Earlier this week, the city of Lexington, Ky. announced a suspension of its paper recycling program. About 90 miles away, the city of Covington, Ky. – just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, emphasized today…
U.S. containerboard production capacity was up 1.9 percent last year over 2017, to a record 39.7 million tons, according to the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). AF&PA, releasing its 59th Annual Survey of Paper,…
Changes in the global marketplace for recycled materials are forcing the Lexington (Kentucky) Recycle Center to temporarily suspend recycling of paper products, the city announced. Lexington does have a buyer for dry corrugated cardboard, like…
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced that a record 68.1 percent of paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling in 2018. That rate was up from 65.9 percent in 2017,…
By Ken McEntee Green Machine LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Machinex Industries Inc. relating to optical sorting technology. The suit was filed last week in North Carolina… Thank you for checking us…
Local reports said a fire at Loudon Waste & Recycling, in Knoxville, Tenn., owned by appropriately named John Bales, could burn for days. No injuries were reported. The cause was initially reported as a spark…
By Ken McEntee May 1 Scrap Paper Price Update Here Prices of old corrugated containers (OCC) and Sorted Office Paper (SOP) are taking further hits this month, but some traders… Thank you for checking us…
Cascades Sonoco, a joint venture of Cascades Inc. and Sonoco Products Co., today inaugurated the expansion of its facility in Birmingham, Ala. and its new production line of innovative, eco-friendly… Thank you for checking us…
Verso Corp. said it will permanently close its paper mill in Luke, Md., in response to the continuing decline in customer demand for the grades of coated freesheet paper produced… Thank you for checking us…
The enormity of this year’s drop in the prices of recyclable commodities surprised Waste Management, said John Morris, executive vice president and COO. Still, company executives reported, Waste Management’s recycling… Thank you for checking us…
