Antoinette Smith

1 week ago | resource-recycling.com | Antoinette Smith

Communications giant AT&T, technology platform Recycle Global Exchange and nonprofit Compudopt are partnering to expand a program for collecting used electronics into more than 100 AT&T stores in the southeastern U.S. A pilot program began in 2024 and now is available in select AT&T stores in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, according to a press release .

1 week ago | resource-recycling.com | Antoinette Smith

Although consumer packaged goods companies made progress toward their recycled-content goals, critical gaps remain in supply security, according to a recent report from Ameripen. As a result, the industry advocacy group says these companies are unlikely to meet their 2025 PCR targets. The Circular Matters consultancy prepared the , funded by the Recycling Is Real initiative of the Plastics Industry Association. Ameripen represents stakeholders throughout packaging supply chains.

1 week ago | resource-recycling.com | Antoinette Smith

Industry leaders and packaging design engineers explored the challenges to recycling film and flexible plastics during an inaugural packaging design training session recently in Houston. The Association of Plastic Recyclers conducted the training on April 29. APR owns Resource Recycling, Inc., publisher of Plastics Recycling Update. Film and flexible packaging, or FFP, encompasses a broad array of materials, from PE pallet wrap to multi-material pouches that may include metallic layers.

1 week ago | resource-recycling.com | Antoinette Smith

Michigan residents recycled more than 25% of household packaging materials in fiscal 2024, setting a record for the fourth consecutive year and leading officials to predict the state will meet its 2029 goal of a 30% recycling rate. In addition, the state's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy recently awarded more than $11.8 million in recycling-related grants .

2 weeks ago | resource-recycling.com | Antoinette Smith

Sage and Bloom are offering the first ISO 14064 certified ITAD impact reporting and independent carbon registry for certified carbon credits, known as insets. The credits can be used toward meeting net-zero goals or be traded on the global carbon market, according to a press release . Although ITAD companies have been participating in reducing carbon emissions for years, there previously was no mechanism to allow those activities to be converted into a tangible business value, the companies wrote.