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  • Press Release: FPP Pilot Indicates Recycling Possible in MRFs

    Flexible Plastic Packaging Pilot Indicates Recycling Possible in MRFs   June 18, 2020, Ann Arbor, Mich. – RRS proudly announced the release of the Materials Recovery for the Future (MRFF) pilot research report demonstrating proof-of-concept for a scalable solution to recycle flexible plastic packaging (FPP) in single-stream material recovery facilities (MRF). The pilot, the first […]

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  • Robust Communications

    Robust Communications: How Residential Research Can Combat Contamination Read the full article in Recycling Today, April issue, or view online: Robust Communications From the article: In 1970, consumers were exposed to 500 media messages daily on average. Today, that number exceeds 5,000. Using custom data to develop personalized strategic communications and tailoring a powerful recycling […]

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  • A Plan for Reinvigoration

    Reprinted with permission from Resource Recycling magazine February 2020 issue. A Plan for Reinvigoration Co-authored by: Matt Naud, Senior Associate Consultant, RRS Matt Flechter, Recycling Market Development Specialist, Michigan EGLE Elisa Seltzer, Senior Consultant, RRS From the article… Growing Michigan’s recycling rate to 45% would result in an additional 2.7 million tons of recovery from […]

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  • An Untapped Source: OCC Recovery Pilot in Multi-Family Complexes

    Reprinted with permission from Resource Recycling Magazine’s December 2019 issue. An Untapped Source Co-authored by: Rachel Kenyon, Vice President, Fibre Box Association David Refkin, Affiliate Senior Consultant, RRS From the article… Corrugated cardboard has been one of the most-recycled packaging materials for decades because the recovered fiber is a valuable feedstock for manufacturing new corrugated […]

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  • Keep it Local: NextCycle End Market Development

    Reprinted with permission from Resource Recycling magazine Aug 2019 issue. A new grant program in Colorado focuses on attracting and supporting businesses that may be just starting up but could serve as long-term end users of recovered material. DOWNLOAD PDF: Keep it Local From the article: Nothing is truly recycled until it is processed back […]

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  • Innovation Amid the Unrest

    Shared with permission from Resource Recycling Inc. June 2019 edition. RRSers Marissa Segundo, Anna Lynott, and Kris Kaar highlight innovations that are improving recycling programs throughout the country and overcoming the current industry challenges. Download the full article PDF here: Innovation Amid the Unrest Excerpt from the article: Even before China turned the industry upside down […]

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  • NRC Workshops to Grow Domestic End Markets

    National Recycling Coalition (NRC) Drives Collaborative Workshops to Grow Domestic End Markets Recycling markets have been in crisis since late 2017 as Chinese environmental policies led to severe restrictions on the import of curbside generated recyclable commodities. For the last two decades, China has been the cornerstone of the global recycling market.  It is the […]

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  • Press Release: RRS Hires Seltzer and Spalding

    RRS Expands Expertise with New Hires from Emmet County, Michigan and Ontario, Canada March 8, 2019, Ann Arbor, Mich. – Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) is pleased to announce Elisa Seltzer and Shaun Spalding have joined the RRS team as senior consultants. Elisa Seltzer is the former public works director for Emmet County, Mich. where she […]

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  • RRS Assists Walmart with International Waste & Recovery Study

    RRS Assists Walmart with International Waste & Recovery Study As part of Walmart’s Project Gigaton initiative, RRS assisted with the research and analysis in developing the Pursing Zero Waste in a Diverse Landscape report to advance the conversation about the international waste and recovery landscape. Download the PDF report here: Pursuing Zero Waste in a […]

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  • NERC Webinar: MRF Pilot & Flexible Packaging

    Adding New Materials to Curbside Recycling: MRF Pilot Program for Films, Bags, and Pouches. Watch the playback here (note slides will appear approximately 1 minute into the recording): NERC WEBINAR We’ve heard the phrases “back to basics” and “recycle light” floating about the industry, but is it really time to pull back when we have […]

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