Business Operations Mechanical recycling demo plant opens in Germany January 14, 2021 High-speed sorting at the demonstration plant. Tomra and Borealis have started operations at their advanced mechanical recycling demo plant in Lahnstein, Germany. Borealis produces advanced and circular polyolefin solutions along…
Oceans Textile fibers make up most of Arctic ocean plastic pollution January 13, 2021 Synthetic fibers make up approximately 92 percent of microplastic pollution found in near-surface seawater samples from across the Arctic Ocean. And about 73…
Advocacy SWANA report looks at landfill end of life January 12, 2021 A new report by the SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) addresses two important questions associated with the landfill disposal of waste: What tasks will be required to manage…
Alternative Fuel Vehicles New Flyer and Li-Cycle partner on battery recycling January 11, 2021 New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc. have completed a battery recycling pilot with lithium-ion battery recycler, Li-Cycle Corporation. New Flyer provided Li-Cycle with 45 end-of-life…
Advocacy National Zero Waste Council welcomes new board January 8, 2021 The National Zero Waste Council has announced the Council’s 2021 Management Board. The Board welcomes a strong team of influential circular economy and waste prevention leaders. The National Zero Waste…
Mergers and Acquisitions Lakeshore Recycling Systems buys Roy Strom January 7, 2021 CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Roy Strom Family of Companies’ Refuse Services and Transfer Station Businesses (Roy Strom) has been sold to Lakeshore Recycling Systems LLC (LRS). Headquartered in Maywood, Illinois,…
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Hong Kong working towards EPR for beverage containers January 5, 2021 HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group is proposing an industry-led “Packaging Exchange” to address the issue of single-use beverage containers going to landfills and littering…
Compost NEXE pods achieve international composting standard January 4, 2021 VANCOUVER, B.C. – Composting and sieving tests have shown that NEXE Nespresso-Compatible Pods conform to international standards for disintegration. These results meet critical international standards required for certification as…
Event SWANA unveils new technical conference January 1, 2021 Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced a new Spring technical conference for local governments and the solid waste and recycling…
Alternative Fuel Vehicles LA expands food waste recycling to produce vehicle fuel December 31, 2020 CARSON, California – As part of its mission to convert waste into resources, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (Sanitation Districts) recently started up a biogas purification system to…
Education Return-It and Ocean Wise collaborate with B.C. schools December 30, 2020 BURNABY, B.C. – Return-It and Ocean Wise have teamed up to bring global plastic waste and ocean conservation education to secondary schools across BC. Closing the Loop on Plastics is…
Awards TOMRA New York Recycling wins 2020 Environmental Sustainability Leadership Award December 29, 2020 SCHNECTADY, NY — TOMRA New York Recycling (TNYR) has been recognized with the 2020 Sustainability Leadership Award by the New York Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3), in the…
Plastics LyondellBasell and SUEZ increase plastics recycling capacity December 28, 2020 ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands and PARIS – LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies and SUEZ, a supplier of environmental services, have jointly acquired Tivaco,…
Appointments Agilyx appoints Mark Barranco December 25, 2020 Mark Barranco TIGARD, Oregon – Agilyx Corporation has appointed Mark Barranco as senior vice-president of engineering and execution. Barranco brings over 30 years of petrochemical industry experience in…
Acquisitions Tervita acquires Main Line Industries Ltd. December 24, 2020 CALGARY, Alberta – Tervita Corporation, the Canadian waste management and environmental services provider, has acquired the operating assets of Main Line Industries Ltd., a specialty contractor which primarily serves…