With the value of e-plastics plummeting and a major export market crumbling, North American firms are scrambling to identify ways to manage the material.
Rhode Island legislators have introduced a bill that requires brand owners to nearly double the recycling rate for packaging over the course of two years.
California’s recycling program is aiming to recoup more than $14 million it says it’s owed by 12 companies, including a subsidiary of Waste Management. Continue Reading
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has fined plastics-to-oil company Agilyx for improper storage and labeling of hazardous waste. The company has requested a contested case hearing with the DEQ.
New research suggests mixed-waste MRFs are capable of recovering more plastics than single-stream facilities.
After months of lobbying against a potential ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam in New York City, EPS manufacturer Dart Container has offered the city a deal: Include foam in the city’s curbside pick-up program and the company will buy it — and recycle it — on its own.
In a controversial move, New York City has banned foam food-service products on the grounds that they cannot be efficiently recycled through a curbside collection system.
A group led by foam manufacturer Dart Container Corporation has sued New York City for banning expanded polystyrene products.
