycling Institute (CRI), a nonprofit recycling industry authority, shows that implementation of a national beverage container deposit return system ...

Republic Services, Inc. plans to construct a state-of-the-art recycling center in Bridgeton, Missouri., to serve Greater St. Louis and the region. Republic Services expects the facility, anticipated ...

Tariff policies are a bit of a moving target these days, clearly driven by political and economic factors. For the metal recycling industry, these tariffs introduce direct financial risks, as well as ...

From supply chain issues to contamination concerns to the continuous evolution of proposed tariffs, the metal recycling arena is facing its fair share of challenges. As such, metal recyclers across ...

The glass recycling market in the U.S. shows a mixed performance compared to global efforts. The national glass recycling rate is about 30 percent (this rate varies significantly across states, with ...

Look back a few decades and you’d be amazed at how the automotive recycling industry has evolved. Long gone are the dusty “junk yards” of previous generations – today’s auto recycling enterprises are ...

From chemical processing of recycling plastics to eliminating single-use plastics to developing biodegradable polymers, the plastic recycling industry is facing continuous change and innovation. While ...

“Additionally, 93.6 percent of cardboard boxes were recycled in 2022, an increase over 2021 that raised the 3 year recycling rate average for old corrugated containers (OCC) to 91.3 percent,” ...

“The findings of the 2022 report show that the average tipping fees for munici- pal solid waste landfills in the U.S. have spiked 11 percent from 2021 to 2022. In fact, all regions in the U.S.

While recycling technology has advanced, particularly in the plastics arena, there is more work to be done to build a circular economy. Not only is more investment required in recycling infrastructure ...