APR and Circular Materials say policy goals risk failure without government actions that acknowledge market realities.

The global packager and recycler will open a new plant in spring 2027, and Alberta expands its accepted materials list and curbside recycling access.

Although the pipe maker's share of recycled plastic purchases hit a five-year low in fiscal 2026, the company is leveraging added capacity in Georgia to mitigate war-related risk.

Amid the current push to nearshore supply chains, e-plastics processors see opportunity – if handled correctly.

The brand-led group has moved more than 3 million pounds of flexible packaging from two California MRFs to reclaimers and opened a second round of RFIs.

Supporters of AB 2253 said the bill would address greenwashing, while opponents said it demonized mass-balance accounting and didn't reflect manufacturing realities.

In a letter to the US Trade Representative, five representatives asked the USTR to consider trade remedies and support verification and enforcement of recycled content claims.

In May, more than 2,500 visitors toured 41 facilities in the US and Mexico, during APR's second annual Recycling in Action month.

The recent three-year extension for exemptions to the state's PCR mandates elicited frustration and confusion among recyclers.

The packaging and recycling company's North American design lead explains why recyclability goals can't exist in isolation.