RRS Releases Textile Recovery US Roadmap June 30, 2020, Ann Arbor, Mich. – Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) announced the release of the Textile Recovery in the U.S.: A Roadmap to Circularity white paper that highlights the current state of textile waste in the U.S. and outlines a future-state system in which textiles are recovered for […]

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Real-World Test How could flexible plastic packaging, one of the fastest-growing materials in the post-consumer waste stream, fit into a recycling system that wasn’t designed for it? Over the past several years, industry stakeholders have been working on a pilot initiative to see how flexible plastic packaging recovered at the curb would behave in a […]

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Increase in Multi-Family Recycling During Boston Pilot Program October 19, 2020 – A five-month pilot program in multi-family locations in Boston, Mass., sponsored by the Fibre Box Association (FBA),  conducted by Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), and with critical support by the City of Boston, demonstrated an increase in multi-family recycling, specifically an increase with old […]

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RRS CEO Jim Frey Talks NextCycle Michigan with WEMU On October 21, 2020, RRS CEO and NextCycle Michigan facilitator Jim Frey talked with David Fair of WEMU’s Issues of the Environment. Frey highlighted aspects of NextCycle Michigan and explained the initiative’s intent to bring best practices and funding to improve recycling in Michigan – from […]

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Closed Loop Partners Releases Interactive, Data Visualization Tool With over 250 brands and retailers committing to increase use of recycled content in products and packaging, Closed Loop Partners (CLP) found that the current supply of recycled plastics meets just 6% of demand for the most common plastics in the U.S. and Canada. Currently US and […]

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Michigan Scrap Tire Program Study Finds Opportunities in New Markets The 2020 Scrap Tire Market Development Study, funded by a grant through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), is now available on the EGLE webpage. The study, conducted by RRS, indicates tire derived fuel markets are decreasing, and the state must […]

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PET Thermoform Report Examines Recycling Pathways  The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) and project partners released results of the PET Thermoform Cost and Material Flow Analysis, a study conducted by RRS.  The summary of findings includes estimated material volumes in the marketplace and current recovery pathways. The study also presents relative costs and trade-offs for the potential pathways to increased recovery of this post–consumer material stream, whether through material recovery facilities (MRFs), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reclaimers, or mixed plastics recyclers/plastics recycling facilities (PRFs). PET thermoform packaging […]

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Chapter 1 Now Available: Global Trends Influencing Waste and Recycling in the US The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and RRS developed a report to present key trends shaping the world of waste and recycling that impact retailers today. The report highlights leading practices from around the industry being used to eliminate, reuse, and recover […]

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Recycling Association of Minnesota Recognizes RRS’ Kris Kaar Kris Kaar, RRS senior consultant, was awarded the Denise Kolar award by the Recycling Association of Minnesota (RAM). The award honors a member of RAM who has devoted a tremendous amount of energy, goodwill, and effort to benefit RAM. Kaar was recognized for her recycling activities in […]

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ICYMI: Recycling RRS-Authored Articles It is the end of the year and we won’t say it…you know what 2020 was. We thought we would gather up the RRS-authored articles that hit industry publications this year and recycle them right here…in case you missed it. A Plan for Reinvigoration by: Matt Naud (RRS), Matt Flechter (Michigan […]

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