Recycling Today

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which outlines opportunities to protect communities from the impacts of plastic production and #waste and details how government agencies, businesses, nonprofits and communities can work to prevent plastic pollution.

From the digital edition: Nearly all organizations today struggle to hire and keep the employees they need to meet productivity and profitability goals. Click the link to read more about how to retain employees from A to Gen Z.

Prices paid by United States-based #steel mills for benchmark ferrous scrap grades either fell or rose only modestly in the first 20 days of November, while more recent tracking indicates bids from Turkey are going lower late this month.

From the digital edition: Five signs indicate it’s time to replace your current conveyor. Read the following story to learn what to look out for.

AMP has entered into an agreement with Waste Connections Inc. to equip and operate the company’s greenfield #recycling facility in Commerce City, Colorado.

PRISM? Worldwide, an end-of-life tire recycler based in Kirkland, Washington, has raised $40 million in Series A and Series A1 funds.

From the digital edition: Formerly an electronics recycler, Ecovery, LLC has shifted its focus to processing aluminum and copper scrap on a global scale. Click the link to read more!

A pair of global packaging producers are poised to merge as Amcor has agreed to acquire Berry Global, Inc. in an $8.43 billion all-stock transaction.

Uncertainty continues to weigh on nickel and stainless steel #scrap markets, with changeability being the norm. Click the link to read more about the current state of the nickel and stainless steel scrap markets.

According to the American Forest & Paper Association's latest calculations, up to 69 percent of paper available for recovery in the United States was recycled last year, including up to 76 percent for cardboard.