Starbucks begins recyclable cup testing
Starbucks said it will begin its first market tests of a recyclable and compostable hot cup solution as part of the NextGen Cup Challenge. The Challenge is a program that… Thank you for checking us…
BHS-related group to open recycled pulp plant in Virginia
Total Fiber Recovery (TFR), led by the president and CEO of Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), said it will invest $49 million to establish a recycled pulp production facility in… Thank you for checking us…
Lee and Man profit per ton drops by 34 percent
Per ton net profit for Chinese containerboard maker Lee and Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. last year dropped 34 percent, from US$102.53 to $67.54, according to the company’s 2019 annual results… Thank you for checking us…
DS Smith opens its first U.S. recycling plant
London-based packaging company DS Smith announced the opening of its first recycling facility in the U.S., near Reading, Pa. The facility is Smith’s latest expansion of its business operations in… Thank you for checking us…
Waste Management officially opens Laval, Quebec MRF
Waste Management Inc. this week officially opened a new materials recovery facility (MRF) in Laval, Que. Operating for the past few months, the new MRF can process up to 50,000 metric tonnes annually of recyclable…
U.S. rail traffic down 8 percent
Total U.S. weekly rail traffic during the week ending February 22 was down 7.6 percent compared to the same time last year, to 482,690 carloads and intermodal units, the Association… Thank you for checking us…
Nine Dragons reports record sales volume, works down inventories
Despite a “capricious and volatile” market environment, China’s Nine Dragons Paper reported record high sales volumes for the six month period ended December 31. Meanwhile, Nine Dragons’ financial report indicated… Thank you for checking us…
Leone elected president of PSI
Linda Leone, of WestRock, Dunkirk, N.Y., was elected president of the Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) for the 2020-2022 term at the… Thank you for checking us…
Recycler does “180” on paper bins
Akron, Ohio-based River Valley Paper announced last week that it was going to remove its paper and corrugated (OCC) collection bins from various municipally-owned locations in Strongsville, Ohio. A day… Thank you for checking us…
U.S. containerboard production for export booms in January
U.S. production of containerboard for export in January increased 36 percent compared to January 2019, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) reported. In releasing its monthly Containerboard Report, AF&PA… Thank you for checking us…