In September, Plastics Recycling Update readers were drawn to a wide variety of topics, including a packaging innovation, China’s imports ban, and food- and beverage-contact plastics decisions.
In September, Plastics Recycling Update readers were drawn to a wide variety of topics, including a packaging innovation, China’s imports ban, and food- and beverage-contact plastics decisions.
A massive virgin PET production facility could shutter before it opens, and a New York county rolls out full-scale foam food-service packaging collection.
A California company will process carpets underwater to generate better-quality nylon and PP pellets, and a French company says a recently acquired plastics reclaimer is compatible with its polymer compatibilization business.
Plastic marine debris makes its way into the Arctic, and analysts predict how China’s proposed import ban could lead to a greater reliance on virgin plastics in Chinese manufacturing.
A type of caterpillar eats and breaks down polyethylene, and Tanzania asks new plastic product manufacturers to build recycling facilities.
Ontario has passed legislation ushering in full producer-paid recycling of packaging materials throughout the province of more than 13 million people.
Terrorist attacks in Brussels have prompted the cancellation of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, and a report estimates a 25 percent jump in the number of plastics recycling facilities in Europe in the immediate future.
Indonesia considers following its fee on plastic bags with one on plastic beverage containers, and South African pickers could be hurt by a transition to extended producer responsibility for packaging.
A Connecticut bill sits in uncharted territory when it comes to regulating plastic bags: The legislation ensures they’re recyclable and include recycled content, but it does not ban them.
The extended producer responsibility program for packaging in Portugal has seen improving recovery volumes in recent years.