by jondabach | Sep 23, 2019 | Market Conditions, Recycling
Ecommerce is increasing year over year, making up 15% of the retail market in 2018 and more significantly, representing more than half of retail sales growth since 2008. And it’s probably not surprising that Amazon makes up nearly 50% of the entire ecommerce market....
by jondabach | Sep 9, 2019 | Market Conditions, Recycling
In order to offset market and environmental challenges to the U.S. recycling industry, universities, MRFs, and even the federal government are uniting to find solutions. In 2017, the REMADE (Recycling Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions) Institute was launched to...
by jondabach | Aug 26, 2019 | Market Conditions, Recycling
Import restrictions and decreased market prices for materials have fueled much anxiety and instability in the recycling industry over the past year. However, the industry can be expected to rebound to a certain degree—although it may take a bit longer than usual....
by jondabach | Aug 12, 2019 | Market Conditions, Recycling
Although recycling is often viewed as a noble effort to conserve resources and protect our ecosystems, it has the capacity to be harmful to public health and the environment if done incorrectly. Recycling has been around for thousands of years, but it peaks and...
by jondabach | Jul 22, 2019 | Recycling, Sustainability
One of the most valuable recyclable materials, electronic waste or electronic scrap (e-waste or e-scrap) ironically is seldom recycled and when it is, it’s usually not handled in the environmentally sound or health-conscious way that’s called for. With the growth of...
by jondabach | Jul 8, 2019 | Market Conditions, Market Prices, Recycling, Sustainability
Along with plastics and paper products, the demand for imports of old, corrugated cardboard (OCC/Containerboard) from the U.S. has continued to decrease this past year following import policy changes in China and other major buyers. Although the Chinese government has...
