Plastics Recycling Update
CalRecycle withdraws proposed regs for SB 54
In a late afternoon email on Jan. 9, the state's resource and recycling agency abruptly withdrew proposed regulations for the...
California posts initial recycling rates
The data showed that plastic packaging that will be covered under SB 54 is being recycled at very low rates,...
Greyparrot positions waste intel as key to effective EPR
Company co-founder Rish Mitra says data collected from a growing number of MRFs globally can help fine-tune emerging EPR policy...
#PRC2026 Speaker Spotlight: Scott Saunders
Scott Saunders grew up in the Southeast and has spent most of his life in Alabama, building a career in...
URT builds alliance to remake electronics plastics at scale
Universal Recycling Technologies launched its NEXLOOP platform and Polymers Alliance to return plastics from end-of-life electronics to OEM manufacturing in...
EU Commission fast-tracks support for plastics recyclers
The European Commission acknowledged the urgency for EU-wide measures to protect trade from cheap imports and to provide regulatory certainty...
APR year in review
Plastics recyclers are completing what often has been described as the worst year to date, amid cheap virgin and imported...
#PRC2026 Speaker Spotlight: Christine Yeager
Christine Yeager blends CPG leadership with advocacy, bringing energy to EPR and recycling debates. A former Coca-Cola sustainability director, she...
Federal PACK Act aims to preempt ‘patchwork’ of state laws
The Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act is meant to avoid misleading labels that may confuse consumers and "undermine real...
#PRC2026 Speaker Spotlight: Joel Morales
From MIT to market analysis, Joel Morales has built a career spanning resin production, distribution and conversion, shaping his perspective...