A study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory evaluated various PET recycling methods from technical, economic and environmental standpoints to provide a big-picture overview of today's options. The research, published by the American Chemical Society, found that mechanical recycling outperformed all other technologies as well as virgin plastic production across economic and environmental considerations, but it ranked lower in...

The Absolut Company is looking at a variety of ways to make its packaging more sustainable, including increasing recycled content and switching to clear PET. The Malibu and Kahlua brands specifically have been a focus for the spirits company. Billy King, director of technical and sustainable performance at Absolut, said in a press release that the goal is to make...

In five months, Washington state residents in the greater Seattle area turned in over 25 tons of film to independent grocery stores as part of a pilot project. The initiative, run by Return-It and the American Chemistry Council (ACC), resulted in about 94% usable plastic, proving "the potential to reduce the number of plastic wraps and bags that are buried...

When the founders of Noveon decided to tackle rare earth magnet recycling, they started at the beginning of the product's life cycle instead of the end. 

In five months, Washington state residents in the greater Seattle area turned in over 25 tons of film to independent grocery stores as part of a pilot project.

In 2021, major brands increased their use of PCR and cut back on “problematic plastics,” but the amount of plastic they put on the market grew by over 5%, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

Maine's governor signed an extended producer responsibility law for packaging in 2021, and the state is now seeking stakeholder feedback to guide the rulemaking process.

Maine's governor signed an extended producer responsibility law for packaging in 2021, and the state is now seeking stakeholder feedback to guide the rulemaking process.

A report from the United Nations on the European Union found that very few member countries are achieving their e-scrap recycling targets.

New York was the first state to turn a digital right-to-repair bill into law and industry experts say it will certainly not be the last, though they hope future bills will be stronger.