In the years since the plastics industry mounted a recycling push, it’s estimated that no more than 10 percent of plastic produced has ever actually been recycled, according to Frontline, from the Public Broadcasting Service….
U.S. rail traffic during the week ending March 21 was down 8.6 percent compared to the same time last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported. During the week,… Thank you for checking us…
By Ken McEntee On at least three occasions, employees of document destruction/information management companies displayed letters from i-SIGMA to police officers during traffic stops for being on the street in a state where non-essential businesses…
By Ken McEntee In response to a letter to Vice President Mike Pence last week from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), as well as to similar letters from… Thank you for checking us…
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) today introduced legislation that would prevent any funds appropriated by the U.S. Congress, including coronavirus relief funds, from being distributed to businesses owned by the Chinese government. The “No CHINA (Chinese…
Sri Andal Paper Mills, of Tamil Nadu, India, has ordered a new recycled containerboard line, announced Valmet, which will supply the machine. The machine, which will produce up to 220,000… Thank you for checking us…
By Ken McEntee Old corrugated container (OCC) demand and prices continued to rise in mid-March. However, with businesses shut down across the country and populations in many states and municipalities… Thank you for checking us…
Revising our earlier report about the fire at International Paper’s containerboard mill in Rome, Ga., it has subsequently been reported that a recovery boiler at the company’s 830,000 ton-per-year Bogalusa… Thank you for checking us…
By Ken McEntee The town of Hempstead, N.Y. remains engaged in a lawsuit with Westbury Paper Stock Corp., of Westbury, N.Y., after the latter terminated a residential recycling contract with… Thank you for checking us…
International Paper continues to assess damage from a Saturday night fire at its linerboard mill in Rome, Ga., a company spokesman said. “It will take time before we can share… Thank you for checking us…
