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CRI credits DRS modifications for Connecticut container recycling rate boost
The Container Recycling Institute says deposit-return system changes in Connecticut helped the beverage container recycling rate grow to 65 percent in 2024.
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Rumpke receives recycling contract in Bowling Green, Ohio
The city has switched recycling processors and expanded its accepted materials list.
LRS diverts 330,000 tons of recyclable material in 2024
The Illinois-based company has released its second annual sustainability report.
New Hampshire the Beautiful Inc. awards recycling equipment grants
The towns of Grantham, Northumberland and Washington all received grants to support their recycling programs.
Researchers consider recycling lottery outcomes
A study in western Canada finds a chance to win $1,000 by recycling a bottle could yield higher returns compared with 10-cent returns.
The Glass Recycling Foundation awards $137K in grants
This action diverts 2,700 tons of glass from landfills.
CAA submits amended plan in Colorado
The organization says the amended plan incorporates all requests from the Colorado Producer Responsibility for Statewide Recycling Advisory Board and other changes based on feedback from the advisory board and interest holders.
McKinsey: Cullet volume, quality mars flat glass recycling
Other than in packaging applications, barriers remain in place to glass recycling, according to the global consulting firm.
EPR program launches in Oregon
The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act is the first EPR program to launch in the U.S. and is being implemented by the Circular Action Alliance.
GPI helps form Small Format Coalition
The aim of the coalition, formed by GPI and a host of brands across the packaging value chain, is to improve the recovery of small format materials from the recycling system.
Engie, Solarcycle launch ‘precycling’ collaboration
The companies’ pilot program includes a precycling provision for solar panel and system component recycling across multiple projects that is estimated to divert 1 million panels from landfills.
