Los Angeles Regional Agency

03/24/2026

https://www.wastedive.com/news/us-textile-recycling-sorting-ai-epr-wm-refiberd-goodwill/815422/

The fast-innovating textile recycling sector is looking for better ways to identify and sort feedstocks for both reuse and recycling applications. Startup Refiberd, along with companies like WM and Goodwill, want to make that process easier.

03/24/2026

https://www.wastedive.com/news/california-sb343-labeling-lawsuit/815088/

The Flexible Packaging Association and the American Forest & Paper Association are among the plaintiffs seeking a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of SB 343 come October.

03/19/2026

Prescription bottle recycling a real pill for the industry

Not many pill bottles are getting recycled in the U.S. despite them being made of commonly recyclable material. A new Closed Loop Partners report calls for collaboration across the value chain to increase recycling rates.

02/25/2026

Reclaimers: No quick fix to weather plastics markets storm

Speakers at the Plastics Recycling Conference said they're more positive on longer-term solutions like recycled content mandates, contract changes and other supply drivers from policies like EPR.

01/28/2026

Battery collection tech advances to mitigate fires, manage EPR volumes

Redwood Materials recently launched bins in San Francisco and plans to scale this year. This follows related innovations from The Battery Network to make battery collection safer at retail stores and facilities by using fire suppressant.

01/28/2026

SB 343 is slated to take effect in October. Carton advocates and environmental groups disagree over future markets and labeling for the material.

11/06/2025

https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/al-recycling-facility-awarded-1-5m-grant

The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act has awarded a grant to the Solid Waste Disposal Authority (SWDA) of Baldwin County in Alabama.

11/05/2025

https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/pasadena-ca-council-approves-purchase-of-7-000-recycling-bins

The city of Pasadena has voted to purchase 7,000 new automated refuse containers from Toter LLC.

10/22/2025

https://www.wastedive.com/trendline/the-evolution-of-recycling-ai/564/

Inside the rapidly changing world of The Rise of Recycling AI. Access the Waste Dive Trendline

10/22/2025

https://www.waste360.com/food-waste/pomona-college-reduces-food-waste-and-achieves-more-than-500-roi-with-metafoodx-ai-scanner

Metafoodx announced that Pomona College has successfully transformed its dining operations using the Metafoodx AI Scanner.

09/29/2025

Chemical recycler Resynergi announces plans to leave California
The company faced opposition from local residents. The company is moving to an unnamed industrial location it says offers more streamlined permitting, tax incentives and space to expand.

The company faced opposition from local residents. The company is moving to an unnamed industrial location it says offers more streamlined permitting, tax incentives and space to expand.