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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.
Lowe’s Installs Collection Centers at Stores - Recycling Today
Oct 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.
North American aluminum demand increased in the first half of 2024
Oct 11, 2024 · According to preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association, Arlington, Virginia, aluminum demand in North America, which comprises the U.S. and Canada, increased 5.2 percent year over year through the first half of 2024.
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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.
Alterra closes its latest equity investment round
Oct 28, 2024 · Alterra has closed its latest equity investment round, which includes funding from Infinity Recycling, LyondellBasell and Chevron Phillips Chemical.
China’s government establishes state-owned recycling company
Oct 20, 2024 · A new Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) called China Resources Recycling Group Co. Ltd. (CRRG) has been established to build a national platform for recycling and reusing resources, according to an announcement from Chinese officials.
Liberty Steel parent remains pressured - Recycling Today
Oct 16, 2024 · Reports out of two different parts of the world indicate United Kingdom-based Liberty Steel and its parent company, the GFG Alliance, continue to face financial pressures more than three years after it was a party to the bankruptcy of the former Greensill Capital.
The Washington Department of Ecology fines 35 plastic producers
Oct 8, 2024 · The Washington Department of Ecology has fined 35 plastic producers a combined total of $416,554 for violating Washington’s recycled-content law.
NREL advances method for recycling wind turbine blades
Aug 27, 2024 · Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado, say a realistic path exists in which bio-derivable wind turbine blades can be chemically recycled and their components reused, diverting them from landfills at the end of their useful life.
APR upgrades PCR certification program - Recycling Today
Nov 21, 2024 · The Washington-based Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recently released upgrades and improvements to its APR PCR Certification Program.. Responding to the growing demand for more accountability in recycling from government regulators, brand companies and in the broader media, the APR says its updated program “stands out among others in the industry” for being straightforward ...