Four years of work on circular business models in the electronics sector wrapped up in mid-October, when the C-SERVEES Project gave its final report.

A federal bottle bill, more extended producer responsibility bills and pressure on single-use plastics are all in the future of plastics legislation, industry policy experts predicted.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's latest report showed that while involved companies doubled their collective use of PCR since 2018, in 2021 the use of virgin plastic rose back to 2018 levels.

Chemical recycler Eastman will be supplying PepsiCo with processed PET under a new offtake agreement.

Ascend Performance Materials purchased a majority stake in California-based Circular Polymers for an undisclosed amount, giving Ascend a more consistent supply of PCR.

An AI-powered robotic sortation system, a glass-to-cement company and a zero waste software maker all received small business grants from the U.S. EPA.

AT&T gave $10 million and provided employee time to distribute free laptops and bridge the digital gap. 

To help cut growing greenhouse gas emissions from e-scrap, researchers are suggesting extending the lifespans of devices.

CRDC Global is turning hard-to-recycle plastic into a concrete additive in Pennsylvania and plans to expand across the country as quickly as it can.  The company in mid-October brought its first commercial-scale facility in the United States on-line in York, Pa. Ross Gibby, CRDC chief operating officer, told Plastics Recycling Update that while the company has "some pretty aggressive goals,"...

Reclaimer and equipment technology company Avangard Innovative plans to open a recycling facility in Indiana, slated to come on-line in 2024. According to local news station WEVV, the Mount Vernon, Ind. facility will be situated on a 176-acre site and will be the company's first location in the Midwest. The location was selected for its proximity to some of Avangard's...