This Week in Waste: Top Stories May 15 – May 18, 2023

This week’s top stories include information on digital tools in waste, positive drug tests in the workforce, and the new happenings at Li-Cycle!

#5 - Is Your Company One of the Top 75 in Waste and Recycling?

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#4 - California’s Recycling Market Development Program Pays Businesses to Build a Green Economy

California is enticing recycling and remanufacturing businesses to locate and expand across regions through a program that’s decades old but is ramping up and transforming. Run and funded by CalRecycle, the Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) program has divvied out 219 low-interest loans totaling $206M since 1994, allocating $41.2M of it in the past three years alone as the circular economy push grows stronger.

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#3 - Digital Tools are Shaping How the Industry Handles Waste

Digital tools continue to make a difference every day in all sorts of industries, and the waste industry is no stranger to digital innovation. New tools are helping companies maximize consumer interaction and education, taking further measures to inform residents about recycling as well as optimizing routes for haulers.

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#2 - Workforce Drug Positivity Remains at Historic Levels in 2022

Post-accident workplace drug positivity rates remained at 25-year-high historic levels in 2022 as more states moved to legalize cannabis, according to diagnostic testing firm Quest Diagnostics.

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#1 - Li-Cycle Discusses New European Plant, Updates to North American Spoke and Hub

Lithium-ion battery recycler Li-Cycle provided updates to its spoke and hub network and unveiled plans for a major European recycling hub in collaboration with Glencore during an investor call. Ajay Kochhar, Li-Cycle president and CEO, noted strong company growth due to various partnerships to drive global expansion. The Toronto-based company has entered various partnerships throughout Europe, which aim to address growing demand for sustainable battery recycling solutions on the continent.

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