The National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) has released an update on how the waste and recycling industry has responded to India’s recent decision to set tighter limits on contamination in mixed paper. “The waste…
Rob Baron, president and CEO of Marcal Paper, said the New Jersey mill will return to regular papermaking operations sometime this month, less than a year after the mill was… Thank you for checking us…
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh last month filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Allegany County against Verso Luke LLC and its parent company, Verso Corporation for unlawful pollution discharges into the North…
By Ken McEntee Private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP) has acquired Midwest Recycled and Coated Containerboard Mill LLC (Midwest Paper), a recycled containerboard mill headquartered in Combined Locks, Wisc. Terms of the transaction were…
Alas Dorados, a tissue maker in El Salvador, has ordered a new tissue production line that includes a deinking plant. The system will be supplied by Valmet Corp. The new… Thank you for checking us…
By Ken McEntee The new year started well for recovered paper suppliers, as long-awaited price increases were reported for old corrugated containers (OCC), sorted office paper (SOP) and some other… Thank you for checking us…
The city of Tacoma, Wash. is now charging residents a monthly recycling surcharge of $2.82 to cover the increased costs of processing recyclables. On October 29, 2019, City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 28623, which establishes…
Suffolk County, N.Y. will create a regional task force of recycling professionals to assess and encourage the streamlining of local recycling efforts. The county legislature approved the measure last month… Thank you for checking us…
The failure of the processing tower at Pratt Industries’ mill in Shreveport, La. has dropped a cloud of odor on a nearby town. Read the full story here from the… Thank you for checking us…
Seven out of 10 people agree that it is unhealthy to be plugged into digital media all the time, according to new research from the Paper and Packaging Board. The research reveals that 80 percent…
