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The article offers information on the national nonprofit organization Recycling Partnership in the U.S. It highlights the mission of the organization to change recycling for good and improve recycling sector across the country. Also mentioned is the organization's partnership with local program officials and industry stakeholders for their project plans and programs.

The article discusses the diversity in waste and recycling streams from many materials recovery facilities (MRFs), brand owners and local governments in the U.S. An overview on the impact of shifting and increasing nature of the recyclables to the environment, economy and community, is provided. Also emphasized is the total number of plastic containers and packaging generation from 1970s to 2012 in the country, as depicted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The article discusses the aspects in the exporting of recycled products where cultural barriers are involved for recycling companies in China. The Chinese Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice forbidding the importation of radioactive materials named in the country's hazardous waste registry in 2006 and loose scrap materials in 2010. It also mentions that Operation Green Fence is a concentrated enforcement operation of laws in relation to Chinese 2006 and 2010 regulations.

The article focuses on various things that would affect material recovery facilities (MRFs) in the U.S. in the years to come. It states that optical sortation devices will play an important role in the MRF in future. It also states that the industry needs to build the infrastructure for processing and selling the recycled materials back into the market. The increased sustainability provided to consumers will mean taking some volatility out of the marketplace.

The article focuses on the expansion of materials recovery facilities (MRFs) with changing material streams, which is considered good for the recycling industry. It notes the positive outlook of the industry for 2013 accounting to the growth of paper and packaging volume of all types of materials. It points out that the increase of single-stream recycling collection is manifold and inarguable. INSET: Sidebar: What about China?.

The author discusses his vision for complicated business of recycling by citing reference of his daughter. The author discusses the positive environmental impacts of recycling to help communities and companies to meet sustainability goals. The author further highlights the importance of rising sustainable materials management for the recycling industry.

The author argues on the engagement of brand owners and packaging producers for the development of the recycling industry. Topics discussed include the downturns on the price of recycling commodities, the production of virgin materials that competes its recycled counterparts, and the involvement of organizations such as the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition for the industry's recovery.

The article calls for sharing the burden and the reward in the recycling industry in the U.S. It suggests that the industry and stakeholders must share amid several factors which include volatility in commodity prices, China's weak economy and demographic shift, and the continued dominance of single-stream collections of recyclables. Also mentioned is the rising processing costs.

The author reflects on various issues related to the recycling sector in the U.S. as of September 2015. These issues include the economic crisis in the Middle East, China's devaluation of currency, and the book "Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade" by Adam Minter. Also discussed are factors that would affect the recycling sector which include low fuel costs.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue including the goal of California to hit 75% recycling rate until 2020 and the market pressures faced by materials recovery facilities (MRFs) and the U.S. recycling industry.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the improper disposal of recyclable materials in Asia, use of recyclable materials in North America and use of Re-Trac Connect composite material machine in Georgia.

The author reflects on the opinion of Timothy Williams, author of the article "Garbage Incinerators Make Comeback, Kindling Both Garbage and Debate" published in the "New York Times" magazine, regarding the incineration of recyclables, organics and solid wastes. He criticizes the anti-recycling viewpoint of Williams and the stresses the potential of the recycling industry to create more jobs. He also emphasizes the growth of the recycling and composting industries.

The author reflects on the growing piles of bundles of papers and plastic in the recycling facility centers in the U.S. rather than being loaded into containers heading to ports. He states that the Chinese government rejected the imported bales of recyclable materials from the country and Europe. He also mentions that some facilities carry out their mixed plastic bales through the materials recovery facility (MRF).