Recycling Industry News
Advocacy groups question ‘green’ label for coal in steel production
Coalition of 30 not-for-profit groups say a Japanese request to use a “mass balance” approach to calculate carbon in steel should be rejected.
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Industry veteran Joe Dunlop joins GBB as project manager
Dunlop has 25 years of experience in waste reduction, recycling and materials management initiatives in the public sector.
Cronimet cites low metal pricing for sales decline
Stainless steel recycling firm nets about $77 million in its 2024 fiscal year but says both metal pricing and its sales volume declined year on year.
REMADE announces request for information for New York State Waste Tire Program
The institute seeks information to inform future funding opportunities totaling about $8 million.
Alpek to close PET facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina
The site produces both PET resin and recycled PET flake.
Reworld appoints Midwest region president
Aaron Johnson brings 22 years of waste industry experience to the role.
BIR World Recycling Convention 2025: Advocating for the recycling industry
A study co-funded by BIR and KPMG International Ltd. that will detail the environmental gains achieved worldwide through recycling, providing data to use when advocating for the recycling industry.
Aqua Metals gains patent for LIB recycling technology
The company says the patent strengthens its AquaRefining intellectual property portfolio and supports licensing and joint venture strategy for global expansion.
EPEAT starts supplier engagement program
Electronics sustainability and life cycle registry says its new program helps recognize suppliers who are “advancing sustainable product development.”
Hybar commissions rebar rolling mill in Arkansas
Startup company says it will begin installing its recycled steel-fed electric arc furnace this month.
ReMA 2025: Does copper’s strategic role in the US merit a scrap export ban?
The Copper Development Association has called for tariffs on imports of all semifabricated copper and copper alloy products and all relevant downstream derivative articles; a targeted U.S. export ban on domestically recyclable high-purity copper scrap; and an exemption from tariffs on raw material feedstocks, including refined copper cathodes and copper scrap.
