A plastics recycling firm in Central Florida says investments are in place to build two wash lines and sell almost six months-worth of agricultural plastics.
A plastics recycling firm in Central Florida says investments are in place to build two wash lines and sell almost six months-worth of agricultural plastics.
Agricultural plastics recycling expands in California, and another state looks to prohibit local governments from enacting bag bans.
A container deposit is proposed in Ireland, and four European countries are given a final warning for failing to meet plastic bag reduction guidelines.
A Hawaii county bans polystyrene food-service packaging, and a Chinese operation is busted for some truly unsanitary recycling activities.
Readers were drawn to news about the pain recovered plastics exporters are feeling from China’s National Sword campaign. They also read about how technology can boost bale quality.
Maine’s “nips” saga takes another turn with the governor’s veto, and a handful of recycling groups and companies have issued statements in the wake of the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has signed SB 212 into law, which simplifies some of the reporting requirements under the state’s bottle bill.
Processors of packaging waste in the U.K. are calling for major reforms to the current packaging recovery note (PRN) system, which they contend encourages exports of scrap material.
If all non-recycled plastics in the U.S. were converted to oil, the effort would generate enough transportation fuel to power nearly 9 million cars per year.
Researchers develop new chemical and mechanical methods of processing difficult-to-recycle materials, and a patent is awarded for twin-screw extruder design improvements.