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Dec 5, 2024 · The aluminum used beverage can (UBC) recycling rate in the U.S. has declined to 43 percent from 45 percent in 2020, according to 2023 data from the Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI).

Dec 23, 2024 · Lower ferrous scrap bids made by mills in the United States along with disappointing offers from overseas buyers have combined to provide a fitting if not positive end to the 2024 recycled steel market.

Apr 3, 2021 · Lakeshore Recycling Systems, Morton Grove, Illinois, announced April 1 that it is rebranding to LRS.Effective immediately, the rebrand will take place across all of its service areas in the six states in which it currently operates.

Nov 18, 2024 · Carolina Metals Group (CMG), with locations in Dallas and Grover, North Carolina, and Spartan Recycling Group, Spartanburg, South Carolina, will merge their respective scrap metal processing businesses in a transaction expected to close Jan. 1, 2025.

Dec 30, 2024 · A report from Xinhua, a Chinese government news agency, indicates the nation’s State Council will be lowering tariff rates on more than 900 commodities in 2025, including some recycled copper and aluminum raw materials.

Feb 14, 2024 · Battery collection and recycling program Call2Recycle Canada plans to launch a smart battery recycling container under its new consumer brand, “Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!”

Nov 19, 2024 · A pair of global packaging producers are poised to merge as Amcor has agreed to acquire Berry Global in an $8.43 billion all-stock transaction.

Dec 4, 2024 · The former Keystone Steel & Wire electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mill in Bartonville, Illinois, which is now operated by the Liberty Steel USA business unit of the Dubai-based GFG Alliance, is furloughing some 500 workers for up …

Nov 15, 2024 · The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 245-155, passing H.R. 8446, the Critical Mineral Consistency Act, which would add the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) list of Critical Materials to the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS’) list of Critical Minerals, removing DOE Critical Materials from the disadvantage of not being eligible for the more extensive energy-focused benefits ...