by Bob Hollis | Jul 30, 2021 | News Feeds, RMDZ, RMDZ News, Waste360
The Environmental Protection Agency released its Draft National Recycling Strategy in October 2020, setting the ambitious target to lead the United States to a 50% recycling rate. Industry chatter quickly began with experts chiming in abou Read...
by Bob Hollis | Jul 20, 2021 | News Feeds, RMDZ, RMDZ News, Waste360
Whew! With over two thirds of adults having received at least one dose of the vaccine – we are starting to go out and resume our normal lives. Things are opening up at an unprecedented (ha ha) rate. And after last year’s virtual, Waste Expo was held Read...
by Bob Hollis | Jul 15, 2021 | Post Immediately, RMDZ, RMDZ News, Waste360
Commodities gurus in aluminum beverage cans, glass, paper, and containerboards gave a snapshot of how these materials are faring and projections for the future at last Wednesday’s WasteExpo session: Commodities Updates, End Markets & Export Oppor Read...
by Bob Hollis | Jun 30, 2021 | News Feeds, RMDZ, RMDZ News, Waste360
With proposed right-to-repair laws and increased government regulation, manufacturers may be forced to make the spare parts needed to fix their products for electronic devices, furniture and medical devices. Right-to-repair activists say some consum Read...
by Bob Hollis | Jun 26, 2021 | RMDZ, RMDZ News, Waste360
Today for the first time, more than 100 businesses in the packaging value chain, together with more than 50 other organisations, publicly recognise that without Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging collection and recycling is unlikely to Read...
by Bob Hollis | Jun 25, 2021 | RMDZ, RMDZ News, Waste360
In this episode of NothingWasted!, we chat with Joshua Baca, VP of plastics at the American Chemistry Council (ACC). ACC is the U.S.’ largest trade association representing the leading companies engaged in the business of chemistry; it aims to d Read...
