NWRA urges Biden administration to support projects that ease supply chain challenges <![CDATA[The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), Arlington, West Virginia, joined more than 50 other associations in a letter urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to invest grant money from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in…continue reading
BIR calls 2021 a return to normality <![CDATA[Ahead of its 2022 World Recycling Convention & Exhibition, to be held in May in Barcelona, the Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has released its 2021 Annual Report. BIR says the contents of the report were completed several weeks before the Ukraine…continue reading
EMR ups ship recycling presence <![CDATA[International Shipbreaking Ltd. (ISL), a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based EMR Ltd., has dismantled and sold to melt shops what it calls the “the first EU ship to be recycled in the United States.”The project follows what EMR calls a $30 million investment in new equipment…continue reading
Sonoco posts record quarterly results <![CDATA[Sonoco, a global packaging company headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina, has reported financial results for its first quarter of 2022 ended April 3.The company’s net sales were a record $1.77 billion compared with $1.35 billion in the Q1 2021, while its earnings per diluted share were $1.17, an increase from…continue reading
WM sees double-digit growth in first quarter <![CDATA[WM, Houston, has released financial results for the quarter ended March 31, saying it has delivered exceptional core price and yield results and grew profitable volumes.“The first quarter of every year sets the tone for the rest of the year and our strong…continue reading
Graphic Packaging reports positive results in first quarter <![CDATA[Graphic Packaging Holding Co., an Atlanta-based packaging producer, has reported it is on track to accomplish its long-term growth and profitability goals based on the results of its quarterly earnings report released April 26. Net income for the first quarter of 2022…continue reading
Commercial Metals completes acquisition of Tensar Corp. <![CDATA[Commercial Metals Co. (CMC), Irving, Texas, has announced it has completed the acquisition of Tensar Corp., a provider of specialty geosynthetic solutions and engineering services based in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company purchased it from Castle Harlan, a New York-based private equity firm, made…continue reading
Steinert targets several applications at IFAT <![CDATA[Germany-based Steinert GmbH will display equipment and conduct demonstrations to promote the latest iterations of its sorting technology for discarded packaging, scrap metal and scrap wood at the 2022 IFAT trade fair in Munich. The company says it also will provide information on its…continue reading
ISWA prepares for 2022 event in Singapore <![CDATA[The Vienna-based International Solid Waste Association will be holding its 2022 World Congress at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore Sept. 21-23.ISWA describes the World Congress as “a global meeting [that] includes high-level plenaries, innovative solutions, technical site visits…continue reading
Waste Pro makes family ownership list <