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Google X and Dow Chemical are collaborating to develop an artificial intelligence sorting system capable of identifying film plastics and mixed materials, they announced at a conference in April.Continue Reading→ Source: Google, Dow partner on AI to identify recyclables

Industry professionals at this year’s conference called for coordinated battery fire prevention strategies, including integrating newer tech like x-ray sorters, to fight growing battery waste streams such as vapes.

A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here’s how it works. Source: The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic | Grist

Packaging and recycling sectors connect in Seattle A common complaint among MRF operators is that they have little meaningful contact with the packaging industry, despite dealing with headaches from that industry’s products every single day. Continue Reading→ The post Packaging and recycling sectors connect in Seattle appeared first on Resource Recycling News.

CalRecycle to fund mixed plastics facility, other projects California’s state recycling agency will provide $10 million toward a facility sorting plastics with resin codes 2-7, additional multimillion dollar grants for several major MRF retrofits, and a handful of smaller awards for localities to install recycling collection containers. Continue Reading→ The post CalRecycle to fund mixed…

Recycling Today Source: Recycle From Home adds another California city – Recycling Today

Recycling Today Source: Greif to close Los Angeles paperboard mill – Recycling Today

Recent laws that target packaging materials make the new paper-fiber product an eco-friendly solution for shipping refrigerated products. Source: ‘RecyCoolers’ could help reduce use of environmentally harmful Styrofoam packaging

CAA proposes tweaks to handle SB 54 delays The Circular Action Alliance is asking for several changes to extended producer responsibility deadlines in response to the delayed rulemaking on SB 54.  Continue Reading→ The post CAA proposes tweaks to handle SB 54 delays appeared first on Resource Recycling News.

Frontline food industry workers, who witness waste daily, offer valuable insights that can drive meaningful food waste reduction when actively engaged. The Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment’s pilot program, supported by WWF, showed that empowering these employees fosters cultural change, improves efficiency, and delivers both environmental and financial benefits.