For over 40 years, Resource Recycling, Inc. has published acclaimed business journals for the North American recycling industry, including the company's flagship magazine, …
The 2024 Plastics Recycling Conference kicked off Monday in Grapevine, Texas, bringing energetic conversations around policy, investments and designing for recyclability. The annual event, which this year ran March 25-27, tallied 2,500 attendees and a sold-out exhibit hall of more than 240 booths. The first day of sessions included …
The bill originally called for a 20% recycling rate for polystyrene by 2025, but the amended version sets a 65% rate by 2032, with interim steps of 25% by 2025, 30% by 2028 and 50% by 2030. CAW's Lapis said the new polystyrene language "really puts the onus on the manufacturer" to prove it is meeting recycling rate targets.
In the Sustainable Recycling Industries Programme focus country India, up to 60% of the disposed plastic waste is recycled, which is a much higher recycling rate than common in European countries. This high recycling rate is largely due to the presence of the informal sector which consists of a multitude of small businesses and self-employed ...
Annually, the U.S. recycling industry supports nearly 20,250 manufacturing jobs and provides an economic impact of $9.8 billion to the manufacturing sector. Induced impacts generated by re-spending of employees of the recycling industry and supplier firms supports an additional 8,340 manufacturing jobs with an economic impact of $4.6 billion.
Based on this definition, resource recycling industry policies were collected via a search of the pkulaw database (Peking University Legal Information Database) which compiles public polices promulgated in mainland China since 1949, using the keywords "resource recycling" "circular economy" "symbiotic ore and tailings" "urban ...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) released its 2024 Advocacy Agenda, which includes environmental stewardship within reasonable regulatory frameworks and maintaining market access. Li-Cycle announced a $75 Million strategic investment from Glencore.ITAD processor TES-AMM held a grand opening for its …
by Colin Staub. An investigation that placed tracking devices in bundles of Amazon's plastic packaging and dropped them off in store collection receptacles around the U.S. found a "failing" drop-off collection system, its authors said. Amazon said it can't control how material is handled once it enters the recycling system.
BASF has started to sell chemically recycled plastic products manufactured at its new facility in Port Arthur, Texas. Polymer Resources expanded its sustainable materials portfolio, adding several flame-retardant products that contain at least 50% recycled content. Welsh recycler Smile Plastics tripled its production capacity with a new …
Although it's not as developed as the lead-acid collection system, there is infrastructure for LI battery recycling. Call2Recycle, an industry-backed battery stewardship group, has handled close to 30 million pounds of LI batteries, said group CEO Carl Smith. He spoke on the webinar and described some of the current trends in LI …
Published in December, the study from NREL's Strategic Energy Analysis Center looks at how OCC, mixed paper and other fiber grades were disposed of in 2019. It found that of 110 million metric tons of overall fiber entering the waste stream, 56% was landfilled, 38% was recycled and the remaining 8% was burned.
Annually, the U.S. recycling industry supports nearly 20,250 manufacturing jobs and provides an economic impact of $9.8 billion to the manufacturing sector. Induced impacts …
SB 54 originally called for a 20% recycling rate for polystyrene by 2025, but the amended version sets a 65% rate by 2032, with interim steps of 25% by 2025, 30% by 2028 and 50% by 2030. The bill also sets up a California Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund to pay to address existing environmental damage and health impacts.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) released an estimate that the recycling industry contributes $116 billion in economic output to the U.S. economy. ISRI also named Cascade Engineering as its 2021 Design for Recycling Award winner, recognizing the company for its EcoCart, made with up to 50% recycled plastic.
Global plastics producer LyondellBasell has acquired mechanical plastic recycling processing machinery and properties in California from recycling company PreZero. The transaction includes leasing PreZero's processing facility in Jurupa Valley, California, which has a production capacity of approximately 50 million pounds per year …
Economic Might and Environmental Benefits of Recycling Celebrated on Earth Day 2021. April 22, 2021 (Washington, DC) – The U.S. recycling industry contributes $116 billion in economic output to the national economy, according to preliminary data released today by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) …
The comprehensive utilization stage consists of resource recovery and recycling; for example, the crude oil removed during the treatment stage and the sludge can be used in various ways (Dal Mas ...
Grantees receive conference registration, a two-night hotel stay and travel reimbursement up to $650. The Resource Recycling Conference is the only national event dedicated to enhancing municipal recycling. Recycling industry leader Steve Thompson was a committed recycling champion who worked tirelessly to move the industry forward.
The print edition of Resource Recycling. For 40 years, the monthly print edition of Resource Recycling magazine has helped inform and inspire industry professionals. The magazine offers unparalleled analysis of the evolving materials stream, market turbulence, policy trends and more. Resource Recycling print edition feature stories are ...
Welcome to CARI. The Canadian Association of Recycling Industries was founded in 1941 at the request of the Canadian government, which sought high-quality scrap metal to support the war effort; today we are an industry association made up of over 200 companies and branches in all areas of the recycling sector. The Association has …
assistance on resource conservation, recycling, resource recovery, waste reduction and landfilling issues. In summary, the 2020 REI Report found: • 526 MMT of recycled goods …
In Oskaloosa, Iowa, multiple grocery stores stopped accepting aluminum cans in response to the coronavirus. The National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA), Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) issued best practice tips on handling solid waste and …
Material Recycling. Resource Recycling Industries . The incorporation of the company Resource Recycling Industries in the year 2008 is the result of long lasting research and development in the field of pyrolysis. Over more than one decade the process and the equipment were improved starting in a laboratory up to a plant which …
The study found that in a single year, recycling and reuse activities in the United States accounted for: 681,000 jobs, $37.8 billion in wages, and. $5.5 billion in tax revenues. This equates to 1.17 jobs per 1,000 tons of materials recycled and $65.23 in wages and $9.42 in tax revenue for every ton of materials recycled.
Meet the men and women that make up the recycling industry. Learn More. Phone: (202) 662-8500. Fax: (202) 624-9256. ISRI provides education, advocacy, and compliance training while promoting public awareness of the role recycling plays in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development.
University Recovery Activities. RRS conducted pre-COVID research on the U.S. university and college landscape. Learn more about the level of campus sustainability and recovery practices. Read More. Managing change in a resource-constrained world. for over 30 years. Managing change in a resource-constrained world for nearly 30 years.
The 2020 REI Report includes updated information about the number of recycling jobs, wages and tax revenue. The report shows that recycling and reuse of materials creates jobs, while also generating …
Join us October 1-3, 2024, in Orlando, Florida! The industry's trusted source for news and analysis. Resource Recycling, Inc. publishes trade journals and produces annual …
Our curated listings cover a wide range of jobs in the recycling industry: Sustainability, zero-waste, environmental management and more.
December 2023. Data Corner: Canada increased bottle collection in 2021. First Person Perspective: Understanding how AI can help the sortation process, by Ty Rhoad. Cutting …
Industry. Periodical Publishing. Company size. 11-50 employees. Headquarters. Portland, OR. Type. Privately Held. Founded. 1981. Specialties. recycling, e-waste, e-scrap, plastics recycling,...
The Plastics Recycling Conference is the largest North American gathering of plastics recycling and sustainability professionals, annually bringing together more than 2,500 industry decision-makers. Mark your …
WASHINGTON (Nov. 15, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the 2021 National Recycling Strategy to tackle major recycling challenges …
April 22, 2021 (Washington, DC) – The U.S. recycling industry contributes $116 billion in economic output to the national economy, according to preliminary data released today …
Circular Services, the operating group of Closed Loop Partners, acquired Midwest Fiber Recycling for an undisclosed amount. The company, which has facilities in Illinois and Indiana, will be housed under Circular Services' recycling arm, Balcones Recycling. "This marks Circular Services' expansion into the Midwest of the U.S., to …
The quest for cap to cap. A beverage container commonly consists of four parts: the bottle, cap or closure, ring, and label. States with recycled content laws for bottles have seen packaging companies and recyclers take the first step by focusing on the PET bottle, which accounts for the bulk of the container's weight.
Of course, recycling is hardly the only business sector that has struggled to bring racial diversity to its leadership circles. One recent human resources survey indicated that across corporate America, 85% of executive positions are held by white people. And according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the 18.6 million management-level …
Gopher Resource continually invests in and develops new technologies and safe, sustainable practices that benefit the environment, our customers, our employees and our industry. Gopher Resource is a national environmental solutions provider in operation for over 75 years. Our purpose is the safe and efficient recycling of lead batteries ...