The sudden inclusion of both virgin and recycled PET in US tariff lists is good news for domestic recyclers, but frustrating for importers. | Tezzstock/Shutterstock
The sudden inclusion of PET resin into hefty tariffs drew reader interest in September, as well as the existential crisis facing European recyclers, a chemical recycler’s relocation plans and the use of chemically recycled PE in specialty films.
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Delays on chemical recycling plants drew reader interest in August, as well as a major polypropylene expansion in Oregon, the collapse of global plastics treaty talks and a lawsuit over Oregon’s new extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for packaging.
Keurig Dr Pepper is acquiring JDE Peet’s, and after the acquisition closes Keurig Dr Pepper will separate into two independent publicly traded companies – one for refreshment beverages and the other solely for coffee.
Novolex is closing a former Pactiv Evergreen manufacturing facility in Bakersfield, California.
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) announced they had reaffirmed their partnership to improve safety and health for workers in the waste and recycling industries.
The Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Baldwin County, Alabama, has opened the state’s first Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM), offering residents a staffed convenience center for items not accepted via curbside recycling.
Hauler WM announced that CFO Devina Rankin is planning to retire and David Reed will succeed her.
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Federal and state policy moves on plastics recycling topped reader interest in July, joined by efforts to expand PET thermoform recovery, a major brand’s leap in PCR use, plus heightened scrutiny of imported recycled resin amid authenticity and market impact concerns.