Plastics Recycling Update
Ohio startup creates end market for small challenging plastics
A sheet made from recycled beauty products in Marble Plastics’ work with the Pact Collective team shows how mixed materials...
WM rolling out curbside acceptance of PP cups
While people may not think twice about throwing away a takeout cup, the nation's biggest hauler is looking to change...
Global recycling patent trends may reflect legislative push
Patent applications for chemical recycling technologies have reached a record high globally with government initiatives among the factors driving innovation,...
Plastics Pact supports chemical recycling as complementary
To help inform policy and develop industry-led best practices, the US Plastics Pact published a position paper on Wednesday regarding...
ICIS monthly recycled plastics pulse: Most Oct resin prices stabilize for fall
US recycled plastic scrap and resin markets were relatively stable in October, with some baled commodities experiencing rebound activity following...
Softness in bale pricing adds to hauler headwinds
The nation's largest waste haulers delivered strong third-quarter earnings and expanded EBITDA margins despite lower recycled commodity values.
Canada PROs unite to align packaging design
Five Canadian producer responsibility organizations are joining forces to provide clear, consistent guidelines to make packaging design recyclable, with plastics...
Eastman, Indorama pin hopes on pent-up demand
Tennessee-based Eastman and Thailand's Indorama Ventures painted bearish pictures of the PET landscape, to different degrees.
Emerging US EPR programs spark harmonization talks
Extended producer responsibility legislation has rapidly expanded across the United States over the past two years, with seven states enacting...
Film bales prices soften, PET firms
Recycled commodity prices saw mixed results in November.
