Press Release from U.S. Dept. of Energy News Media Contact: (202) 586-4940 For Immediate Release: February 15, 2019 Energy Department Announces Opening of Battery Recycling Center at Argonne National Lab Center […]
Central Illinois Recycled Glass User to Close Plant
The Ardagh glass bottle manufacturing plant in Lincoln, Illinois expects to close its doors in late April. The plant is a user of clear cullet, which is made from recycled […]
Walgreens to collect Unwanted Medicines at all Stores in 2019
Walgreens has announced that it is expanding its effort to combat the opioid epidemic as it encourages Americans to clean out their medicine cabinets. To complement its existing safe medication […]
The China Crisis – Whose Crisis is It?
The national Recycling Coalition published a press release with a reminder to only recycle items on their local recyclables list, stating when in doubt – throw it in the trash. […]
Contamination in Recycling May Cause Rejection in Markets
A looming Chinese import ban on recyclable materials due to unacceptable rates of contamination may potentially impact recycling programs across the United States. Many news items have reported on the ban, which is to take effect with the beginning of 2018, and its potential impacts.
Study Released: Economic Impact of Recycled Commodities
An article in E-Scrap News, cited an analysis that concluded more than 134,000 jobs in the U.S. are in some way supported by recycled commodities exports. The analysis was a study commissioned by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) to research the economic impacts of scrap recycling.
State of Curbside Report is Released
USEPA and national nonprofit The Recycling Partnership released the 2016 State of Curbside Report, which provides insight and analysis of key curbside attributes that influence the performance of recovering household recyclables at the curb.
ADM Jointly Develops a New Plastic from Fructose
A new “breakthrough process” jointly developed by DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) reportedly enables the production of furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) from fructose.
Report on the Availability of Recycling in the U.S. is Released
In 2015-2016, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) led an industry collaborative to study the availability of recycling programs in the United States and the types of packaging accepted in those programs.
USEPA Releases Report on Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water
The USEPA released its final report on the impact of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water. The report concludes that hydraulic fracturing activities can impact drinking water resources under some circumstances and identifies factors that influence these impacts.
