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Franklin Miller honored for 100th anniversary
Equipment manufacturer was recognized in a ceremony July 3 at the company’s Livingston, New Jersey, facility.
NRRA awards Universal Recycling Technologies business of the year
URT is a full-service IT asset disposition and e-scrap company and has locations across the country.
Corrugated packaging, recycling industry groups work to increase residential OCC recovery
CPA and FBA say the corrugated industry is exploring how shifts in consumer purchasing patterns could impact recovery.
Closed Loop Fund invests in PureCycle Technologies
Once operational, PureCycle’s southern Ohio facility is expected to recycle postconsumer and postindustrial scrap.
CCIC North America to resume accepting preshipment inspection applications
The U.S. operations have been reinstated and will start accepting preshipment inspection applications June 8.
Canadian plastics, chemistry industries launch initiative for plastics packaging recovery
Canadian Plastics Industry Association and Chemistry Industry Association of Canada work to reuse, recycle or recover all plastic packaging by 2040.
China sets rules for third-party preshipment inspection agencies
Exporters of scrap to China may provide their services in late July 2018 at the earliest.
Indonesia imposes preshipment inspection policy on fiber imports
ISRI says starting April 1, the Indonesian government began implementing a 100 percent inspection policy for recovered paper exports to that country.
Fire under control at Royal Oak Recycling facility in Cleveland
Mostly contained to the building’s exterior, fire investigators say a piece of paper that became stuck in a forklift caught fire, causing it to spread to bales of OCC.
OECD report says governments need to act to encourage plastic recycling markets
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s report calls for incentives for better design of plastic goods to ensure recycling.