NERC in the News
2023
September
Biden administration backing changes to mining act. The electronics recycler is urging state agencies and groups “to recognize that raw material subsidies are our biggest enemy,” and lists state environmental agencies and trade groups in his region such as the New Hampshire-based Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) and the Vermont-based Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) “to explain to recyclers that we have a huge interest in this.”
Glass recycling on Long Island hampered by hodgepodge approach, limited uses, experts say. A July 12 report by the nonprofit Northeast Recycling Council said states from
Maine to Pennsylvania, including New York, commonly pick up glass together with other material. The result, the report said, is that glass is used to cover landfills because it's too dirty to be useful in manufacturing.Vermont's Unique Approach to Recycling: Should Other States Follow Suit?. A study by the Northeast Recycling Council suggests that recycling and composting activities added $13 million in wages and contributed nearly $33 million to the state's GDP in a single year.
Booming Demand for Collation Shrink Films: United States & Canada Market Set to Reach US$ 1,451.1 million by 2030. As per the research conducted by NORTHEAST Recycling Council (NERC), a non-profit organization, the recycled plastic processing capacity in North America has rapidly increased since 2017. This report showed that a total of 15 new and 10 expanding facilities are established in 2017 that will process plastic.
