by Antoinette Smith
The City of Baltimore, Maryland, has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and other major companies to recoup costs associated with cleaning up plastic pollution.
A bill that combines a half-dozen environmental actions, touching on extended producer responsibility for several materials, plastic bans and access to both bulky plastic and organics recycling, has passed the Massachusetts Senate and gone onto the House for consideration.
by Colin Staub
At a meeting of Oregon materials recovery stakeholders last week, two plastics recycling experts had a blunt message for attendees: Plastics recycling is in trouble.
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by Nina Bellucci Butler and Stacey Luddy
Elevating recycling rates and building a circular economy requires more collaboration and overcoming the challenges in data management to drive solutions.
by Charles David Mathieu-Poulin
A research project tests the ability of a PET reclaimer to process PET thermoforms.
by Michael Washburn
Deadlines for recycled content compliance in various states are coming soon and the industry is set up to fail.
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by Jared Paben
An autonomous system developed by Bulk Handling Systems is really more of a sorting loop than a sorting line.
by Jared Paben
With a little help from The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, a Fresno-based MRF has entered the world of robotics.
by Jared Paben
Specialized equipment is reducing the presence of gels in rPlanet Earth’s RPET sheets, allowing the Southern California-based reclaimer to sell them for higher prices.
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