Dow's Pack Studios recently installed equipment to produce mono-material PE films, designed to replace non-recyclable multi-material packaging materials.  Lexington Sustainability Environmental Services in Kentucky partnered with the nonprofit P3 Cares, a group that specializes in recycling pickleballs, to collect damaged pickleballs at courts at Kirklevington Park. Origin Materials announced a mass production agreement for PET caps, including some made from...

Compostable food service packager Better Earth launched its Compost Drop Off Database to help connect consumers with local compost drop-off locations. The database is part of the company's initiative to map national compost infrastructure, haulers and drop-off locations. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is asking for feedback on criteria for two grant programs covering aspects of glass...

Wisconsin's Green Bay Packers football team announced a partnership with Batteries Plus to promote battery recycling. A new material developed by MIT, the University of Utah and Meta could help enable recycling of e-scrap with flexible electronics materials. Journalists documented the flow of electronic waste between Europe and Ghana for the 13th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award. The Royal...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: Arrow Green Electronics of Hayward, California; A-Team Recyclers of Shorewood, Illinois; Champion Cellular of Chesterfield, Michigan; Compax Tec DBA Compax Ideas y Technologia of Torreon, Mexico; Ecotec Star of Dubai; Electronic Responsible Recyclers DBA ER2 & Nationwide Surplus DBA ReviveIT of Phoenix, Arizona; Electronic Responsible Recyclers...

Federal backing of a major plastics reclamation facility drew reader interest in July, as did a new lawsuit against a brand owner, an update from PureCycle, a plastics plan from the Biden administration and a major end user's recycled content consumption.

CCL announced an extended range of floatable polyolefin shrink sleeves that support PET recycling. Austin, Texas-based initiative ReCreateIt launched a project to divert 10,000 pounds of plastic using community-led manufacturing to make home goods. Chemical recycler Brightmark will receive end-of-life plastics from medical device companies, orthopedic insert manufacturers and other sources through a collaboration with Indiana recycling firm Lewis Salvage....

A municipality's lawsuit against major brand owners drew reader interest last month, alongside state policy development, a giant packaging merger, market pricing and an effort to incorporate AI into consumer recycling education. The list below shows our top stories published in July in terms of unique page views. 1 | PepsiCo, Coca-Cola sued by Baltimore for cleanup costs The City of Baltimore, Maryland,...

The American Forest & Paper Association has released its Q2 2024 Containerboard and Boxboard reports. The reports showed recycled medium as the only grade with a flat operating rate and an increase in production of uncoated recycled boxboard.  Ameripen announced a three-part webinar series on understanding packaging claims and labeling requirements. Can'd Aid awarded a Crush It Crusade grant to...

E-scrap import enforcement action by the Malaysian government drew reader interest last month, as did a lithium-ion battery recycling startup, the ongoing legal saga of Closed Loop CRT suppliers, an e-plastics processing line and a company's inaugural sustainability report. The list below shows our top stories published in June in terms of unique page views. 1 | Feds fund consumer-facing battery collection...

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: AfterBits Electronic Recycling of Spring, Texas; Amplify Market Place DBA Amplify MP of Slidell, Louisiana; Anchor Recycle Port of Sagamihara-Shi, Japan; Arrow Green Electronics of Hayward, California; Colt Recycling of San Marcos, Texas; Data Destruction of Tucson, Arizona; Delta Enterprise USA NY of Flushing, New York;...