Last month’s announcement from International Paper (IP) regarding several closures among its recycling and packaging network has started a ripple effect, as a neighboring recycling facility now will shut down indefinitely.
Officials in Wellington, Kansas, announced last week that, by the end of July, the city’s recycling facility will close until further notice in response to the closure of IP’s recycling facility in Wichita.
IP announced a string of closures in late June, including the Wichita site, as part of what the Memphis, Tennessee-based company says are strategic changes to strengthen its North American operations…