RMDAS™ FERROUS SCRAP PRICE INDEX - Recycling Today
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How2Recycle upgrades polypropylene to 'widely recyclable'
WEBAug 3, 2022 · How2Recycle, the North American packaging recyclability labeling system, has announced it is upgrading the eligibility of rigid polypropylene (PP) tubs, bottles, jugs and jars from "check locally" to "widely recyclable" in the United States. The group says it was provided data from The Recycling Partnership 's Polypropylene Recycling Coalition ...
Smurfit Kappa, WestRock merger takes effect - Recycling Today
WEBJuly 09, 2024. Listen to article. The merger between two major paper and packaging industry players, Dublin-based Smurfit Kappa and Atlanta-based WestRock, has officially taken effect as the newly formed company—Smurfit Westrock—made its debut on the New York and London stock exchanges Monday. The …
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.
Retriev Technologies acquires Battery Solutions - Recycling Today
WEBMar 10, 2022 · Retriev Technologies, a lithium battery recycler based in Indianapolis, has acquired Battery Solutions, a provider of end-to-end management solutions for end-of-life batteries and consumer electronics based in Detroit. Retriev says Battery Solutions’ cross-chemistry collection, battery-centric logistics network, end-of-life battery sorting ...
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 system,” the agency says, with the goal of achieving a 50 ...
Rumpke to bring Hefty ReNew program to Greater Cincinnati area
WEBOct 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 …
Addressing the challenge of injection molding regrind
WEBFeb 4, 2020 · Imflux, a low, constant pressure molding technology, is designed to automatically adjust to material variability to maintain part quality. This ability to adapt to material variation is known as autoviscosity adjust within the Imflux software. Historically, processing recycled resins has been a challenge for the injection molding industry.
Report finds aluminum cans remain most sustainable package
WEBDec 3, 2020 · The 20-year average for the consumer recycling rate is around 50 percent. The aluminum can remains by far the most valuable package in the recycling bin, with a value per ton of $1,210 per ton compared with $237 per ton for plastic and a negative value of $21 per ton for glass, based on a two-year rolling average through February 2019.
Cascades starts operations at Bear Island containerboard plant
WEBPublished May 02, 2023 | Updated May 11, 2023. Cascades Inc., Kingsey Falls, Quebec, has started operations at its new Bear Island containerboard plant in Ashland, Virginia. With an annual production capacity of 465,000 tons of lightweight, 100 percent-recycled containerboard, the mill is equipped to strengthen the operational flexibility and ...