This story originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   In October 1987, Business Week magazine ran a cover photo showing a barge loaded with waste on the shores of New York City, with a Greenpeace banner: “Next Time Try Recycling." This was at the height of the well-known...

This article appeared in the March 2020 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. In October 1987, Business Week magazine ran a cover photo showing a barge loaded with waste on the shores of New York City, with a Greenpeace banner: “Next Time Try Recycling." This was at the height of the well-known Mobro 4000 incident, when...