US Plastics Pact launches Reuse Catalyst initiative
In an effort to increase reuse and refill infrastructure in the U.S., the U.S. Plastics Pact created the Reuse Catalyst.
Marissa Heffernan worked at Resource Recycling from January 2022 through June 2025, first as staff reporter and then as associate editor. Marissa Heffernan started working for Resource Recycling in January 2022 after spending several years as a reporter at a daily newspaper in Southwest Washington. After developing a special focus on recycling policy, they were also the editor of the monthly newsletter Policy Now.
In an effort to increase reuse and refill infrastructure in the U.S., the U.S. Plastics Pact created the Reuse Catalyst.
Over 70 organizations and businesses signed a letter to New Mexico's governor last week, asking her not to classify chemical recycling as recycling. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a democrat, attended the opening of a PlastikGas demonstration facility in Los Lunas, N.M. last year, which is driving the letter writers' concerns. The terms "chemical recycling" and "advanced recycling" generally refer to...
Clackamas County, Ore. is the latest county in the state to adopt a different approach to battery collection and fire prevention. In late December, the county announced it would now accept alkaline, lithium-ion, button and rechargeable batteries curbside, as long as the terminal ends were taped and they were all put in a 1-quart sealed plastic bag in the separate...
As Washington state lawmakers try once more to usher an extended producer responsibility for paper and packaging bill through the legislature, Seattle Public Utilities will be there to help.
As the new CEO of the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, Jules Bailey is focused on growth, convenience and supporting the community.
Refreshed Tech closed 2022 with $4 million in sales after just four months of operation and is poised to triple its sales and double its staff in 2023.
Gov. Ned Lamont is looking at extended producer responsibility for packaging, better organics diversion and minimum PCR requirements to help address Connecticut's waste management woes.
Over 70 organizations and businesses signed a letter to New Mexico's governor last week, asking her not to classify chemical recycling as recycling.
Post-consumer resin is the way forward, the CEO of a large flexible film supplier said, but it's going to take commitment, collaboration and follow-through from everyone to get there.
Expanding on earlier trials, Digimarc plans to test its Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0 in France on a larger scale. The previous trials were limited to HolyGrail 2.0 members, but now, all operators in France are invited to participate, a press release stated. HolyGrail 2.0 is a pilot project by AIM - European Brands Association and the Alliance to End...
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