After reviewing the validity of New York City’s ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS), a judge this week repealed the controversial law less than three months after it went into effect.
After reviewing the validity of New York City’s ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS), a judge this week repealed the controversial law less than three months after it went into effect.
San Francisco’s proposal to extend its ban on expanded polystyrene products is not sitting well with some plastics recycling professionals.
California’s plastic bag ban has been signed into law, but opponents have pledged to fight on.
When it comes to its moniker, a key plastics recycling group hopes less is more. The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers is now the Association of Plastic Recyclers.
The Container Recycling Institute has called on California to increase the fees it pays to redemption centers to cover the cost of recycling PET beverage containers.
In recent months, a number of communities in North America have inched closer to exploring mixed-waste processing, while other projects have hit roadblocks.
Despite deep uncertainties in the global oil market, a firm in Indiana says it intends to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in an operation to convert auto shredder residue into diesel and gasoline. Continue Reading
Following the recent shuttering of nearly 200 container redemption centers in California, the state says it is exploring ways to prevent further closures as it grapples with its own funding questions.
With ample plastics to be found in automotive shredder residue and regulatory hurdles cleared, it may seem that auto plastics recovery should be set to shift into high-gear. Turns out the sector is still sitting in park.
After years of testing, car giant GM has begun recycling water bottles into a variety of products.