Recycling

Zero Waste East, held September 24 and 25 in Newark, N.J., brought together waste, recycling, organics, energy and government leaders to discuss industry issues and solutions.

During a happy hour event for some U.N. delegates, the company partnered with Trash Tiki and outlined its sustainable development goals for 2030.

Beginning in December, Oregon residents who want to continue to recycle will have to drive to an area recycling center.

The six teams participating in the NextGen Circular Business Accelerator are Colombier, CupClub, Footprint, Muuse, RECUP and SoluBlue.

The company said it is on track to meet its 2025 plastic waste reduction commitments, among other accomplishments outlined in its 2018/19 Sustainability Report.

The crew will embark on a two-year eXXpedition sailing research mission around the world to investigate the causes of and solutions to ocean plastic pollution.

The first new paper mill relying on mixed paper opens October 1.

SOCRRA received a $50,000 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition to add a foam densifier to its current materials recovery processing system.

If finalized, Indonesia would impose a 2 percent maximum allowable impurity level on imports of scrap paper, decreasing to 0.5 percent over several years.