Plastics Recycling Update

Plastics Recycling Update magazine's print edition stands out as the leading trade publication for professionals in the plastics recycling field. It provides insights into the newest equipment and technology, discusses trends in the market for recycled resin, showcases the efforts of pioneering reclaimers, and reports on all the essential news impacting the industry.

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California will fund mixed plastics facility, other projects

1 day ago | resource-recycling.com | Colin Staub

California's state recycling agency will provide $10 million toward a facility sorting plastics with resin codes 2-7, additional multimillion dollar grants for several major MRF retrofits, and a handful of smaller awards for localities to install recycling collection containers. The funding, approved at CalRecycle's April 22 monthly meeting, comes from multiple pots of money earmarked for beverage container recycling improvements.
Experts emphasize safety after 'disconcerting' fatalities

1 day ago | resource-recycling.com | Colin Staub

As recycling companies seek to improve workplace safety amid an industry-wide increase in on-the-job fatalities, experts at a recent industry summit advised managers to focus their attention on - and for top executives, even to attend - the regular pre-shift safety meetings. That was one takeaway from the Waste Advantage Safety Summit, held in March, which was convened after a troubling rise in solid waste and recycling industry fatalities.
California deposit expansion spurs glass pilot projects

2 days ago | resource-recycling.com | Colin Staub

A pot of money created when California added wine and spirits bottles into its container redemption program is being used to fund glass recycling pilot projects, including a commercial collection program in the heart of wine country.
Experts share safety tips after 'disconcerting' fatalities

2 days ago | resource-recycling.com | Colin Staub

As recycling companies seek to improve workplace safety amid an industry-wide increase in on-the-job fatalities, experts at a recent industry summit advised managers to focus their attention on - and for top executives, even to attend - the regular pre-shift safety meetings. That was one takeaway from the Waste Advantage Safety Summit, held in March, which was convened after a troubling rise in solid waste and recycling industry fatalities.
Greif to close only West Coast coated paperboard mill

2 days ago | resource-recycling.com | Marissa Heffernan

Greif is ending its coated paperboard production on the West Coast by closing its recycled coated paperboard mill in Los Angeles, effective in June.
AT&T, Compudopt partner on collection, laptop distribution

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 .
Hawai'i expands e-scrap program

1 week ago | resource-recycling.com | Marissa Heffernan

Hawai'i added a host of new electronic devices and peripherals to its existing e-scrap law this year, also giving manufacturers more time to reach a 70% recycling and reuse target. , which is currently on Gov. Josh Green's desk, would add fax machines, videocassette recorders, portable digital music and video disc players and recorders, household routers and modems and electronic device peripherals to the program.
Iron Mountain, Echo see strong ITAD growth

1 week ago | resource-recycling.com | Marissa Heffernan

Recent earnings reports from Iron Mountain and ITAD company Echo's parent company showed overall growth and pointed to headwinds in data center decommissioning and personal devices. Iron Mountain's earnings report for the first quarter of 2025 growth in its ITAD and data center segments, boosted by recent acquisitions.
Haulers share how weather, tariffs impacted Q1

1 week ago | resource-recycling.com | Marissa Heffernan

"On the OCC and fiber side, the thing that we're really tracking more closely is what could happen with retaliatory tariffs because we do ship materials to other markets in Southeast Asia and India," she said. But the brokerage team "does a fantastic job really making sure that we have a wide variety of markets that we can tap into." WM made more capital expenditures in Q1 2025, spending $831 million compared to $668 million in Q1 2024.
Ameripen details progress, obstacles for PCR

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.