Circular Economy/Sustainability

Plastics treaty talks set to begin sixth phase
Familiar roadblocks remain as negotiators descend on Geneva for INC-5.2.
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Loop Industries announces launch of Twist
The polyester resin brand aims to promote textile recycling.
BCMRC 2025: Ryan Melsert on advancing a sustainable battery supply chain
The CEO of American Battery Technology Co. was the keynote speaker at the Battery and Critical Metals Recycling Conference this June.
The New York Department of Sanitation celebrates more than 800,000 bins ordered online
The number marks a milestone in city’s ongoing effort to get trash out of black bags and drive down rat sightings.
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OECD recommends Southeast Asia investments in plastic recycling
Global economic organization says national action plans need to be followed by “targeted investments.”
Republic adds electric trucks, new landfill gas projects in 2024
On the recycling front, the company says it diverted 6.5 million tons of materials from landfills last year and processed 4.5 million tons in its own facilities.
ReMA toolkit helps members illustrate the impact of the recycled materials industry
The toolkit is part of ReMA’s America is Made with Recycled Materials campaign.
Schupan and Sons appoints VP of Human Resources
Amanda Demorow has more than two decades of experience in talent acquisition, organizational development and strategic HR initiatives.
Vanden launches catalogue for recycled PET resins, flake
The company says its catalogue offers “comprehensive and technically validated” selections of food-grade and industrial rPET.
McKinsey sees recycling as an aluminum supply necessity
The consulting firm has calculated a possible 4-million-metric-ton-per-year supply deficit by 2035.
HyProMag USA enters feedstock supply agreement with electronics recycler
In addition to feedstock supply, HyProMag, a rare earth magnet recycler, has inked a preprocessing site share agreement with electronics recycler Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions.