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14/07/2025

The Constant Changing Horizon for EV Manufacturing and Rumpke Waste & RecyclingThe electric vehicle (EV) industry is in a constant state of flux.
https://americanrecycler.com/the-constant-changing-horizon-for-ev-manufacturing-and-recycling/

The electric vehicle (EV) industry is in a constant state of flux. From evolving EV mandates by the U.S. government to the limited raw material supply for EV battery production to the challenges of EV battery recycling, auto recyclers who are gearing up to recycle EVs and their components are facing...

01/07/2025

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23/06/2025

Impact of tariffs on automotive recycling
Tariffs are triggering the biggest shakeup in global car manufacturing in decades.

Tariffs are triggering the biggest shakeup in global car manufacturing in decades. As the tariff conversation continues to unfold, missing from a lot of discussions is what the tariffs mean for businesses across the automotive recycling industry. Will tariffs help or hinder auto recyclers looking to...

05/06/2025

The Continuing Evolution of Paper Recycling
The paper recycling industry and the initiatives guiding this industry have significantly evolved in recent years.

The paper recycling industry and the initiatives guiding this industry have significantly evolved in recent years. According to Justine Reichman, founder and chief executive officer of NextGen Purpose, over the past 10 to 20 years, the paper-based recycling industry has evolved and most of that is d...

28/05/2025

The Impact Of Right To Repair On E-waste
Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world, but manufacturers make it hard for individuals and businesses to keep their electronics in use longer.

Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world, but manufacturers make it hard for individuals and businesses to keep their electronics in use longer. Right to Repair means people can fix more and waste less. Americans dispose of approximately 416,000 cell phones per day and only....

06/05/2025

Todays’ Metals Market Challenging For Recyclers
From supply chain issues to contamination concerns to the continuous evolution of proposed tariffs, the metal recycling arena is facing its fair share of challenges.

From supply chain issues to contamination concerns to the continuous evolution of proposed tariffs, the metal recycling arena is facing its fair share of challenges. As such, metal recyclers across the country and beyond are trying to get a sense of how these current challenges will impact the indus...

22/04/2025

14/04/2025

Tariffs and the Impact on Metal Recycling
Tariff policies are a bit of a moving target these days, clearly driven by political and economic factors.
https://americanrecycler.com/tariffs-and-the-impact-on-metal-recycling/

02/04/2025

Declining aluminum recycling rates

Declining Aluminum Recycling Rates
According to a recent report by the Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturers Institute, the recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans has hit the lowest point in decades.

According to a recent report by the Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturers Institute, the recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans has hit the lowest point in decades, declining from an average of 52 percent in 1990 to a 43 percent recycling rate in 2023. According to Mark Rea II, general m...

02/04/2025

Declining Aluminum Recycling Rates
According to a recent report by the Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturers Institute, the recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans has hit the lowest point in decades.
https://americanrecycler.com/16194-2/

05/03/2025

STEEL IMPORTS UP 2.5 PERCENT IN 2024
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,123,000 net tons (NT) of steel in December 2024, including 1,820,000 net tons (NT) of finished steel (up 2.7 percent and 14.3 percent, respectively, vs. November 2024).
https://americanrecycler.com/steel-imports-up-2-5-percent-in-2024/

26/02/2025

Continuous Evolution in the Auto Recycling Industry
Look back a few decades and you’d be amazed at how the automotive recycling industry has evolved.

Look back a few decades and you’d be amazed at how the automotive recycling industry has evolved. Long gone are the dusty “junk yards” of previous generations – today’s auto recycling enterprises are technology-driven, streamlined companies that are embracing the latest innovations in dism...