First-person Perspective: Factors point to more recycling of precious metals
This article appeared in the 2024 issue of E-Scrap News. Subscribe today for access to all print content. There’s one very simple, unavoidable reason that global industry is at least eventually going to have to rely more heavily on recycling in order …
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The Recycling Partnership and GreenBlue this week released new data highlighting recycling program acceptance rates for 50 different material types across the country – and they vowed to publish updated versions twice per year from now on.Continue Reading→
The law requiring jurisdictions to divert organic waste from landfills has survived years of difficulty. Some newly passed tweaks for rural areas and composters look to move it beyond its growing pains.
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Source: California Gov. Newsom signs and vetoes multiple organics, recycling bills | Waste Dive
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As part of a joint initiative with GreenBlue, The Recycling Partnership (The Partnership) released its U.S. Community Recycling Program Acceptance Data
Berry Global CEO Kevin Kwilinski said in a statement the bill could “significantly increase use of recycled material in new products.” The legislation would also task EPA with setting certain national plastic recycling standards.
Source: Recycling bill in Congress calls for 30% recycled content in plastic packaging | Packaging Dive
The new opportunities build on a historic amount of infrastructure funding the Biden administration has awarded for recycling projects since last year, as well as efforts to build a circular economy for organics and other materials.