Recycling Today

Federal grants will help fund improvements to the port at Burns Harbor and the Chicago South Shore Railroad.

The waste and recycling company says it received an average of $16 per ton more for recycled commodities this summer compared with July through September 2025.

Material recovery facilities continue to evolve rapidly with increased use of advanced sorting technologies, AI, robotics and automation. A session at the 2026 Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference explored how these innovations are shaping operations.

The company has set a Nov. 9 deadline for bidders looking to take GFL private to deliver updated proposals.

Closed Loop Parters provided the funding through its Catalytic Capital & Private Credit group.

Laredo Independent School District chose the company as a vendor for its 19,500 students across 33 educational institutions.

Backers of the Denmark-based waste and recycling services provider say they have completed a $475 million refinancing arrangement.

The containerboard and packaging producer says its North American business enjoyed a profit margin higher than it experienced in other parts of the world.

A book by Steven Napoli, founder of TERRA and Done With IT, will provide advice on what business decision makers should know about the IT asset disposition (ITAD) process.

The aluminum producer is investing more than $50 million to install a new extrusion press in Cressona, Pennsylvania.

Evan J. Schwartz brings more than 35 years of software experience to the role.

The project will include a 50,000-square-foot MRF, along with separate maintenance and scale buildings.

The campaign calls on the textile and fashion industries to focus on the solutions of tomorrow and the solutions creating impact today.

The Houston-based waste and recycling services firm’s net income rose by more than $200 million year on year in the third quarter of 2026.

Waste and recycling collection truck maker Kollekt U.S. Inc. has named Marc de Smidt as its vice president of engineering and operations.

Panelists at a Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) meeting spelled out how scrap trading restrictions can lead to less collection and recycling of metals overall.

The global steelmaker’s adjusted net income rose 6.7 percent quarter on quarter and 45 percent year on year this summer.

The group of 700 workers are in Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Jon Gertsmeier will continue the company’s expansion of its artificial intelligence-powered sorting technologies in the newly created position.

The initiative was launched at BIR’s World Recycling Convention and Exhibition to attract the next generation of graduates to careers in the recycling industry.