Can recycling advancements get black rigid plastics off packaging’s blacklist?

More MRFs are adding technologies to sort the material, but some brands and manufacturers are still switching away from the color. As black plastic reaches a tipping point, end market challenges create uncertainty about its future.

EPA opens up $20M in SWIFR grant funding for tribes and intertribal consortia

The Trump administration plans to select 20 grantees in the latest funding round. It also says the selection process for a $58 million funding round for communities, states and territories is ongoing.

To raise recycling rates, look to system design: SWANA

Tailored programs and systems that consider human habits can help boost recycling rates, said design engineers and landfill operators at SWANA’s Pennsylvania chapter conference.

As Huntsville, Alabama, expands, so do ‘growing pains’ in local recycling programs.

Prices for recycled commodities continue to fall in Northeast U.S.

Kansas City Chiefs deal advances Bold Reuse’s push for venuewide reusables

California carpet stewardship program reports all-time high recycling rate in 2024.

Glencore’s former head of recycling starts a critical minerals processing firm.