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WEBThe 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.
EPA releases National Recycling Strategy
WEBNov 15, 2021 · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its “2021 National Recycling Strategy” Nov. 15, which also kicks off America Recycles Week. The strategy is designed to address major recycling challenges, including contamination, to create “a stronger, more resilient and cost-effective municipal solid waste recycling …
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WEBThe 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.
Lowe’s Installs Collection Centers at Stores - Recycling Today
WEBOct 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.
Rumpke to bring Hefty ReNew program to Greater Cincinnati area
WEBOctober 24, 2023. Residents and businesses in eight counties across the greater Cincinnati area soon will be able to add an array of hard-to-recycle plastics to their curbside bins. Starting in November, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, headquartered in Cincinnati, will offer the Hefty ReNew program to customers in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and ...
The potential of polypropylene - Recycling Today
WEBJul 17, 2019 · Key takeaways. Reprocessors predict that the market potential for recycled polypropylene (PP) is huge. PP collection across the U.S. is small scale compared with collection of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Demand for postconsumer recycled PP is increasing, and global brands are showing …
Call2Recycle highlights expanding battery recycling requirements
WEBJun 24, 2024 · Additionally, due to pending or expected legislation in other states, household battery recycling requirements may expand to an additional 68 million people, for a total of 129 million Americans by 2027. Call2Recycle anticipates the battery recycling industry will need to greatly expand its coordination and operations to prepare for this …
Creating opportunity for film plastics - Recycling Today
WEBNov 23, 2022 · WM Vice President of Recycling Brent Bell shares how the company aims to boost recycling rates and end-market opportunities for film plastics through two new business ventures. Boosting recycling rates by unlocking new material supplies is one of the biggest challenges the recycling industry faces today, according to Brent Bell, vice …
OCC pricing takes major dive - Recycling Today
WEBSep 29, 2022 · According to RISI pricing data, the average U.S. OCC price per ton stands at $77, down 29 percent from August and approximately 53 percent from a year ago, when the average price was $98 per ton. Mixed paper also has faced a notable pricing decline, with the current U.S. average at $18 per ton. That’s down 59 percent from August and …
Magnetic Separation Basics - Recycling Today
WEBAug 15, 2001 · Magnetic Separation Basics. Scrap processors and recyclers should be familiar with the three main methods of magnetic separation. Magnetic separation systems began appearing in scrap yards after World War II when heavy duty shredders used for grinding automobiles started to pop up across the United States. The early magnetic …