Republic Services officially opened its Indianapolis plastics recycling complex this week, marking the hauler's entry into the recycled plastic resin market and continuing its expansion from supplying bales to processing and converting the plastics reclaimed within.

Post-consumer PP bale pricing has continued to rise in March, reflecting trends in recycled content adoption and potentially encouraging MRFs to sort for the polymer. 

The increasing adoption of post-consumer resin is set against a backdrop of growing public mistrust and a frequent lack of clarity, but emerging traceability tools can provide transparency to build trust with consumers as well as supply chain partners.

The increasing adoption of post-consumer resin is set against a backdrop of growing public mistrust and a frequent lack of clarity, but emerging traceability tools can provide transparency to build trust with consumers as well as supply chain partners.

3R Technology California is getting ready to open up shop at its first U.S. location in the Southern California city of Riverbank. The company processes e-plastics into clean, separated flake to help keep e-plastics in the U.S. 

The increasing adoption of post-consumer resin is set against a backdrop of growing public mistrust and a frequent lack of clarity, but emerging traceability tools can provide transparency to build trust with consumers as well as supply chain partners.

With its first U.S. mechanical recycling facility for film in the commissioning phase, Canada's Nova Chemicals is focusing on making plastics recycling real to both customers and suppliers. 

3R Technology California is getting ready to open up shop at its first U.S. location in the Southern California city of Riverbank. The company processes e-plastics into clean, separated flake to help keep e-plastics in the U.S. 

With its first U.S. mechanical recycling facility for film in the commissioning phase, Canada's Nova Chemicals is focusing on making plastics recycling real to both customers and suppliers. 

Despite recent volatility in the virgin resin market, PureCycle has not adjusted pricing expectations for its recycled PP, CEO Dustin Olson said in the company's quarterly earnings call.