Plastics Recycling Update
Emerald joins effort to boost film, flexibles recycling
In an interview, Emerald's CEO said the company became the first packaging manufacturer to join the US Flexible Film Initiative,...
New Jersey passes bill on single-use service items
The New Jersey Legislature has passed a bill that would limit restaurant owners from distributing plastic serviceware, and is headed...
US Plastics Pact releases progress report
The group reported progress on five-year goals by signatories representing the entire plastics value chain, but pointed out systemic challenges...
HDPE, PP bales firm as paper stays level
US prices for plastic film bales continued to weaken in January, while HDPE grades firmed and PET, paper and UBCs...
CalRecycle withdraws proposed regs for SB 54
In a late afternoon email on Jan. 9, the state's resource and recycling agency abruptly withdrew proposed regulations for the...
California posts initial recycling rates
The data showed that plastic packaging that will be covered under SB 54 is being recycled at very low rates,...
Greyparrot positions waste intel as key to effective EPR
Company co-founder Rish Mitra says data collected from a growing number of MRFs globally can help fine-tune emerging EPR policy...
#PRC2026 Speaker Spotlight: Scott Saunders
Scott Saunders grew up in the Southeast and has spent most of his life in Alabama, building a career in...
URT builds alliance to remake electronics plastics at scale
Universal Recycling Technologies launched its NEXLOOP platform and Polymers Alliance to return plastics from end-of-life electronics to OEM manufacturing in...
EU Commission fast-tracks support for plastics recyclers
The European Commission acknowledged the urgency for EU-wide measures to protect trade from cheap imports and to provide regulatory certainty...