RMDAS™ FERROUS SCRAP PRICE INDEX - Recycling Today
WEBThe recycling industry is responsible for collecting processing and marketing billions of dollars worth of metals, paper, plastics and other recovered materials. Through Recycling Today and Recycling Today Global Edition , market directories, and industry conferences, GIE serves the scrap and recycling industry in North America and globally.
Lowe’s Installs Collection Centers at Stores - Recycling Today
WEBOct 1, 2010 · Lowe's has announced that it has installed recyclables collection centers at close to 1,700 of its stores in the continental United States. Lowe’s says that the recycling centers will offer a convenient and free way for customers to recycle rechargeable batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and plastic shopping bags.
Smurfit Kappa, WestRock merger takes effect - Recycling Today
WEBJuly 09, 2024. Listen to article. The merger between two major paper and packaging industry players, Dublin-based Smurfit Kappa and Atlanta-based WestRock, has officially taken effect as the newly formed company—Smurfit Westrock—made its debut on the New York and London stock exchanges Monday. The …
Rumpke to bring Hefty ReNew program to Greater Cincinnati area
WEBOct 24, 2023 · Residents and businesses in eight counties across the greater Cincinnati area soon will be able to add an array of hard-to-recycle plastics to their curbside bins. Starting in November, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, headquartered in Cincinnati, will offer the Hefty ReNew program to customers in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and …
The potential of polypropylene - Recycling Today
WEBJul 17, 2019 · Key takeaways. Reprocessors predict that the market potential for recycled polypropylene (PP) is huge. PP collection across the U.S. is small scale compared with collection of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Demand for postconsumer recycled PP is increasing, and …
Report finds aluminum cans remain most sustainable package
WEBDec 3, 2020 · The 20-year average for the consumer recycling rate is around 50 percent. The aluminum can remains by far the most valuable package in the recycling bin, with a value per ton of $1,210 per ton compared with $237 per ton for plastic and a negative value of $21 per ton for glass, based on a two-year rolling average through February 2019.
How2Recycle upgrades polypropylene to 'widely recyclable'
WEBAug 3, 2022 · How2Recycle, the North American packaging recyclability labeling system, has announced it is upgrading the eligibility of rigid polypropylene (PP) tubs, bottles, jugs and jars from "check locally" to "widely recyclable" in the United States. The group says it was provided data from The Recycling Partnership 's Polypropylene Recycling Coalition ...
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WEBOct 1, 2024 · The recycling industry is responsible for collecting processing and marketing billions of dollars worth of metals, paper, plastics and other recovered materials. Through Recycling Today and Recycling Today Global Edition , market directories, and industry conferences, GIE serves the scrap and recycling industry in North America and globally.
Retriev Technologies acquires Battery Solutions - Recycling Today
WEBMarch 10, 2022. Retriev Technologies, a lithium battery recycler based in Indianapolis, has acquired Battery Solutions, a provider of end-to-end management solutions for end-of-life batteries and consumer electronics based in Detroit. Retriev says Battery Solutions’ cross-chemistry collection, battery-centric logistics network, end-of-life ...
Plastic scrap prices on the rise - Recycling Today
WEBFeb 19, 2021 · Mixed-color HDPE bottle bales are selling for 12 to 14 cents in California as of mid-February, a modest increase from the 11 to 13 cents they sold for the previous month, he adds. Prices for mixed-color HDPE bales on the East Coast are higher, Perera says, having reached the mid-20 cent range in mid-February.