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PET Thermoform Study
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 […]
Read MoreMichigan Scrap Tire Market Development Study
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 […]
Read MoreRecycling Infrastructure & Plastic Waste Map
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 […]
Read MoreRRS Frey Talks NextCycle Michigan w/WEMU
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 […]
Read MorePress Release: Increase in Multi-Family Recycling
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 […]
Read MoreReal-World Test
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 […]
Read MorePress Release: Textile Recovery US Roadmap
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 […]
Read MorePress 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 […]
Read MoreRobust 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 […]
Read MoreA 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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