This article originally appeared in the August 2017 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all content.   Is the plastics packaging industry set to enter an era where large brand owners are giving significant attention to recycling? Materials recovery veterans know not to consider anything on this front a done deal until packaging actually hits the marketplace....

This story originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   Is the plastics packaging industry set to enter an era where large brand owners are giving significant attention to recycling? Materials recovery veterans know not to consider anything on this front a done deal until packaging actually hits the...

This story originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content. There are promising signs that the plastics recycling industry in North America is beginning to develop an infrastructure to recover plastics other than PET and HDPE. A variety of different companies are starting to scale up operations that focus...

This story originally appeared in the February 2016 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all content. There are roughly 300 pounds of plastics used in each car and truck on the road today, but very little of that material ends up in the recycling stream. “The biggest problem is that it still is too labor-intensive to...