by Joel Galloway | Sep 24, 2026 | Social
GMK Center – Global scrap prices are rising as supply remains tight across key markets, supporting stronger margins and creating favorable conditions for recyclers, processors, and steelmakers. For recyclers, rising prices can support stronger margins and...
by Joel Galloway | Sep 22, 2026 | Social
CoPIRG Foundation – Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program is designed to make recycling easier, more consistent, and more widely available by requiring producers to fund and improve the recycling system. The program, which begins rolling out...
by Joel Galloway | Sep 17, 2026 | Social
Carbon Credits – Copper has reached seven new monthly high averages, with strong demand from power grid upgrades needed for renewable energy integration and increasing electricity demand helping drive the market higher. Despite recent price swings, copper demand...
by Joel Galloway | Sep 15, 2026 | Social
Travel + Leisure – More than 1.3 million plastic bottles were collected during the world’s largest single-day beach and waterway cleanup, highlighting the ongoing challenge of plastic pollution. Bottles and caps remain some of the most prevalent contaminants...
by Joel Galloway | Sep 10, 2026 | Social
Governing –Managing packaging waste remains a challenge, and support is growing for shifting recycling costs to manufacturers through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs, increasing calls for standardized policies that improve compliance and...
by Joel Galloway | Sep 3, 2026 | Social
The metals recycling industry will come together at Scrap Expo 2026, one of the premier events dedicated to innovation, networking and advancement in the scrap recycling sector, and 3TEK will be there at Booth #408. Whether you’re looking to expand your...
