NERC in the News
2024
April
Ask Us: Electronics recycled at Best Buy go to disposal firms certified as reputable. Over its history, Electronic Recyclers International has recycled more than 1 billion tons of electronics “including cell phones, televisions, computer monitors, tablets and white goods like washers, dryers and refrigerators,” according to a company profile by the Northeast Recycling Council. “Furthermore, ERI was the first electronics recycling company in the world to receive R2 and e-Stewards certification.”
March
The paper industry's push toward recycled content. Paper and packaging companies have been making an effort to use more recycled content over the past several years, with 25 expansion projects or new builds announced since 2017, according to data from the Brattleboro, Vermont-based Northeast Recycling Council (NERC).
Recycled fiber capacity tracker publishes final report. All but two of 25 confirmed recycled paper mill projects announced over the past five years are completed, and new capacity activity has slowed considerably, according to a recent review led by the Northeast Recycling Council.
News from American Forest & Paper Association, Northeast Recycling Council and more. The Northeast Recycling Council published its quarterly MRF commodity values survey covering the fourth quarter of 2023.
Help correct the record on recycling. Despite that, 23 recycled containerboard conversions or capacity expansions have been made since 2017, according to data from the Brattleboro, Vermont-based Northeast Recycling Council presented at the Southeast Recycling Conference (SERC) in Florida, in February.
January
Recycled paper mill closes its doors in Vermont. In recent years, Soundview invested significantly in the facility to improve its recycled fiber capabilities. In a March 2019 presentation to the Northeast Recycling Council, company representatives described an investment of more than $1.5 million in the Putney mill to improve its pulping system.
Flexible Funding program awards $2.2M to 96 nonprofits. Notably, the videos have received recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Northeast Recycling Council. To better serve the diverse western Massachusetts communities, these videos have been translated into multiple languages, including Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish.
