244 articles by Katie Pyzyk

• Keefe Harrison stepping down as CEO of The Recycling Partnership

  April 15, 2026

• ReMA advances HDPE beverage carrier spec following PakTech petition

  March 16, 2026

• Ahead of the demand curve? What’s behind the rPET slump.

  Feb. 20, 2026

• Will EPR actually increase recycling?

  Feb. 18, 2026

• New year, new label: PP cup recyclability status changes

  Feb. 3, 2026

• US Plastics Pact charts progress toward 2030 targets

  Jan. 13, 2026

• Success for composting and EPR programs go hand in hand: report

  Dec. 10, 2025

• Containerboard production continued downward slide in Q3

  Nov. 3, 2025

• Plastic film recycling has a problem with staying power

  Oct. 24, 2025

• Prioritizing end markets key to taming EPR tension: PPRC speakers

  Oct. 22, 2025

• One year after acquisition, GDB details revival strategy for Minnesota film recycling plant

  Oct. 22, 2025

• China’s new pulp import restrictions create ‘black swan event’ for OCC

  Oct. 20, 2025

• APR launching its 1st total-package recyclability assessment tool

  Oct. 1, 2025

• BPI introduces home compostable certification, label

  Sept. 19, 2025

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

  Sept. 10, 2025

• Adding new commodities brings recycling education challenges

  Sept. 3, 2025

• Exports pulled down 2024 paper recycling rate: AF&PA

  Aug. 13, 2025

• What does ReMa’s new paper cup specification mean for packaging companies?

  July 31, 2025

• Policy tension over on-pack recyclability labeling ‘needs to get worked out’

  July 14, 2025

• Mars multiplies recycled content use, but still lags 2025 target

  July 7, 2025

• 4 collaborative projects that aim to advance packaging recycling

  July 2, 2025

• WM’s upgraded Wisconsin MRF aims to capture more types of plastic packaging

  June 23, 2025

• Boxed vs. bottled: Not all sustainability claims hold water, nonprofit says

  June 17, 2025

• Crate idea: Transport packaging made from recycled Tetra Pak cartons

  April 2, 2025

• AI-enabled MRF technology aids food-grade polypropylene recovery: report

  March 25, 2025

• PET thermoform recycling is rising, but still not matching PCR demand

  March 19, 2025

• Caps, pumps, pods: Preventing small packaging from slipping through recycling systems

  Feb. 24, 2025

• Canada’s retaliatory tariffs to impact paper, plastic packaging

  Feb. 3, 2025

• Following market volatility, will OCC prices return to ‘normal’ in 2025?

  Jan. 17, 2025

• EMF global commitment signatories make progress on recycled content, lag on plastic reduction

  Nov. 20, 2024

• Southwest Airlines brings bamboo on board for new cups

  Oct. 29, 2024

• Keurig Dr Pepper to pay $1.5M to settle charges about K-Cup recyclability

  Sept. 10, 2024

• Target still struggles to lower virgin plastic use by 2025 deadline

  Aug. 6, 2024

• Starbucks piloting compostable cold cups in select California and Minnesota locations

  Aug. 5, 2024

• Compostables break down in real-world conditions, but more work needed: report

  April 16, 2024

• 5 packaging innovation trends to watch in 2024: SPC

  April 10, 2024

• PCR procurement platform Circular eyes expansion with $10.5M in funding

  March 27, 2024

• It’s black and white: Walgreens details cap color change among sustainability efforts

  Feb. 21, 2024

• Colgate-Palmolive faces lawsuit over ‘misleading’ recyclable toothpaste tube claims

  Feb. 9, 2024

• Sustana rebrand unifies distinct fiber businesses

  Jan. 17, 2024

• Big things for small packages: Working to capture tiny recyclables

  Nov. 22, 2023

• Waste Connections’ Mittelstaedt talks industry changes, improvements during time away from CEO job

  Nov. 21, 2023

• US recycling rates have stagnated. Can collaborative packaging solutions turn them around?

  Nov. 17, 2023

• Recyclers urge collaboration with brands, end of ‘Franken-plastics’ to boost circularity

  Nov. 15, 2023

• What’s in the box? Maybe a gift of recovering corrugated demand.

  Nov. 1, 2023

• Packaging experts talk gaps in state, federal policy

  Sept. 27, 2023

• Ameripen, ACC talk intersection of chemical recycling, EPR

  Sept. 6, 2023

• Starbucks and Turn Systems’ reusable cup pilot aims for waste reduction

  Aug. 23, 2023

• OCC recycling rate reaches 93% — depending on who you ask

  Aug. 11, 2023

• Collaboration across value chains key to increasing food service packaging recycling, experts say

  Aug. 9, 2023

• Amazon phasing out plastic mailers and working to reduce e-commerce packaging

  July 21, 2023

• Nova Chemicals, Novolex collaborate on facility for making PE from mechanically recycled film

  July 19, 2023

• Consumers don’t understand ‘compostable’ messaging on packaging, survey finds

  July 12, 2023

• Pratt Industries opens $253M box factory in Texas

  July 3, 2023

• CG Roxane launches second in-house rPET plant to supply bottled water operations

  June 20, 2023

• Oregon Gov. Kotek signs foam ban, allows customers’ reusable containers at restaurants

  May 10, 2023

• Curbside film recycling can be a reality with the right equipment and policy updates, pilot suggests

  April 12, 2023

• Sonoco biogas equipment upgrade to aid emissions targets, RNG capabilities

  April 6, 2023

• For OCC demand and pricing, economic uncertainty puts quick recovery in question

  March 21, 2023

• Refill and reuse sectors strive for scale to upend single-use packaging’s stronghold

  March 17, 2023

• LRS’ new $50M Chicago MRF is heavy on automation, with room for expansion

  March 15, 2023

• Innovation takes center stage at Sustainability in Packaging conference

  March 15, 2023

• Colorado’s lead composter imposes stricter accepted materials rules to curb contamination

  March 6, 2023

• GFL says ‘exceptional year’ of growth driven by acquisitions, but M&A expected to slow in 2023

  Feb. 22, 2023

• Production begins at Circularix’s inaugural rPET facility

  Feb. 14, 2023

• Sonoco reports ‘pivotal year’ of growth driven by consumer packaging demand and M&A

  Feb. 13, 2023

• Loop touts retail store expansion as standalone e-commerce program sunsets

  Jan. 10, 2023

• Stadiums pursue new technologies and tactics to boost waste diversion

  Jan. 9, 2023

• Next steps for the Great Lakes region’s circular economy strategy

  Dec. 21, 2022

• Specialty recycling pick-up services flip the script on items accepted curbside

  Dec. 13, 2022

• Why WM and Dow are launching a curbside plastic film recycling pilot

  Nov. 21, 2022

• Why are PET prices declining? Experts cite a ‘confluence of events’ tied to the shifting economy

  Oct. 19, 2022

• Domino’s and WestRock launch initiative to boost pizza box recycling

  Sept. 22, 2022

• How the Inflation Reduction Act is heating up an already active market for critical metals in EV batteries

  Sept. 22, 2022

• Glass Packaging Institute launching MRF equipment leasing program, eyeing Midwest and Southeast

  Aug. 24, 2022

• Domestic destinations for recycled paper and plastic are growing. Is National Sword the reason?

  Aug. 22, 2022

• Lithium-ion battery industry ramps up recycling focus as geopolitical events challenge supply chain

  May 17, 2022

• How Republic's investment in secondary plastics processing puts a 'different twist' on vertical integration

  March 30, 2022

• The pandemic pushed paper markets to record levels. How long will those prices continue?

  Feb. 23, 2022

• Glass recycling revival relies on a growing number of specialty drop-off and collection programs

  Jan. 31, 2022

• Corporate Growth Conference: Navigating modern M&A involves more partners than ever before

  Nov. 10, 2021

• High aluminum prices, supply chain issues create 'best of times and the worst of times' for recyclers

  Oct. 27, 2021

• Recycling Partnership grants could boost curbside polypropylene acceptance by 6%

  Sept. 1, 2021

• Brand commitments contributing to higher recycled HDPE prices

  Aug. 26, 2021

• Emerging solar panel recycling market ripe with opportunity, but barriers remain

  July 28, 2021

• After years of pressure, glass recycling may be at a turning point

  Jan. 27, 2021

• Inspector General faults Chicago for multifamily recycling stagnancy, lawmakers call for answers

  Dec. 11, 2020

• Trump signs Save Our Seas 2.0, giving plastics recycling infrastructure potential boost

  Dec. 8, 2020

• MRF Summit: Despite pandemic setbacks, 2020 shows bright spots for recycling

  Nov. 24, 2020

• Oregon beverage container redemption volumes surge despite pandemic

  Nov. 16, 2020

• Brand commitments, legislation and pandemic all influencing plastic recycling

  Oct. 28, 2020

• Plastic processors moving ahead on polystyrene recycling plant in Illinois

  Oct. 7, 2020

• MRF experts foresee further adoption of robotics, potential for 'boutique' facilities

  Sept. 23, 2020

• Calls for e-cigarette legislation increase amid growing fire hazard to waste and recycling industry

  Sept. 22, 2020

• Chicago anaerobic digester, urban farm project secures final funding for $32M campus

  Aug. 20, 2020

• Flexible packaging separation pilot deemed a success, but end markets unproven

  July 22, 2020

• California's beverage container redemption volume drops estimated 30% during pandemic

  May 29, 2020

• Pandemic exacerbates UBC recycling issues, following aluminum market decline

  May 20, 2020

• COVID-19 turns some recycled fiber market dynamics on their head

  April 13, 2020

• Chicago's ailing recycling program under new scrutiny

  April 1, 2020

• At least 8 states suspend bottle bill requirements during coronavirus pandemic

  March 24, 2020

• Boise, Idaho temporarily sending EnergyBag plastics to cement manufacturing facility

  March 19, 2020

• Florida governor signs third attempt at curbside recycling contamination bill into law

  Jan. 30, 2020

• California Senate votes against EPR changes for struggling bottle bill

  Jan. 22, 2020

• India to enforce 1% contamination rate on paper imports, conduct random inspections

  Jan. 15, 2020

• Detroit receives $800K in grants for major residential and commercial recycling expansion

  Jan. 9, 2020

• Denver mayor signs plastic and paper bag fee into law

  Jan. 6, 2020

• New York governor proposes statewide polystyrene foam ban

  Dec. 23, 2019

• New York bottle bill expansion could boost glass container recycling by 65%: study

  Dec. 13, 2019

• Robots move in

  Dec. 11, 2019

• Recycling Campaign of the Year: Michigan's 'Know It Before You Throw It'

  Dec. 9, 2019

• Ann Arbor, Michigan approves new contract to reopen long-idled MRF

  Dec. 4, 2019

• Santa Fe, New Mexico reopens idled MRF under new recycling contract

  Nov. 27, 2019

• Sims expands aluminum recycling in New York with Nespresso funding

  Nov. 18, 2019

• New Hampshire legislators call for major changes to meet modern 'realities' of waste and recycling

  Nov. 11, 2019

• Where to grow: Asian and Latin American countries may increase recyclable import capacity

  Oct. 30, 2019

• Burned by lithium battery surge, recyclers seek solutions

  Oct. 9, 2019

• Senate passes 'Save Our Seas 2.0' bill focused on plastic waste

  Oct. 2, 2019

• Billionaire-backed foundation contributes $300M to new plastics initiative

  Sept. 27, 2019

• Pennsylvania community first to take flexible packaging in curbside carts

  Sept. 25, 2019

• Basel Ban on hazardous waste trade approved 25 years after initial passage

  Sept. 20, 2019

• What's the next recycling boom market? ISRI roundtable weighs in

  Sept. 18, 2019

• California governor signs law encouraging dual-stream recycling

  Sept. 11, 2019

• The Recycling Partnership launches tool to simplify recycling for consumers

  Sept. 4, 2019

• What's next for California container recycling after rePlanet's closure?

  Aug. 28, 2019

• Why China's 2020 total scrap import ban may not be so clear cut

  Aug. 7, 2019

• Precipitous drop in reclaimed plastic film exports drags down recovery efforts

  July 31, 2019

• Boise, Idaho mixed plastic program could expand following changes

  July 24, 2019

• New Hampshire passes recycling study bill amid market challenges

  July 17, 2019

• Reduce, reuse, rescoot? A look at e-scooters' long-term sustainability

  July 17, 2019

• 77% of global cities will experience 'striking shift' in climate by 2050

  July 12, 2019

• Lawsuit over Keurig coffee pod recyclability moving forward

  July 10, 2019

• Michigan launches statewide educational campaign on recycling

  July 3, 2019

• Chinese port shuts out scrap metal imports 3 days before new restrictions take effect

  July 2, 2019

• Lexington, Kentucky, issues RFP to resume paper recycling

  June 26, 2019

• ASTRX report identifies most troublesome materials in recycling chain

  June 19, 2019

• Recycling trade associations still see potential to grow export markets

  June 12, 2019

• Philadelphia cancels recycling rewards program

  June 5, 2019

• Cincinnati chosen as next 'Beyond 34' city

  May 29, 2019

• Nonprofit tests trash-collecting robot on Chicago River

  May 28, 2019

• Kentucky city's suspension of paper recycling ripples through region

  May 22, 2019

• WWF 'activation hub' to help companies make good on plastic pollution commitments

  May 15, 2019

• Recyclers request government mandates for recycled plastic content in bags

  May 9, 2019

• What recycling end market development looks like in 2019

  May 8, 2019

• Scrap metal theft bill gains new momentum in Kansas legislature

  May 1, 2019

• Philadelphia to send all recyclables to Waste Management under new contract

  April 29, 2019

• Lincoln, Nebraska's cardboard disposal decreases dramatically following ban

  April 24, 2019

• Iowa waste authority approves $10.9M equipment contract for new MRF

  April 22, 2019

• Brightmark Energy closes $260M financing for Indiana plastics-to-fuel facility

  April 16, 2019

• Phoenix awards contract to Renewlogy for chemical recycling project

  April 5, 2019

• European Parliament approves 2021 single-use plastics ban

  March 29, 2019

• Prince William County, Virginia eliminates glass, some plastics from curbside recycling

  March 27, 2019

• Starbucks announces trials for recyclable cups, lids

  March 22, 2019

• Maryland passes statewide EPS foam ban bill

  March 20, 2019

• Orlando mandating commercial and multi-unit residential recycling by 2023

  March 14, 2019

• Ontario's government considers single-use plastic ban

  March 12, 2019

• India extends timeline for plastic scrap import ban

  March 7, 2019

• Nespresso collaborates with Sims, NYC on curbside coffee pod recycling

  March 5, 2019

• Facility closure prompts Virginia communities to suspend, alter recycling programs

  Feb. 27, 2019

• Michigan MRF upgrade approved, heralding switch to single-stream

  Feb. 26, 2019

• Major glass, plastic recycling changes proposed in Washington state

  Feb. 21, 2019

• Nashville to expand curbside recycling collection with $2M state grant

  Feb. 12, 2019

• Gap exists between waste, recycling businesses' technology desires and implementation

  Jan. 30, 2019

• APR: Recycled plastics reduce energy consumption, GHG emissions

  Jan. 29, 2019

• How small cities around the country are fighting to save recycling

  Jan. 28, 2019

• Washington state recycling market incubator bill signed into law

  Jan. 24, 2019

• The value of math-driven organics policy in three different states

  Jan. 23, 2019

• Nestlé lays out first steps to making all product packaging recyclable by 2025

  Jan. 16, 2019

• Deltona, Florida suspends curbside recycling indefinitely

  Jan. 9, 2019

• Albuquerque, New Mexico signs single-use plastic bag ban into law

  Jan. 8, 2019

• China details scrap metal import restrictions for July

  Jan. 3, 2019

• UK waste strategy calls for packaging EPR, widespread organics collection

  Dec. 19, 2018

• Plastic bottle recycling rates slipped in 2017

  Dec. 18, 2018

• Connecticut authority approves state's first source-separated glass pilot

  Dec. 12, 2018

• Akron, Ohio's ban on glass recycling creates confusion between city and processor

  Dec. 10, 2018

• Des Moines, Iowa landfilled 20 tons of mixed paper each day this summer

  Dec. 3, 2018

• Education Initiative of the Year: Global Recycling Day

  Dec. 3, 2018

• Market Developer of the Year: Agilyx

  Dec. 3, 2018

• Minnesota county mandates commercial and residential organics recycling

  Nov. 29, 2018

• Bay Area city offers year of free collection for clean recycling

  Nov. 27, 2018

• NERC: Recycled paper capacity increasing at 17 North American mills

  Nov. 19, 2018

• Colorado produces record amount of trash as recycling stagnates

  Nov. 15, 2018

• RES Polyflow receives $57M investment for plastics-to-energy tech

  Nov. 12, 2018

• New York town switching back to dual-stream program

  Nov. 8, 2018

• Alderman, advocates push for recycling reform in Chicago

  Nov. 6, 2018

• St. Louis suburbs find recycling solutions after major MRF halts service

  Nov. 2, 2018

• Our Ocean conference brings big commitments to fight marine plastic

  Oct. 29, 2018

• Charlotte, North Carolina launches circular economy plan

  Oct. 26, 2018

• China's new role in the global recycling economy

  Oct. 23, 2018

• Daily Digest: NYC commissioner calls for end to fatigued driving

  Oct. 22, 2018

• Relationship advice for MRF operators looking to renegotiate and educate

  Oct. 19, 2018

• WEEE Forum launches inaugural E-Waste Day

  Oct. 12, 2018

• All Austin food businesses now required to divert organics

  Oct. 2, 2018

• Malaysia to end plastic imports within three years

  Sept. 27, 2018

• Report: Half of EU countries might not meet 2020 recycling goals

  Sept. 25, 2018

• California passes law barring restaurants from automatically offering plastic straws

  Sept. 20, 2018

• 27 global cities tout GHG emissions reductions

  Sept. 20, 2018

• Indianapolis set to unveil plans for long-awaited recycling program this fall

  Sept. 18, 2018

• Recycling Partnership, Re-TRAC Connect launch program to standardize recycling data

  Sept. 12, 2018

• ISRI Commodities Roundtable: China and tariffs are forcing market changes

  Sept. 10, 2018

• Washington, DC releases updated sustainability plan with waste goals

  Sept. 6, 2018

• Lake Worth, Florida reverting to dual-stream collection next month

  Sept. 4, 2018

• Ohio city suspends recycling for two years with hopes to resume

  Aug. 31, 2018

• Harvest Power closing controversial organics facility in British Columbia

  Aug. 29, 2018

• Closed Loop Fund announces $5M partnership in Pennsylvania

  Aug. 24, 2018

• St. Louis suburb preserves curbside recycling after public pushback

  Aug. 21, 2018

• Thailand to permanently ban plastic imports by 2021

  Aug. 17, 2018

• France to discount goods with recycled plastic packaging

  Aug. 15, 2018

• Blockchain boom hits waste industry

  Aug. 10, 2018

• Vietnam, Malaysia crack down on scrap imports

  Aug. 2, 2018

• Washington, DC wraps recycling trucks in colorful art

  July 30, 2018

• Phoenix solicits proposals for plastics processing facility

  July 26, 2018

• Portland, Oregon regional government approves commercial organics mandate

  July 23, 2018

• Closed Loop Partners CEO talks infrastructure investments in light of National Sword

  July 17, 2018

• CalRecycle awards $25M in organics grants

  July 10, 2018

• Rochester, New York examines adding organics collection

  July 5, 2018

• Denver partners with NRDC for new food waste plan

  June 29, 2018

• 4 takeaways from the new Chinese import ban plastics study

  June 27, 2018

• Thailand temporarily stops plastic, e-scrap imports

  June 26, 2018

• 'Beyond 34' report outlines ways to boost national recycling rate

  June 22, 2018

• 2 Midwestern cities advance composting programs

  June 22, 2018

• State bill could relax California recycling requirements due to China impact

  June 19, 2018

• Recycling in Pensacola, Florida to resume in July after 9-month lapse

  June 19, 2018

• US recycling businesses recognized as 'Best for the World'

  June 13, 2018

• US, Japan abstain from Ocean Plastics Charter, reactions vary

  June 12, 2018

• WestRock now open to any buyer of Newberg, Oregon mill

  June 7, 2018

• San Diego set to ban expanded polystyrene products in 2019

  June 6, 2018

• Nonprofit touts benefits of housing deconstruction over demolition

  June 5, 2018

• Indonesian government delays tight fiber inspection policies

  June 1, 2018

• Memphis, Tennessee to rebid trash collection contract following complaints

  June 1, 2018

• CalRecycle recommends comprehensive e-waste updates

  May 30, 2018

• Nine Dragons to acquire 2 US paper mills for $175M

  May 30, 2018

• Lawsuit over St. Paul, Minnesota franchise plan dismissed

  May 30, 2018

• China ban prompts Oregon county to suspend recycling program

  May 29, 2018

• Entrepreneur proposes mixing sludge, yard waste to create compost in Omaha, Nebraska

  May 25, 2018

• Study: Climate change beliefs don't predict pro-environmental behaviors

  May 8, 2018

• From foam to oil: Agilyx offers new chemical recycling solution

  May 7, 2018

• Old school vs. new school: Bridging generational differences in scrap recycling

  May 1, 2018

• EPA announces $54.3M in 2018 brownfield grants

  April 28, 2018

• Expert tips on finding and retaining recycling industry talent

  April 26, 2018

• With China's 'nearly impossible' contamination standard, where are MRFs looking now?

  April 4, 2018

• Florida bill ends hauler responsibility for curbside contamination

  March 20, 2018

• Report: UK overstated its plastic packaging recycling rates

  March 9, 2018

• QRS plastics facility to be dismantled, but Closed Loop will get investment back

  Aug. 14, 2017