by Antoinette Smith

The price spread between natural and color HDPE reached a record high in February, as natural bales pricing increased while mixed-color bales remained near historic lows.

by Antoinette Smith

Several companies recently announced progress toward chemical recycling capacity, including a developing method to recycle PET that could require much less energy.

by Marissa Heffernan

After several years of work, Oregon has approved an extended producer responsibility plan, laying out how packaging producers are expected to fulfill the requirements of the law.

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Greater measurement for better management

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.

A fresh outlook for PET thermoform

by Charles David Mathieu-Poulin

A research project tests the ability of a PET reclaimer to process PET thermoforms.

Approaching the PCR compliance wall

by Michael Washburn

Deadlines for recycled content compliance in various states are coming soon and the industry is set up to fail.

A new approach to sorting PET and more at MRFs

by Jared Paben

An autonomous system developed by Bulk Handling Systems is really more of a sorting loop than a sorting line.

PP grant brings robot to a facility’s 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.

How a de-dusting system cleaned up RPET sheets

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.